The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 1999
S.I. 1999/550 · Made 3 March 1999
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 3rd March 1999
Laid before Parliament 11th March 1999
Coming into force 1st April 1999
The Secretary of State for Social Security, with the consent of the Treasuryf1, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 140B, 140F and 189(1), (4) and (5) 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:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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See section 189(8) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) as amended by the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52); Schedule 13, paragraph 3(5).
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1992 c. 5; sections 140B and 140F were inserted by the Housing Act 1996, section 121 and Schedule 12, paragraph 4; section 140B was amended by the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47) section 10 and Schedule 1, paragraph 7 and Schedule 2.
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
- 2Scottish Homes
- 3Additions to subsidy
- 4Sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy
- 5Period overruns
- 6Reduced subsidy payable on Rent Allowances
- Signature
- Schedule ISchedule I
- Schedule 2Schedule 2
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
This Order may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.
In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998f1.
Expressions used in this Order and in the principal Order have the same meanings in this Order as they have in the principal Order.
2Scottish Homes
For the year commencing on 1st April 1998, for the sum of “£1,683,746” specified as the maximum sum payable to Scottish Homes in article 13(2)(a) of the principal Order, there shall be substituted the sum of “£1,278,000”.
3Additions to subsidy
For the year commencing 1st April 1998, and for any relevant year thereafter, the additions to subsidy for fraudulent overpayments specified in article 18(1)(b)(ii) of the principal Order shall be reduced from 95 per cent to 80 per cent of the overpayment.
4Sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy
For the year commencing 1st April 1998, for Schedule 1 to the principal Order (sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy) there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.
5Period overruns
In Part I of Schedule 3 to the principal Order (calculation of deductions from subsidy in respect of period overruns), in paragraph 1, in the definition of “benefit period”, after the words “less than 60 benefit weeks” there shall be inserted the words “it means a period of 60 benefit weeks”.
6Reduced subsidy payable on Rent Allowances
For the year commencing 1st April 1998 and for any relevant year thereafter, for Part V of Schedule 4 to the principal Order there shall be substituted the Part set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Angela Eagle
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
1st March 1999
We consent,
Bob Ainsworth
Jim Dowd
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
3rd March 1999
Schedule I
The following Schedule is substituted for Schedule I to the principal Order.
“SCHEDULE I
SUMS TO BE USED IN CALCULATION OF SUBSIDY
Articles 12(b), 17(1), 18(1)(d) and 21 and Schedule 5, paragraph 1(2)
(1) Authority (2) Administration Subsidy (£) (3) Homeless threshold (£) (4) Homeless Cap (£) (5) Additional Subsidy (£) (6) Benefit Savings Threshold (£) (a)Includes £1m funding for London Organised Fraud Investigation Team pursuant to section 140E of the Act (added by Schedule 12, para 4 to the Housing Act 1996)
ENGLAND ADUR 131,151 70.70 94.26 17,434 121,576 ALLERDALE 265,680 59.91 79.88 20,319 161,057 ALNWICK 75,219 50.61 67.48 4,110 45,778 AMBER VALLEY 228,874 56.51 75.34 19,462 145,588 ARUN 335,545 83.18 110.90 65,186 445,378 ASHFIELD 263,379 54.95 73.26 19,996 165,712 ASHFORD 195,558 76.31 101.74 17,901 182,348 AYLESBURY VALE 208,362 69.11 92.14 23,339 160,315 BABERGH 154,448 66.92 89.22 15,813 129,095 BARKING AND DAGENHAM 610,258 137.83 165.39 55,242 440,441 BARNET 829,365 137.83 165.39 213,479 1,342,287 BARNSLEY 706,979 46.19 61.58 45,213 384,874 BARROW-IN-FURNESS 228,064 64.53 86.04 33,782 231,496 BASILDON 480,013 67.79 90.38 35,445 339,286 BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE 283,854 71.81 95.74 22,592 192,180 BASSETLAW 250,560 57.35 76.46 21,763 167,841 BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET 358,977 59.49 79.32 49,316 380,749 BEDFORD 390,056 55.26 73.68 38,128 339,213 BERWICK-UPON-TWEED 69,609 49.79 66.38 5,563 44,934 BEXLEY 527,998 137.83 165.39 78,350 510,890 BIRMINGHAM 3,701,019 62.37 83.16 344,851 3,303,532 BLABY 91,283 50.34 67.12 7,615 45,773 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN 439,973 67.85 90.46 48,337 455,329 BLACKPOOL 594,958 51.90 69.20 171,196 899,731 BLYTH VALLEY 232,078 46.19 61.58 11,616 130,153 BOLSOVER 212,187 45.50 60.66 20,479 119,901 BOLTON 787,427 50.66 67.54 67,801 685,687 BOSTON 130,267 53.33 71.10 8,941 79,857 BOURNEMOUTH 579,913 67.50 90.00 166,530 819,590 BRACKNELL FOREST 179,673 68.78 91.70 24,053 154,755 BRADFORD 1,422,730 55.47 73.96 188,324 1,241,775 BRAINTREE 271,470 64.88 86.50 24,112 210,938 BRECKLAND 262,589 65.28 87.04 18,538 137,782 BRENT 1,250,384 137.83 165.39 313,533 2,314,741 BRENTWOOD 108,175 74.81 99.74 12,148 78,129 BRIDGNORTH 85,862 57.38 76.50 5,979 52,494 BRIGHTON AND HOVE 1,090,284 68.27 91.02 290,559 1,174,970 BRISTOL 1,204,698 59.06 78.74 160,790 1,175,493 BROADLAND 179,667 65.28 87.04 12,956 107,245 BROMLEY 744,497 137.83 165.39 82,490 594,119 BROMSGROVE 102,863 53.16 70.88 6,327 61,598 BROXBOURNE 159,608 80.76 107.68 22,298 132,890 BROXTOWE 204,255 49.73 66.30 18,184 135,302 BURNLEY 284,452 59.19 78.92 37,483 308,473 BURY 407,987 57.09 76.12 45,039 321,204 CALDERDALE 513,873 52.25 69.66 44,255 412,471 CAMBRIDGE 238,444 63.95 85.26 28,134 241,862 CAMDEN 1,263,195 137.83 165.39 231,014 1,869,679 CANNOCK CHASE 199,499 62.76 83.68 9,661 127,836 CANTERBURY 319,237 73.40 97.86 54,539 354,220 CARADON 187,735 61.83 82.44 29,895 224,340 CARLISLE 232,772 54.36 72.48 23,642 187,039 CARRICK 230,628 61.64 82.18 35,939 252,940 CASTLE MORPETH 83,804 52.50 70.00 4,435 46,523 CASTLE POINT 155,248 81.20 108.26 30,879 159,175 CHARNWOOD 214,363 50.79 67.72 28,660 125,322 CHELMSFORD 240,733 70.07 93.42 23,800 180,079 CHELTENHAM 242,323 70.19 93.58 41,409 277,745 CHERWELL 206,220 68.52 91.36 40,931 187,105 CHESTER 261,684 55.26 73.68 26,292 215,820 CHESTER-LE-STREET 133,024 50.58 67.44 8,698 77,024 CHESTERFIELD 300,957 47.85 63.80 23,306 205,729 CHICHESTER 192,040 67.98 90.64 25,922 186,791 CHILTERN 150,052 71.81 95.74 7,623 121,076 CHORLEY 190,706 45.42 60.56 13,757 131,237 CHRISTCHURCH 99,248 63.26 84.34 9,949 69,177 CITY OF LONDON 41,991 137.83 165.39 2,089 35,659 COLCHESTER 328,577 66.57 88.76 44,460 360,906 CONGLETON 112,607 55.62 74.16 7,694 71,279 COPELAND 208,834 54.50 72.66 18,313 145,813 CORBY 143,932 54.80 73.06 19,269 104,783 COTSWOLD 143,710 63.26 84.34 16,301 110,613 COVENTRY 991,963 57.30 76.40 116,422 817,192 CRAVEN 85,797 61.85 82.46 9,633 74,497 CRAWLEY 201,706 69.26 92.34 13,549 133,088 CREWE AND NANTWICH 214,947 55.05 73.40 19,042 174,811 CROYDON 959,854 137.83 165.39 234,056 1,570,268 DACORUM 257,483 65.24 86.98 23,371 158,511 DARLINGTON 245,783 53.06 70.74 33,681 218,065 DARTFORD 180,194 72.90 97.20 25,353 151,454 DAVENTRY 93,415 56.43 75.24 6,335 58,638 DERBY 675,479 54.08 72.10 71,711 555,916 DERBYSHIRE DALES 95,098 52.85 70.46 6,003 51,540 DERWENTSIDE 294,407 59.01 78.68 16,092 183,659 DONCASTER 858,645 47.28 63.04 61,516 502,620 DOVER 320,884 76.52 102.02 58,184 353,381 DUDLEY 747,328 59.63 79.50 31,614 390,585 DURHAM CITY 193,585 56.43 75.24 9,496 111,982 EALING 1,027,040 137.83 165.39 275,812 1,630,551 EASINGTON 365,950 58.02 77.36 15,844 236,237 EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE 137,020 65.28 87.04 10,806 73,655 EAST DEVON 230,101 57.24 76.32 31,411 248,962 EAST DORSET 126,116 63.26 84.34 10,980 83,625 EAST HAMPSHIRE 181,844 71.81 95.74 18,824 150,572 EAST HERTFORDSHIRE 179,520 72.66 96.88 17,362 125,416 EAST LINDSEY 317,308 56.34 75.12 46,592 266,575 EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 126,907 57.18 76.24 11,907 75,277 EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE 575,553 51.44 68.58 83,321 474,028 EAST STAFFORDSHIRE 192,507 51.80 69.06 18,819 131,004 EASTBOURNE 303,867 68.03 90.70 66,907 447,270 EASTLEIGH 206,900 94.70 126.26 21,423 146,344 EDEN 83,773 74.93 99.90 7,377 68,993 ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON 162,936 44.57 59.42 8,576 98,055 ELMBRIDGE 189,257 80.37 107.16 34,752 204,519 ENFIELD 857,320 137.83 165.39 158,776 1,250,925 EPPING FOREST 245,590 70.91 94.54 29,763 199,028 EPSOM AND EWELL 99,975 71.81 95.74 15,564 87,606 EREWASH 251,323 48.30 64.40 20,931 159,053 EXETER 290,756 55.82 74.42 61,712 305,636 FAREHAM 122,034 67.86 90.48 17,131 110,436 FENLAND 190,402 62.93 83.90 25,117 141,937 FOREST HEATH 89,894 58.86 78.48 8,919 59,451 FOREST OF DEAN 147,157 61.64 82.18 14,971 113,843 FYLDE 131,796 50.60 67.46 25,774 135,825 GATESHEAD 801,801 50.58 67.44 43,239 653,489 GEDLING 194,895 49.68 66.24 21,424 142,674 GLOUCESTER 278,600 68.48 91.30 61,838 334,196 GOSPORT 170,872 76.43 101.90 17,645 184,358 GRAVESHAM 232,594 72.69 96.92 33,605 203,491 GREAT YARMOUTH 317,068 53.46 71.28 61,880 312,603 GREENWICH 1,096,524 137.83 165.39 88,611 1,061,696 GUILDFORD 209,664 84.02 112.02 31,306 220,551 HACKNEY 1,650,779 137.83 165.39 277,977 2,823,921 HALTON 454,126 49.17 65.56 25,580 300,607 HAMBLETON 142,669 50.36 67.14 13,193 84,092 HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM 925,358 137.83 165.39 160,140 1,172,966 HARBOROUGH 80,714 62.63 83.50 6,522 54,503 HARINGEY 1,289,055 137.83 165.39 407,454 2,746,293 HARLOW 242,308 63.84 85.12 17,592 166,694 HARROGATE 234,032 66.18 88.24 39,999 240,505 HARROW 478,291 137.83 165.39 118,038 761,653 HART 88,260 96.86 129.14 11,543 68,677 HARTLEPOOL 370,780 55.04 73.38 31,738 301,752 HASTINGS 448,198 71.81 95.74 101,689 601,609 HAVANT 243,195 71.81 95.74 27,811 189,832 HAVERING 483,726 137.83 165.39 57,772 377,341 HEREFORDSHIRE 367,114 57.11 76.14 47,284 316,139 HERTSMERE 220,304 65.28 87.04 18,112 128,313 HIGH PEAK 166,042 58.70 78.26 18,237 136,065 HILLINGDON 574,736 137.83 165.39 78,553 726,631 HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH 133,885 56.45 75.26 10,743 71,310 HORSHAM 161,874 83.06 110.74 19,805 152,615 HOUNSLOW 667,997 137.83 165.39 142,519 852,138 HUNTINGDONSHIRE 211,740 62.30 83.06 21,600 146,488 HYNDBURN 243,462 60.14 80.18 36,386 255,168 IPSWICH 370,414 60.18 80.24 37,822 298,940 ISLE OF WIGHT 428,050 71.81 95.74 76,665 461,060 ISLES OF SCILLY 6,095 62.25 83.00 0 3,051 ISLINGTON 1,215,955 137.83 165.39 131,453 1,378,429 KENNET 148,002 63.26 84.34 10,595 94,312 KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA 736,465 137.83 165.39 165,339 1,146,106 KERRIER 251,750 64.76 86.34 34,210 265,199 KETTERING 158,060 56.63 75.50 17,902 103,271 KINGS LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK 300,839 55.61 74.14 28,641 212,309 KINGSTON-UPON-HULL 1,130,399 50.00 66.66 96,328 851,407 KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES 256,852 137.83 165.39 40,060 286,501 KIRKLEES 1,000,872 57.78 77.04 96,961 881,675 KNOWSLEY 728,208 68.04 90.72 35,833 556,157 LAMBETH 1,607,814 137.83 165.39 290,470 2,314,483 LANCASTER 368,194 55.79 74.38 75,585 400,765 LEEDS 2,255,527 48.36 64.48 280,310 1,533,274 LEICESTER 988,308 64.19 85.58 90,071 837,431 LEWES 194,838 72.17 96.22 35,403 205,623 LEWISHAM 1,431,946 137.83 165.39 194,744 1,448,411 LICHFIELD 134,216 58.94 78.58 5,151 72,032 LINCOLN 292,134 47.75 63.66 32,394 257,532 LIVERPOOL 2,766,648 63.26 84.34 292,461 2,362,312 LUTON 496,355 69.08 92.10 102,243 531,256 MACCLESFIELD 230,745 57.66 76.88 25,365 189,490 MAIDSTONE 255,394 74.36 99.14 30,995 231,324 MALDON 123,513 65.28 87.04 32,927 100,615 MALVERN HILLS 139,821 58.94 78.58 11,325 109,375 MANCHESTER 2,589,927 69.27 92.36 340,514 3,166,820 MANSFIELD 297,459 63.50 84.66 25,923 220,466 MEDWAY TOWNS 670,778 68.88 91.84 188,812 840,508 MELTON 66,188 51.86 69.14 5,286 42,023 MENDIP 222,316 64.04 85.38 31,338 223,963 MERTON 479,759 137.83 165.39 99,200 575,412 MID BEDFORDSHIRE 179,066 65.24 86.98 14,384 102,482 MID DEVON 135,198 60.74 80.98 17,508 128,737 MID SUFFOLK 124,147 64.34 85.78 9,877 78,132 MID SUSSEX 199,562 71.81 95.74 22,809 188,428 MIDDLESBROUGH 574,693 63.56 84.74 47,845 498,060 MILTON KEYNES 495,328 57.83 77.10 53,230 463,315 MOLE VALLEY 108,283 68.96 91.94 10,172 82,713 NEW FOREST 292,351 76.98 102.64 31,283 285,907 NEWARK AND SHERWOOD 230,832 54.23 72.30 20,114 157,852 NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME 225,631 47.72 63.62 12,798 123,897 NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE 1,223,023 55.37 73.82 109,829 1,048,581 NEWHAM 1,487,751 137.83 165.39 372,294 2,688,196 NORTH CORNWALL 222,644 62.54 83.38 32,040 203,358 NORTH DEVON 231,139 71.99 95.98 49,251 301,485 NORTH DORSET 102,625 63.26 84.34 9,826 61,520 NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE 203,267 45.48 60.64 8,484 93,474 NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE 485,734 51.63 68.84 66,440 416,208 NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE 240,219 69.83 93.10 27,535 182,420 NORTH KESTEVEN 126,716 53.48 71.30 9,707 73,673 NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE 354,245 49.52 66.02 34,356 242,469 NORTH NORFOLK 219,370 58.82 78.42 27,713 186,218 NORTH SHROPSHIRE 104,996 51.57 68.76 9,263 72,459 NORTH SOMERSET 398,369 74.88 99.84 87,396 479,418 NORTH TYNESIDE 706,342 45.32 60.42 78,676 446,543 NORTH WARWICKSHIRE 136,616 52.86 70.48 5,985 70,264 NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE 146,857 53.52 71.36 7,995 73,312 NORTH WILTSHIRE 215,118 63.26 84.34 16,458 123,226 NORTHAMPTON 433,750 61.20 81.60 51,589 351,043 NORWICH 484,593 56.73 75.64 43,285 402,225 NOTTINGHAM 1,148,251 52.71 70.28 102,725 1,002,501 NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH 261,186 54.92 73.22 24,346 180,048 OADBY AND WIGSTON 67,823 50.78 67.70 7,072 44,504 OLDHAM 668,414 51.54 68.72 53,867 537,029 OSWESTRY 80,063 52.86 70.48 6,908 61,007 OXFORD 387,545 66.48 88.64 83,666 561,226 PENDLE 221,634 56.43 75.24 31,042 225,437 PENWITH 250,028 63.26 84.34 33,730 266,718 PETERBOROUGH 464,242 64.44 85.92 71,503 451,104 PLYMOUTH 814,801 54.78 73.04 141,481 838,766 POOLE 289,534 66.18 88.24 45,923 296,542 PORTSMOUTH 660,647 67.88 90.50 111,161 811,018 PRESTON 391,751 61.11 81.48 36,574 361,672 PURBECK 87,680 74.66 99.54 11,970 90,600 READING 395,469 87.89 117.18 90,108 585,796 REDBRIDGE 667,882 137.83 165.39 206,547 1,163,793 REDCAR AND CLEVELAND 419,341 58.34 77.78 39,092 355,905 REDDITCH 169,461 58.52 78.02 8,806 131,192 REIGATE AND BANSTEAD 184,041 76.61 102.14 23,774 167,165 RESTORMEL 262,468 63.09 84.12 46,722 322,982 RIBBLE VALLEY 60,985 51.44 68.58 7,292 46,481 RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES 359,887 137.83 165.39 57,356 388,533 RICHMONDSHIRE 68,821 59.30 79.06 5,832 55,313 ROCHDALE 671,812 55.64 74.18 69,300 634,511 ROCHFORD 127,172 66.84 89.12 15,418 107,012 ROSSENDALE 169,412 56.52 75.36 17,394 149,266 ROTHER 204,011 79.61 106.14 32,377 258,871 ROTHERHAM 743,690 42.80 57.06 34,244 381,868 RUGBY 158,543 56.61 75.48 13,092 113,387 RUNNYMEDE 115,601 87.56 116.74 15,008 96,548 RUSHCLIFFE 131,116 55.56 74.08 16,739 89,090 RUSHMOOR 172,626 71.81 95.74 19,362 138,762 RUTLAND 42,312 66.51 88.68 3,424 30,595 RYEDALE 97,002 50.36 67.14 7,456 63,868 SALFORD 965,349 61.46 81.94 134,165 802,207 SALISBURY 204,110 76.98 102.64 33,956 227,343 SANDWELL 1,084,156 65.79 87.72 45,308 645,037 SCARBOROUGH 306,321 60.11 80.14 54,150 348,458 SEDGEFIELD 279,995 53.43 71.24 11,359 149,541 SEDGEMOOR 234,268 67.47 89.96 36,815 237,851 SEFTON 860,499 60.47 80.62 135,165 641,108 SELBY 112,469 57.89 77.18 11,415 81,168 SEVENOAKS 226,209 71.81 95.74 17,569 140,405 SHEFFIELD 1,815,444 49.08 65.44 88,400 995,984 SHEPWAY 321,734 66.59 88.78 80,040 419,747 SHREWSBURY AND ATCHAM 180,589 55.01 73.34 18,458 140,040 SLOUGH 320,322 77.63 103.50 63,116 373,766 SOLIHULL 365,416 62.46 83.28 17,817 233,348 SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE 204,438 67.80 90.40 17,532 141,041 SOUTH BUCKS 114,066 68.22 90.96 5,647 57,491 SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE 141,387 68.16 90.88 15,419 100,478 SOUTH DERBYSHIRE 131,329 53.06 70.74 17,815 90,033 SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE 320,494 65.31 87.08 31,847 253,797 SOUTH HAMS 165,316 72.75 97.00 27,951 201,588 SOUTH HOLLAND 120,606 57.81 77.08 7,668 60,727 SOUTH KESTEVEN 211,828 56.79 75.72 21,820 140,542 SOUTH LAKELAND 166,302 58.59 78.12 22,981 167,877 SOUTH NORFOLK 174,906 61.22 81.62 13,742 113,562 SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 87,311 64.62 86.16 8,511 57,715 SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE 201,080 80.27 107.02 33,248 147,240 SOUTH RIBBLE 171,213 57.98 77.30 8,939 93,540 SOUTH SHROPSHIRE 90,141 58.94 78.58 8,951 64,584 SOUTH SOMERSET 296,934 66.29 88.38 36,042 256,681 SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE 161,347 58.94 78.58 6,477 84,513 SOUTH TYNESIDE 647,075 44.76 59.68 56,475 332,463 SOUTHAMPTON 735,711 62.22 82.96 125,754 815,444 SOUTHEND-ON-SEA 604,043 70.28 93.70 141,258 812,914 SOUTHWARK 1,559,215 137.83 165.39 156,632 1,698,816 SPELTHORNE 181,119 71.81 95.74 17,033 120,648 ST ALBANS 185,127 73.50 98.00 17,321 146,326 ST EDMUNDSBURY 172,840 63.35 84.46 14,027 125,879 ST HELENS 566,443 62.25 83.00 34,114 373,492 STAFFORD 176,703 54.84 73.12 11,347 106,689 STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS 124,929 53.66 71.54 10,168 67,513 STEVENAGE 223,767 71.03 94.70 14,945 203,669 STOCKPORT 705,149 50.51 67.34 75,297 494,389 STOCKTON-ON-TEES 501,511 56.16 74.88 44,118 398,915 STOKE-ON-TRENT 741,578 56.81 75.74 49,640 699,451 STRATFORD-ON-AVON 193,378 58.94 78.58 17,402 116,130 STROUD 192,040 69.59 92.78 22,723 170,017 SUFFOLK COASTAL 246,481 58.41 77.88 26,325 195,027 SUNDERLAND 1,068,124 51.63 68.84 77,269 915,163 SURREY HEATH 99,257 71.81 95.74 12,476 64,675 SUTTON 401,108 137.83 165.39 59,093 379,189 SWALE 367,494 53.81 71.74 66,965 310,819 SWINDON 353,436 59.64 79.52 41,280 274,513 TAMESIDE 643,823 57.11 76.14 52,690 488,994 TAMWORTH 159,607 59.06 78.74 15,961 105,239 TANDRIDGE 94,251 63.51 84.68 11,167 77,717 TAUNTON DEANE 245,779 68.34 91.12 37,286 259,953 TEESDALE 53,586 58.11 77.48 4,510 33,624 TEIGNBRIDGE 255,102 51.99 69.32 43,340 293,716 TELFORD AND WREKIN 376,175 66.41 88.54 28,951 312,741 TENDRING 379,394 66.72 88.96 64,249 342,311 TEST VALLEY 145,905 63.45 84.60 10,734 106,237 TEWKESBURY 110,944 72.41 96.54 12,753 86,262 THANET 562,842 69.11 92.14 134,023 723,164 THREE RIVERS 148,354 73.22 97.62 12,797 115,711 THURROCK 356,993 65.78 87.70 35,823 268,257 TONBRIDGE AND MALLING 219,228 71.81 95.74 15,040 138,226 TORBAY 463,606 66.74 88.98 124,172 663,189 TORRIDGE 140,314 59.52 79.36 27,355 183,266 TOWER HAMLETS 1,197,257 137.83 165.39 78,315 1,141,807 TRAFFORD 499,455 57.84 77.12 56,808 433,554 TUNBRIDGE WELLS 238,661 71.81 95.74 22,665 205,020 TYNEDALE 99,437 57.44 76.58 5,515 59,886 UTTLESFORD 95,503 70.68 94.24 10,800 70,510 VALE OF WHITE HORSE 167,706 71.81 95.74 15,346 101,043 VALE ROYAL 196,064 57.39 76.52 11,499 132,715 WAKEFIELD 879,864 49.22 65.62 39,703 473,210 WALSALL 762,096 51.98 69.30 27,493 428,421 WALTHAM FOREST 1,023,096 137.83 165.39 244,093 1,482,014 WANDSWORTH 1,122,752 137.83 165.39 210,590 1,419,606 WANSBECK 198,215 45.17 60.22 10,775 103,623 WARRINGTON 408,149 48.90 65.20 22,814 194,316 WARWICK 222,071 61.62 82.16 24,870 184,640 WATFORD 192,129 67.11 89.48 28,466 191,220 WAVENEY 366,517 57.98 77.30 75,027 405,686 WAVERLEY 177,575 75.47 100.62 20,658 155,038 WEALDEN 208,378 63.65 84.86 31,214 212,799 WEAR VALLEY 213,095 54.98 73.30 11,819 122,559 WELLINGBOROUGH 138,666 52.77 70.36 16,754 90,112 WELWYN HATFIELD 214,231 63.12 84.16 16,903 136,797 WEST BERKSHIRE 230,423 68.91 91.88 19,101 156,559 WEST DEVON 96,910 67.38 89.84 18,539 123,774 WEST DORSET 208,375 63.26 84.34 18,587 158,244 WEST LANCASHIRE 262,998 56.04 74.72 18,880 189,167 WEST LINDSEY 147,467 52.65 70.20 15,009 101,677 WEST OXFORDSHIRE 133,381 67.73 90.30 20,649 125,955 WEST SOMERSET 97,856 76.85 102.46 17,161 123,212 WEST WILTSHIRE 213,978 74.72 99.62 35,755 209,106 WESTMINSTERf1 1,964,295 137.83 165.39 329,128 1,713,688 WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND 173,633 60.57 80.76 38,513 226,621 WIGAN 778,974 49.38 65.84 39,087 477,636 WINCHESTER 164,942 76.49 101.98 15,030 142,996 WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD 252,303 71.81 95.74 27,477 186,415 WIRRAL 1,172,368 69.23 92.30 151,587 1,088,790 WOKING 133,551 87.18 116.24 18,203 142,723 WOKINGHAM 119,633 74.51 99.34 20,611 114,626 WOLVERHAMPTON 874,414 53.93 71.90 45,535 597,082 WORCESTER 207,608 55.02 73.36 42,166 190,026 WORTHING 243,613 68.46 91.28 59,090 311,350 WYCHAVON 195,342 58.94 78.58 11,677 102,159 WYCOMBE 226,406 79.53 106.04 22,282 189,661 WYRE 217,218 57.98 77.30 32,179 175,793 WYRE FOREST 186,765 58.19 77.58 18,474 131,892 YORK 365,011 61.25 81.66 50,584 356,351 WALES BLAENAU GWENT 198,128 58.32 77.76 16,930 147,573 BRIDGEND 255,498 58.31 77.74 38,297 229,316 CAERPHILLY 384,039 61.05 81.40 42,451 246,851 CARDIFF 704,931 67.47 89.96 104,420 825,610 CARMARTHENSHIRE 363,105 55.65 74.20 53,181 337,007 CEREDIGION 125,214 60.84 81.12 27,141 162,863 CONWY 237,778 54.96 73.28 53,766 324,993 DENBIGHSHIRE 193,480 52.61 70.14 52,811 243,228 FLINTSHIRE 236,786 54.23 72.30 23,801 187,273 GWYNEDD 264,204 53.10 70.80 45,601 258,825 ISLE OF ANGLESEY 151,999 54.32 72.42 27,512 168,380 MERTHYR TYDFIL 173,417 55.74 74.32 13,685 127,923 MONMOUTHSHIRE 113,194 64.23 85.64 15,021 106,226 NEATH PORT TALBOT 329,140 55.70 74.26 30,201 269,636 NEWPORT 324,572 63.36 84.48 39,999 273,661 PEMBROKESHIRE 243,260 53.88 71.84 45,320 262,439 POWYS 196,105 56.54 75.38 24,070 162,799 RHONDDA, CYNON, TAFF 530,331 56.76 75.68 56,107 397,726 SWANSEA 561,432 58.05 77.40 75,964 569,058 TORFAEN 199,737 67.04 89.38 13,450 121,654 VALE OF GLAMORGAN 203,745 65.51 87.34 49,176 217,402 WREXHAM 259,950 50.25 67.00 25,233 162,952 SCOTLAND ABERDEEN CITY 468,217 43.79 58.38 29,789 255,145 ABERDEENSHIRE 313,482 47.27 63.03 22,944 167,923 ANGUS 243,160 37.37 49.82 14,995 120,650 ARGYLL AND BUTE 221,656 55.57 74.09 25,882 177,926 CLACKMANNANSHIRE 129,142 47.00 62.67 4,450 67,510 COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR 62,258 58.07 77.42 3,607 37,684 DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY 382,908 51.99 69.32 28,802 284,073 DUNDEE CITY 701,480 58.50 77.99 33,575 471,173 EAST AYRSHIRE 384,818 42.83 57.11 12,798 191,580 EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE 138,731 47.10 62.79 8,434 86,044 EAST LOTHIAN 220,161 45.81 61.08 19,113 129,790 EAST RENFREWSHIRE 122,527 45.94 61.25 8,906 95,027 EDINBURGH CITY 1,425,210 69.66 92.88 183,517 1,410,435 FALKIRK 382,731 47.35 63.13 12,589 178,220 FIFE 955,774 48.21 64.28 69,100 552,357 GLASGOW CITY 3,462,205 64.17 85.56 192,526 2,337,288 HIGHLAND 495,364 61.14 81.51 27,442 365,630 INVERCLYDE 328,838 55.08 73.44 14,356 175,304 MIDLOTHIAN 198,549 40.07 53.42 8,538 89,977 MORAY 181,506 44.55 59.40 15,217 114,129 NORTH AYRSHIRE 439,078 48.03 64.05 28,361 271,972 NORTH LANARKSHIRE 1,053,108 49.74 66.31 17,475 604,008 ORKNEY 39,208 53.66 71.55 4,147 33,202 PERTHSHIRE AND KINROSS 286,157 44.81 59.74 36,788 174,895 RENFREWSHIRE 538,744 51.72 68.96 20,517 299,567 SCOTTISH BORDERS 262,225 47.25 63.01 10,667 117,918 SHETLAND 31,086 57.34 76.45 1,243 21,845 SOUTH AYRSHIRE 301,014 48.78 65.04 31,955 230,533 SOUTH LANARKSHIRE 797,142 56.13 74.84 25,837 457,187 STIRLING 193,055 53.47 71.30 10,917 125,757 WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE 364,298 53.09 70.79 8,722 189,002 WEST LOTHIAN 402,685 45.01 60.02 19,866 231,861 DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS Scottish Homes 746,731 296,003 ”
Schedule 2
The following Part is substituted for Part V of Schedule 4 to the principal Order.
“PART V
THRESHOLD ABOVE WHICH REDUCED SUBSIDY IS PAYABLE ON RENT ALLOWANCES
18The Table referred to in paragraph 1 is–
(1) Area (2) Threshold (Weekly Sum) £ ENGLAND (Rent Registration Areas) AVON 91.49 BARKING AND DAGENHAM 136.89 BARNET 153.80 BEDFORDSHIRE 83.98 BERKSHIRE 109.89 BEXLEY 136.34 BRENT 128.25 BROMLEY 152.37 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 97.32 CAMBRIDGESHIRE 72.37 CAMDEN 191.70 CHESHIRE 86.18 CITY OF LONDON 129.16 CLEVELAND 78.30 CORNWALL 103.56 CROYDON 193.15 CUMBRIA 59.69 DERBYSHIRE 65.99 DEVON 96.92 DORSET 87.82 DURHAM 71.11 EALING 164.12 ENFIELD 138.34 ESSEX 110.99 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 79.93 GREATER MANCHESTER 89.87 GREENWICH 131.58 HACKNEY 128.65 HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM 137.54 HAMPSHIRE 104.85 HARINGEY 133.32 HARROW 147.08 HAVERING 136.70 HEREFORDSHIRE 95.98 HERTFORDSHIRE 95.20 HILLINGDON 144.56 HOUNSLOW 144.60 HUMBERSIDE 77.31 ISLE OF WIGHT 94.10 ISLINGTON 147.08 KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA 157.32 KENT 119.44 KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES 159.11 LAMBETH 127.73 LANCASHIRE 99.30 LEICESTERSHIRE 63.75 LEWISHAM 109.77 LINCOLNSHIRE 66.12 MERSEYSIDE 75.87 MERTON 150.34 MIDLANDS (WEST) 81.47 NEWHAM 114.80 NORFOLK 75.70 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 67.32 NORTHUMBERLAND 74.77 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 72.89 OXFORDSHIRE 121.89 REDBRIDGE 124.10 RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES 163.07 SHROPSHIRE 104.79 SOMERSET 79.30 SOUTHWARK 129.36 STAFFORDSHIRE 79.48 SUFFOLK 72.20 SURREY 122.08 SUSSEX (EAST) 121.69 SUSSEX (WEST) 113.68 SUTTON 135.18 TOWER HAMLETS 144.22 TYNE AND WEAR 67.01 WALTHAM FOREST 116.34 WANDSWORTH 154.80 WARWICKSHIRE 81.38 WESTMINSTER 195.73 WILTSHIRE 83.80 YORKSHIRE (NORTH) 87.88 YORKSHIRE (SOUTH) 69.06 YORKSHIRE (WEST) 77.18 WALES (Rent Registration Areas) BRIDGEND AND GLAMORGAN VALLEYS 66.76 CARDIFF AND VALE OF GLAMORGAN 77.99 NORTH EAST WALES 61.35 NORTH WEST WALES 58.63 POWYS 69.55 SOUTH EAST WALES 70.60 SWANSEA, NEATH AND PORT TALBOT 62.75 WEST WALES 68.48 SCOTLAND (Rent Registration Areas) DUNDEE 116.83 EDINBURGH 132.78 GLASGOW 103.93 ”
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 (No. 562) in respect of the year commencing on 1st April 1998.
Article 2 provides that the additional subsidy payable to Scottish Homes is not to exceed £1,177,000.
Article 3 reduces the amount of additional subsidy payable to authorities in respect of fraudulent overpayments from 95 per cent to 80 per cent of the overpayment.
Article 4 and Schedule 1 specify new amounts in respect of the sums payable to authorities by way of administration subsidy, the thresholds and caps which apply to rent rebates for temporary accommodation for the homeless, the additional sums payable to authorities in respect of rent allowance cases and the weekly benefit thresholds.
Article 5 provides that, in calculating deductions to be made from subsidy payments in respect of period overruns, the expression “benefit week” means a period of at least 60 weeks.
Article 6 and Schedule 2 limits the subsidy payable on deregulated rents in rent registration areas.
This Order does not impose a charge on businesses.