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The Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1993

S.I. 1993/484 · Made 4 March 1993

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HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

HOUSING, SCOTLAND

SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 4th March 1993

Laid before Parliament 10th March 1993

Coming into force 31st March 1993

The Secretary of State for Social Security, with the consent of the Treasuryf1, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 135(2), (4), (5), 136(1), 140(2) to (6), and 189(1) and (3) to (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f2and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation, in accordance with section 176(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

See section 189(8) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

f2

1992 c. 5.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  3. Part II: HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY
  4. 2Interpretation of Part II
  5. 3Amount of housing benefit subsidy
  6. 4Rebates and allowances
  7. 5Backdated benefit
  8. 6Disproportionate rent increase
  9. 7Treatment of high rents
  10. 8Rent officers' determinations
  11. 9Treatment of certain residential accommodation
  12. 10Homeless cases
  13. 11Overpayment of rebates or allowances
  14. 12Additions to housing benefit subsidy
  15. 13Deductions to be made in calculating housing benefit subsidy in respect of rebates or allowances
  16. 14Deduction from housing benefit subsidy
  17. 15Modification of housing benefit subsidy on payments in excess of entitlement
  18. Part III: COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFIT SUBSIDY
  19. 16Interpretation of Part III
  20. 17Amount of community charge benefit subsidy
  21. 18Community charge benefit
  22. 19Backdated benefit
  23. 20Excess community charge benefits
  24. 21Addition to community charge benefit subsidy
  25. 22Deductions to be made in calculating subsidy in respect of community charge benefit
  26. 23Deduction from community charge benefit subsidy
  27. Signature
  28. Schedule 1: CALCULATION OF HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATION COSTS
  29. Part I: GENERAL AND INTERPRETATION
  30. 1Paragraph 1
  31. Part II: APPLICABLE AND FURTHER AMOUNTS
  32. 2Housing benefit applicable amount
  33. 3Further amount
  34. 4Calculation of amounts for Scottish housing authorities
  35. 5Calculation of amounts for Scottish housing authorities
  36. 6Calculation of amounts for Scottish housing authorities
  37. 7Calculation of amounts for Scottish housing authorities
  38. Part III: SUPPLEMENTARY AMOUNT
  39. 8Supplementary amount
  40. 9Supplementary amount
  41. 10Supplementary amount
  42. 11Supplementary amount
  43. 12Supplementary amount
  44. Schedule 2: CALCULATION OF COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFIT SUBSIDY IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATION COSTS
  45. Part I: GENERAL AND INTERPRETATION
  46. 1Paragraph 1
  47. Part II: APPLICABLE AND FURTHER AMOUNTS
  48. 2Community charge benefit applicable amount
  49. 3Further amount
  50. 4Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  51. 5Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  52. 6Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  53. 7Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  54. Part III: APPLICABLE AND FURTHER AMOUNTS FOR SCOTTISH AUTHORITIES WHO ONLY ADMINISTER COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFIT
  55. 8Community charge benefit applicable amount
  56. 9Further amount
  57. 10Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  58. 11Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  59. 12Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  60. 13Calculation of Applicable and Further Amounts
  61. Part IV: SUPPLEMENTARY AMOUNT
  62. 14Paragraph 14
  63. 15Paragraph 15
  64. 16Paragraph 16
  65. 17Paragraph 17
  66. 18Paragraph 18
  67. Schedule 3MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES IN SCOTLAND
  68. Schedule 4: CALCULATION OF DEDUCTIONS FROM HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY AND COMMUNITY CHARGE BENEFIT SUBSIDY IN RESPECT OF PERIOD OVERRUNS
  69. Part I: GENERAL AND INTERPRETATION
  70. 1Paragraph 1
  71. Part II: DEDUCTIONS
  72. 2Paragraph 2
  73. 3Paragraph 3
  74. 4Paragraph 4
  75. Part III: CALCULATIONS AND TABLE
  76. 5Paragraph 5
  77. Schedule 5THRESHOLD ABOVE WHICH REDUCED HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY IS PAYABLE ON RENT ALLOWANCES
  78. Schedule 6: RENT OFFICERS'DETERMINATIONS
  79. 1Calculation of the appropriate amount
  80. 2Rent officers' reasonable market rent determination
  81. 3Rent officers' reasonable market rent determination
  82. 4Rent officers' reasonable market rent and size determination
  83. 5No restriction on unreasonable rents or on rent increases
  84. 6Modification where rent is inclusive of domestic rates
  85. 7Failure to apply for a rent officer’s determination
  86. 8Relevant date
  87. 9Termination date
  88. 10Apportionment
  89. 11Interpretation
  90. Schedule 7AMOUNT BY REFERENCE TO WHICH APPROPRIATE MAXIMUM AMOUNT IS DETERMINED
  91. Schedule 8PRESCRIBED CASELOAD AND CLAIMS FIGURES
  92. Schedule 9PRESCRIBED FIGURES FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE APPLICABLE AND THE SUPPLEMENTARY AMOUNTS
  93. Schedule 10COST ADJUSTMENT FIGURES
  94. Explanatory note