# The Housing Benefits (Subsidy) Order 1987, Article 4: Administration costs


An authority’s subsidy for the year shall include an amount calculated by reference to the costs of administering rebates or allowances being—
(a) for a new town corporation, the Scottish Special Housing Association, or the Development Board for Rural Wales, 100%; and
(b) for an authority other than one specified in paragraph (a) of this article—
(i) in England, 60%,
(ii) in Scotland, 65%,
(iii) in Wales, 70%,
of costs reasonably incurred by the authority during the year in administering its scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1805/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefits-subsidy-order-1987/article-4
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