Paragraph 2 Council tax benefit applicable amount

Subject to paragraphs 3 to 6 and for the purposes of Part I, the council tax benefit applicable amount shall be calculated by applying the following formula—

where—

• A is, in the case of appropriate authorities—

  1. (a)

     in England, £51,535,949;

  2. (b)

     in Wales, £2,557,933;

  3. (c)

     in Scotland, £4,206,705;

• B—

  1. (a)

     except where paragraph (b) below applies, in the case of an authority identified in column (1) of Schedule 10, is the aggregate of the amounts obtained by multiplying each figure prescribed in column (3)(a) to (c) of that Schedule for that authority by the figure appropriate to that category and authority prescribed in column (3)(a), (b) or (c), as the case may be, of Schedule 11;

  2. (b)

     in the case of an authority listed in column (1) of Schedule 12, 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, in the case of an appropriate authority—

  1. (a)

     in England, 656,453,308.40;

  2. (b)

     in Wales, 38,493,590.00;

  3. (c)

     in Scotland, 78,027,540.25.