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Paragraph 2 Housing benefit applicable amount

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For the purposes of paragraph 1, the housing benefit applicable amount shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula—

A×BC

Where—

  • A is—

    1. (a)

      in the case of the new town corporations in England, Wales or Scotland, the Development Board for Rural Wales, or the Scottish Homes, £1,774,000;

    2. (b)

      in the case of authorities other than those specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph—

      1. (i)

        in England, £37,639,629;

      2. (ii)

        in Wales, £1,683,085;

      3. (iii)

        in Scotland, £4,164,072;

  • B—

    1. (a)

      except where paragraph (b) of this definition applies, in the case of an authority listed in column (1) of Schedule 7 is the aggregate of the amounts obtained by multiplying each figure prescribed in column (2)(a)(i) to (b)(ii) of Schedule 7 as the authority’s caseload figure for rebates or allowances by the figure appropriate to that category and authority prescribed in column (2)(a) or (b), as the case may be, of Schedule 8,

    2. (b)

      in the case of an authority listed in column (1) of Schedule 9, is the aggregate amount determined in accordance with paragraph (a) of this definition further multiplied by the area cost adjustment figure specified for that authority in column (2) of Schedule 9;

  • C is the total of the amounts for all the authorities in the category to which the particular authority belongs specified in sub-paragraph (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii), or (b)(iii), as the case may be, of the definition of A.