# The Housing Benefit and Council tax Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1995, Paragraph 4: Calculation of applicable and further amounts


(1) Subject to paragraphs 5 to 7, where in the case of an appropriate authority in England or Wales
(a) a (being the total of the housing benefit amounts as calculated under Part II of Schedule 1 and the council tax benefit amounts calculated under this Part in respect of that appropriate authority) exceeds B (being 120 per cent. of the relevant amount), the council tax benefit amounts for that appropriate authority for the relevant year shall be the sum calculated under paragraphs 2 and 3 less the excess; or
(b) a (being the total of the housing benefit amounts as calculated under Part II of Schedule 1 and the council tax benefit amounts calcuiated under this Part in respect of that appropriate authority) is less than y (being 95 per cent. of the relevant amount) the council tax benefit amounts for that appropriate authority shall be the sum calculated under paragraphs 2 and 3 plus an amount equal to the difference between α and γ.
(2) The relevant amount for the purposes of paragraphs 4 and 6 is the aggregate of the housing benefit amounts and council tax benefit amounts payable to that appropriate authority for the financial year ending 31st March 1994 calculated in accordance with Schedules 1 and 2 to the 1994 Order (calculation of subsidy in respect of administration costs).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/872/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-and-council-tax-benefit-subsidy-order-1995/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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