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Paragraph 2 Housing benefit applicable amount

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Subject to paragraphs 4 to 7, for the purposes of Part I, the housing benefit applicable amount shall be calculated by applying the following formula–

A×BC

where–

  • A is–

    1. (a)

      in the case of the new town corporations in England or Scotland, the Development Board for Rural Wales, or the Scottish Homes, £1,881,000;

    2. (b)

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

      1. (i)

        in England, £73,573,700;

      2. (ii)

        in Wales, £2,755,000;

      3. (iii)

        in Scotland, who administer both housing benefit and community charge benefit, £52,830;

      4. (iv)

        who are Scottish housing authorities, £6,352,742;

  • B–

    1. (a)

      except where paragraph (b) below applies, in the case of an authority identified in column (1) of Schedule 8, is the aggregate of the amounts obtained by multiplying each figure prescribed in column (2)(a)(i) to (2)(b)(iv) of that Schedule for that authority by the figure appropriate to that category and authority prescribed in column (2)(a) or (b), as the case may be, of Schedule 9;

    2. (b)

      in the case of an authority identified in column (1) of Schedule 10, is the aggregate amount determined in accordance with paragraph (a) above further multiplied by the figure specified for that authority in column (2) of that Schedule; and

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