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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-subsidy-to-authorities-amendment-order-2004/schedule/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/646",
  "legislation_title": "The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-subsidy-to-authorities-amendment-order-2004",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "After Schedule 4 the following Schedule is inserted—\n“SCHEDULE 4A\nRENT REBATE LIMITATION DEDUCTIONS (HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT DWELLINGS)\nArticle 20A\nPART 1\nINTERPRETATION\n1. In this Schedule—\n“HRA” means the Housing Revenue Account of the authority the amount of whose subsidy is under consideration,\n“new service” means—\n(a) a service provided in the relevant year that was not provided in 2001–02,\n(b) an extension made after 2001–02 to a service provided in that year, or\n(c) a service provided in the relevant year for which a charge is imposed which is a service which was previously provided without charge because it was funded by a specific grant or subsidy (other than HRA subsidy),\n“rent”, in relation to a dwelling, means the total of the payments in respect of the dwelling specified in regulation 10(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations, other than a payment specified in regulation 10(1)(e),\n“service charge”, in relation to a dwelling, means a payment in respect of the dwelling specified in regulation 10(1)(e) of the Housing Benefit Regulations which—\n(a) is eligible for housing benefit at the time it is paid, and\n(b) is not of a type which was specified in paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 1B to the Housing Benefit Regulations while regulation 9 of the Housing Benefit (General) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1999 (which inserted that Schedule) had effect,\n“void dwelling” means a dwelling that is unoccupied,\n“2001–02” means the year beginning with 1st April 2001 (and any corresponding expression in which two years are similarly mentioned is to be read in the same way).\nPART 2\nENGLAND\nLiability to deduction\n2. (1) This paragraph applies in the case of an authority in England in relation to the relevant year if the authority is specified in the Table in Part 3 of this Schedule for that year and the weekly rent limit for a dwelling that is so specified for the authority is less than the subsidy limitation rent.\n(2) The subsidy limitation rent for an authority is equal to\nQ+(PxR), where—\nQ is the average weekly rent for a dwelling for the authority for the relevant year (see sub-paragraph (3)),\nP is the average weekly unpooled service charges for the authority for the relevant year (see sub-paragraph (4)), and\nR is the annual factor (see sub-paragraph (7)).\n(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the average weekly rent for a dwelling for the authority for the relevant year is calculated by—\n(a) dividing the total rent charged for dwellings in the HRA in that year by the total number of dwellings in the HRA in that year, and\n(b) dividing the result by the total number of weeks in that year.\n(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the average weekly unpooled service charges for the authority are calculated as follows—\nStep 1\nFind the average weekly service charge for a dwelling for the authority for the relevant year by—\n(a) dividing the total service charges imposed in respect of dwellings in the HRA in that year by the total number of dwellings in the HRA in that year, and\n(b) dividing the result by the total number of weeks in that year.\nStep 2\nFind the average weekly service charge for a dwelling for the authority for the year 2001–02 by—\n(a) dividing the total service charges imposed for that year in respect of all dwellings that are both in the HRA in that year and in the relevant year by the number of dwellings in the HRA for the relevant year, and\n(b) dividing the result by the total number of weeks in the relevant year.\nStep 3\nMultiply the result of step 2 by the GDP deflator for the period beginning with the year 2001–02 and ending with the relevant year (see sub-paragraph (6)).\nStep 4\nFind the average weekly service charge for new services for a dwelling for the authority for the relevant year by—\n(a) dividing the total charges for new services imposed for that year by the number of all dwellings in the HRA in that year, and\n(b) dividing the result by the total number of weeks in that year.\nStep 5\nIf the result of step 1 exceeds the sum of the results of steps 3 and 4, deduct the sum of those results from the result of step 1.\nIf the result of step 1 does not exceed the sum of the results of steps 3 and 4, the average weekly unpooled service charges for the authority are nil.\n(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), void dwellings are disregarded.\n(6) The GDP deflator for the period beginning with the year 2001–02 and ending with 2004–05 is 1.0738.\n(7) The annual factor for 2004–05 is 0.7.\nAmount of deduction\n3. (1) The amount of the deduction from subsidy referred to in article 20A(2) shall be calculated as follows.\nStep 1\nDivide the amount of rebates paid by the authority in the relevant year in respect of dwellings in the HRA by the income of the authority for that year from rent and service charges (including rent and charges remitted by way of rebate) in respect of such dwellings.\nStep 2\nIf the result of step 1 does not exceed the rebate proportion in England for the relevant year (see sub-paragraph (3))—\n(a) divide the weekly rent limit for a dwelling for the authority for the relevant year as specified in Part 3 of this Schedule by the subsidy limitation rent (see paragraph 2(2)),\n(b) subtract the result of paragraph (a) from the number 1, and\n(c) multiply the amount of the subsidy (apart from any deduction to be calculated under this Schedule) by the result of paragraph (b).\nIf the result of step 1 exceeds the rebate proportion in England for the relevant year—\n(i) multiply the amount by which the subsidy limitation rent exceeds the weekly rent limit for a dwelling for the authority for the relevant year as specified in Part 3 of this Schedule by the rebate proportion in England for the relevant year,\n(ii) multiply the subsidy limitation rent by the result of step 1,\n(iii) divide the result of paragraph (i) by the result of paragraph (ii), and\n(iv) multiply the amount of the subsidy (apart from any deduction to be calculated under this Schedule) by the result of paragraph (iii).\n(2) For the purposes of the calculation in sub-paragraph (1), void dwellings are to be disregarded.\n(3) The rebate proportion in England for 2004–05 is 0.61.\nPART 3\nWEEKLY RENT LIMITS FOR PURPOSES OF PART 2: AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND\nTABLE\nRELEVANT YEAR 2004–05\nAuthority\nWeekly rent limit\nAdur\n£55.96\nAlnwick\n£42.90\nArun\n£63.44\nAshfield\n£40.63\nAshford\n£59.65\nAylesbury\n£57.98\nBabergh\n£53.43\nBarking\n£52.66\nBarnet\n£65.35\nBarnsley\n£41.88\nBarrow\n£49.95\nBasildon\n£51.70\nBassetlaw\n£44.89\nBerwick\n£40.44\nBirmingham\n£49.69\nBlaby\n£44.72\nBlackpool\n£42.67\nBlyth Valley\n£39.22\nBolsover\n£42.30\nBolton\n£42.94\nBournemouth\n£53.67\nBracknell\n£58.86\nBraintree\n£53.98\nBrent\n£72.88\nBrentwood\n£60.44\nBridgnorth\n£50.55\nBrighton and Hove\n£53.80\nBristol\n£48.68\nBromsgrove\n£47.32\nBroxbourne\n£64.01\nBroxtowe\n£43.06\nBury\n£48.44\nCambridge\n£57.57\nCamden\n£74.09\nCannock Chase\n£48.39\nCanterbury\n£57.51\nCaradon\n£48.11\nCarrick\n£45.26\nCastle Morpeth\n£43.84\nCastle Point\n£61.80\nCharnwood\n£43.85\nCheltenham\n£54.33\nCherwell\n£55.30\nChester-le-Street\n£42.98\nChesterfield\n£44.52\nChorley\n£42.30\nCity of London\n£68.36\nCity of York\n£49.91\nColchester\n£53.78\nCopeland\n£46.83\nCorby\n£43.97\nCrawley\n£57.67\nCroydon\n£72.58\nDacorum\n£57.67\nDarlington\n£44.48\nDartford\n£56.90\nDaventry\n£49.02\nDerby\n£46.85\nDerwentside\n£46.13\nDoncaster\n£42.13\nDover\n£58.25\nDudley\n£49.65\nDurham\n£44.65\nEaling\n£71.12\nEasington\n£44.31\nEast Devon\n£48.09\nEast Riding\n£45.52\nEastbourne\n£50.25\nEllesmere Port\n£43.04\nEnfield\n£63.80\nEpping Forest\n£59.59\nExeter\n£46.01\nFareham\n£52.26\nFenland\n£51.74\nForest Heath\n£48.34\nGateshead\n£43.91\nGedling\n£43.70\nGloucester\n£51.88\nGosport\n£55.36\nGravesham\n£57.16\nGreat Yarmouth\n£43.81\nGreenwich\n£61.22\nGuildford\n£65.88\nHackney\n£68.92\nHalton\n£45.40\nHammersmith\n£66.62\nHarborough\n£50.47\nHaringey\n£68.17\nHarlow\n£54.46\nHarrogate\n£54.04\nHarrow\n£77.02\nHartlepool\n£45.66\nHavering\n£55.91\nHigh Peak\n£49.14\nHillingdon\n£76.04\nHinckley\n£45.45\nHounslow\n£64.74\nHyndburn\n£46.65\nIpswich\n£48.07\nIsles of Scilly\n£55.48\nIslington\n£71.91\nKensington\n£79.83\nKettering\n£47.60\nKings Lynn\n£47.86\nKingston upon Hull\n£43.49\nKingston upon Thames\n£74.48\nKirklees\n£46.47\nLambeth\n£68.32\nLancaster\n£47.12\nLeeds\n£43.55\nLeicester\n£46.49\nLewes\n£56.07\nLewisham\n£58.19\nLincoln\n£39.95\nLiverpool\n£47.86\nLuton\n£51.20\nMacclesfield\n£50.18\nMaidstone\n£59.02\nManchester\n£53.75\nMansfield\n£38.30\nMedway Towns\n£52.05\nMelton\n£44.36\nMerton\n£62.19\nMid Devon\n£51.10\nMid Suffolk\n£51.60\nMiddlesbrough\n£50.51\nMilton Keynes\n£48.78\nMole Valley\n£56.72\nNorth East Derbyshire\n£42.97\nNorth West Leicester\n£45.91\nNew Forest\n£60.60\nNewark\n£46.10\nNewcastle upon Tyne\n£44.63\nNewham\n£59.26\nNorth Cornwall\n£49.00\nNorth East Lincolnshire\n£44.69\nNorth Kesteven\n£44.93\nNorth Lincoln\n£41.28\nNorth Norfolk\n£48.33\nNorth Shropshire\n£46.44\nNorth Somerset\n£58.81\nNorth Tyneside\n£42.44\nNorth Warwick\n£48.22\nNorthampton\n£48.44\nNorwich\n£47.23\nNottingham\n£44.08\nNuneaton\n£45.37\nOadby and Wigston\n£45.36\nOldham\n£43.11\nOswestry\n£47.22\nOxford City\n£59.28\nPendle\n£44.66\nPeterborough\n£48.86\nPlymouth\n£40.60\nPoole\n£53.50\nPortsmouth\n£51.53\nPreston\n£48.29\nPurbeck\n£60.09\nReading\n£69.02\nRedbridge\n£74.72\nRedditch\n£47.69\nRibble Valley\n£44.78\nRichmondshire\n£49.23\nRochdale\n£45.04\nRochford\n£54.05\nRossendale\n£44.99\nRotherham\n£40.81\nRugby\n£49.72\nRunnymede\n£67.60\nRutland\n£51.37\nSalford\n£49.40\nSalisbury\n£60.77\nSandwell\n£53.14\nScarborough\n£50.47\nSedgefield\n£41.92\nSedgemoor\n£52.95\nSefton\n£50.09\nSelby\n£49.14\nSheffield\n£41.77\nShepway\n£53.41\nSlough\n£64.21\nSolihull\n£51.28\nSouth Bedfordshire\n£57.41\nSouth Cambridgeshire\n£57.35\nSouth Derbyshire\n£45.94\nSouth Gloucestshire\n£53.61\nSouth Holland\n£42.68\nSouth Kesteven\n£44.69\nSouth Lakeland\n£51.43\nSouth Norfolk\n£49.85\nSouth Northants\n£55.95\nSouth Tyneside\n£41.72\nSouthampton\n£50.61\nSouthend-on-Sea\n£55.41\nSouthwark\n£62.75\nSt Albans\n£59.74\nStafford\n£43.91\nStevenage\n£60.6\nStockport\n£43.64\nStockton\n£45.2\nStoke-on-Trent\n£46.22\nStroud\n£52.99\nSutton\n£60.85\nSwindon\n£48.04\nTamworth\n£50.51\nTandridge\n£57.64\nTaunton Deane\n£49.59\nTeesdale\n£44.94\nTeignbridge\n£49.46\nTendring\n£50.93\nThanet\n£54.16\nThree Rivers\n£61.51\nThurrock\n£51.91\nTorridge\n£44.25\nTower Hamlets\n£61.63\nTrafford\n£49.76\nUttlesford\n£61.11\nWakefield\n£43.95\nWaltham Forest\n£59.97\nWandsworth\n£73.82\nWansbeck\n£38.69\nWarrington\n£44.64\nWarwick\n£53.95\nWatford\n£59.50\nWaveney\n£48.01\nWaverley\n£62.72\nWealden\n£52.31\nWear Valley\n£44.32\nWellingborough\n£44.92\nWelwyn Hatfield\n£57.28\nWest Lancashire\n£46.67\nWestminster\n£78.63\nWigan\n£44.07\nWinchester\n£60.47\nWirral\n£53.15\nWoking\n£67.29\nWokingham\n£64.14\nWolverhampton\n£45.65\nWorcester\n£46.36\nWycombe\n£66.63\nPART 4\nWALES\nLiability to deduction\n4. This paragraph applies in the case of an authority in Wales in relation to the relevant year if the authority is specified in the Table in Part 5 of this Schedule for that year and\nO+Pis less than Q, where—\nO is the amount specified in column 1 of that Table for the authority,\nP is the guideline rent increase specified in column 2 of that Table for the authority, and\nQ is the average weekly rent for a dwelling for the authority for the relevant year (see paragraph 2(3)).\nAmount of deduction\n5. (1) The amount of the deduction from subsidy referred to in article 20A(2) shall be calculated as follows.\nStep 1\nDivide the amount of rebates granted by the authority in the relevant year in respect of dwellings in the HRA by the income of the authority for that year from rent (including rent remitted by way of rebate) in respect of such dwellings.\nStep 2\nIf the result of step 1 does not exceed the rebate proportion for the relevant year (see sub-paragraph (2))—\n(a) deduct (O + P) from Q (see paragraph 4),\n(b) divide the result of paragraph (a) by Q,\n(c) multiply the amount of the subsidy (apart from any deduction to be calculated under this Schedule) by the result of paragraph (b).\nIf the result of step 1 exceeds the rebate proportion for the relevant year—\n(i) deduct (O + P) from Q (see paragraph 4),\n(ii) divide the result of paragraph (i) by Q,\n(iii) divide the rebate proportion for Wales (see sub-paragraph (2)) by the result of step 1,\n(iv) multiply the result of paragraph (ii) by the result of paragraph (iii),\n(v) multiply the amount of the subsidy (apart from any deduction to be calculated under this Schedule) by the result of paragraph (iv).\n(2) The rebate proportion for Wales for each relevant year commencing with 2004–05 is 0.66.\nPART 5\nAMOUNTS FOR PURPOSES OF PART 4, PARAGRAPH 4:AUTHORITIES IN WALES\nTABLE\nRELEVANT YEAR 2004–05\nAuthority\nSpecified amount “O”\nGuideline rent increase\nBlaenau Gwent\n£44.71\n£1.19\nCaerphilly\n£48.48\n£1.65\nCardiff\n£52.84\n£2.02\nCarmarthenshire\n£44.51\n£1.65\nCeredigion\n£48.57\n£1.82\nConwy\n£45.32\n£2.22\nDenbighshire\n£43.48\n£1.67\nFlintshire\n£44.79\n£1.96\nGwynedd\n£44.57\n£1.93\nIsle of Anglesey\n£43.98\n£1.76\nMerthyr Tydfil\n£42.79\n£1.20\nMonmouthshire\n£52.12\n£2.28\nNeath Port Talbot\n£44.79\n£1.50\nNewport\n£49.26\n£1.81\nPembrokeshire\n£44.45\n£2.03\nPowys\n£47.07\n£2.01\nRhondda, Cynon, Taff\n£44.45\n£1.69\nSwansea\n£46.42\n£1.60\nTorfaen\n£50.76\n£1.52\nVale of Glamorgan\n£52.15\n£1.88\nWrexham\n£42.51\n£1.86\n”",
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      "text": "S.I. 1999/2734. Regulation 9 ceased to have effect on 1st or 7th April 2003 (as the case may be) by virtue of regulation 13 of S.I. 1999/2734, as amended by S.I. 2003/363."
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