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The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/1217 · Made 1 May 1996

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 1st May 1996

Laid before Parliament 9th May 1996

Coming into force 3rd June 1996

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 (4) to (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f2 and 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. Section 140 was amended by section 103 of and Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), but the section as originally enacted continues in force in relation to community charge benefit subsidy by virtue of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (Community Charge Benefits) Savings and Transitional Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/232).

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. 9Additions in respect of homeless and short lease rebates
  12. 10Further additions to housing benefit subsidy
  13. 11Deductions to be made in calculating housing benefit subsidy in respect of rebates or allowances
  14. 12Deduction from housing benefit subsidy
  15. 13Additions to and deductions from housing benefit subsidy in respect of benefit savings
  16. Part III: COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT SUBSIDY
  17. 14Interpretation of Part III
  18. 15Amount of council tax benefit subsidy
  19. 16Council tax benefit
  20. 17Backdated benefit
  21. 18Additions to council tax benefit subsidy
  22. 19Deductions to be made in calculating subsidy in respect of council tax benefit
  23. 20Deduction from council tax benefit subsidy
  24. 21Additions to and deductions from council tax benefit subsidy in respect of benefit savings
  25. Signature
  26. Schedule 1: CALCULATION OF HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATION COSTS
  27. Part I: GENERAL INTERPRETATION
  28. 1Paragraph 1
  29. Part II: APPLICABLE AMOUNT
  30. 2Housing benefit applicable amount
  31. Part III: SUPPLEMENTARY AMOUNT
  32. 3Supplementary amount
  33. 4Additional supplementary amount
  34. 5Minimum amount
  35. 6Minimum amount
  36. 7Minimum amount
  37. 8Minimum amount
  38. Schedule 2: CALCULATION OF COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT SUBSIDY IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATION COSTS
  39. Part I: GENERAL INTERPRETATION
  40. 1Paragraph 1
  41. Part II: APPLICABLE AMOUNT
  42. 2Council tax benefit applicable amount
  43. 3Calculation of applicable amount
  44. 4Calculation of applicable amount
  45. 5Calculation of applicable amount
  46. 6Calculation of applicable amount
  47. Part III: SUPPLEMENTARY AMOUNT
  48. 7Supplementary amount
  49. Schedule 3MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES IN SCOTLAND
  50. Schedule 4: CALCULATION OF DEDUCTIONS FROM HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY AND COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT SUBSIDY IN RESPECT OF PERIOD OVERRUNS
  51. Part I: GENERAL INTERPRETATION
  52. 1Paragraph 1
  53. Part II: DEDUCTIONS
  54. 2Paragraph 2
  55. 3Paragraph 3
  56. 4Paragraph 4
  57. Part III: CALCULATIONS AND TABLE
  58. 5Paragraph 5
  59. Schedule 5THRESHOLD ABOVE WHICH REDUCED HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY IS PAYABLE ON RENT ALLOWANCES
  60. Schedule 6: RENT OFFICERS' DETERMINATIONS
  61. 1Calculation of the appropriate amount
  62. 2Rent officers' determination
  63. 3Rent officers' determination
  64. 4Rent officers' property-specific and size-related rents
  65. 5Restriction on unreasonable rents or on rent increases
  66. 6Payments on account of rent allowance
  67. 7Deductions in respect of allowances
  68. 8Relevant date
  69. 9Termination date
  70. 10Apportionment
  71. 11Reckonable rent cases
  72. 12Reckonable rent cases
  73. 13Interpretation
  74. Schedule 7AMOUNTS BY REFERENCE TO WHICH APPROPRIATE MAXIMUM AMOUNT IS DETERMINED
  75. Schedule 8ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY IN RESPECT OF RENT ALLOWANCE CASES
  76. Schedule 9: BENEFIT SAVINGS
  77. Part I: GENERAL INTERPRETATION
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. Part II: HOUSING BENEFIT SAVINGS
  80. 2Addition to housing benefit subsidy
  81. 3Addition to housing benefit subsidy
  82. 4Deduction from housing benefit subsidy
  83. Part III: COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT SAVINGS
  84. 5Council tax benefit savings
  85. 6Council tax benefit savings
  86. 7Deduction from council tax benefit subsidy
  87. Part IV: TABLE
  88. 8Paragraph 8
  89. Schedule 10PRESCRIBED CASELOAD FIGURES
  90. Schedule 11PRESCRIBED FIGURES FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE APPLICABLE AMOUNT
  91. Schedule 12COST ADJUSTMENT FACTORS
  92. Explanatory note