The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2020
S.I. 2020/976 · Made 10 September 2020
Social Security
Made 10th September 2020
Laid before Parliament 14th September 2020
Coming into force 31st October 2020
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 140B(1), (3), (4) and (4A), 140F(2) and 189(1), (4), (6) and (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f1.
In accordance with section 189(8) of that Actf2, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Treasury.
In accordance with section 176(1) of that Actf3, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1992 c. 5. Sections 140B and 140F were inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 12 to the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52). Section 140B(1) was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47) (“the Fraud Act”) . Section 140B(4) was substituted and section 140(4A) was inserted by section 10 of the Fraud Act. There are amendments to section 189(1), (4) and (6) which are not relevant to this Order. Section 189(7) was amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) (“the 1992 Act”) and by paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Fraud Act. Sections 140B, 140F and 189 were repealed, to the extent they relate to council tax benefit, by Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5) with effect from 1st April 2013 and subject to savings and transitional provisions in articles 9 and 10 of S.I. 2013/358.
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Relevant amendment made by paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996.
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Section 176(1) was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the 1992 Act, paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996 and section 69(6) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19). It was repealed, to the extent it relates to council tax benefit, by paragraph 1 of Schedule 14 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012 with effect from 1st April 2013 and subject to savings and transitional provisions in articles 9 and 10 of S.I. 2013/358.
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
- 2Amendment of the 1998 Order
- 3The amount of an authority’s subsidy
- 4Rent rebate deductions from an authority’s subsidy
- 5Additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service
- Signature
- Schedule 1Substitution of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Order
- Schedule 2Substitution of Part 5 of Schedule 4A to the 1998 Order
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
This Order may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2020 and comes into force on 31st October 2020.
Article 3 and Schedule 1 have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2019.
Articles 4 and 5 and Schedule 2 have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2020.
In this Order—
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“the 1998 Order” means the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998f1;
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“relevant year” means the period of a year, beginning with 1st April in any calendar year, in respect of which a claim for subsidy is made.
2Amendment of the 1998 Order
The 1998 Order is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 5.
3The amount of an authority’s subsidy
For Schedule 1 (sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy) substitute the Schedule 1 set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.
4Rent rebate deductions from an authority’s subsidy
For Article 20A substitute—
“Deductions from subsidy for rebate for dwellings within the Housing Revenue Account: authorities in Wales
20A.(1)Paragraph (2) applies in relation to an authority in Wales.
(2)Where paragraph 4 of Schedule 4A applies, the deduction from subsidy referred to in article 13(1) shall be calculated in accordance with paragraph 5 of that Schedule.”.
In Schedule 4A (rent rebate limitation deductions (housing revenue account dwellings)—
at the end of the heading insert “: authorities in Wales”;
in Part 1, omit the definitions of “Affordable Rent”, “Affordable rent dwelling”, “new service”, “relevant party”, “void dwelling” and “2001-02”;
omit Parts 2 and 3;
in Part 4, in paragraph 5, for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—
“(2)The rebate proportion for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) for each relevant year commencing with 2020–21 is 0.574.”.
for Part 5 (amounts for purposes of Part 4, paragraph 4: authorities in Wales), substitute the Part 5 set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.
5Additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service
In Schedule 1ZB (additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service) for paragraph 2 substitute—
“Additional amount: relevant year beginning with 1st April 2020
2.The additional amount of subsidy for an authority for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2020 is the amount specified for that authority in the Housing Benefit Circular HB S6/2020 published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 16th April 2020f1.”.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Will Quince
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
10th September 2020
We consent.
Rebecca Harris
David Rutley
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
9th September 2020
Schedule 1Substitution of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Order
“SCHEDULE 1
Sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy
Article 12(1)(b)
Relevant Year 2019-2020
Local authority Administration subsidy (£) England Adur 206,898 Allerdale 305,238 Amber Valley 377,546 Arun 527,247 Ashfield 494,161 Ashford 413,337 Aylesbury Vale 516,257 Babergh 237,846 Barking and Dagenham 1,215,669 Barnet 1,803,193 Barnsley 940,202 Barrow-in-Furness 273,046 Basildon 694,542 Basingstoke and Deane 510,535 Bassetlaw 361,222 Bath and North East Somerset 496,533 Bedford 541,806 Bexley 853,215 Birmingham 5,779,268 Blaby 199,929 Blackburn with Darwen 577,588 Blackpool 968,413 Bolsover 297,821 Bolton 1,209,013 Boston 262,356 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 1,420,878 Bracknell Forest 364,979 Bradford 2,129,537 Braintree 438,879 Breckland 408,601 Brent 2,351,975 Brentwood 171,664 Brighton and Hove 1,258,967 Bristol 1,924,692 Broadland 268,900 Bromley 1,008,684 Bromsgrove 205,654 Broxbourne 363,443 Broxtowe 315,480 Burnley 409,009 Bury 665,461 Calderdale 806,854 Cambridge 417,717 Camden 1,710,202 Cannock Chase 353,266 Canterbury 489,320 Carlisle 361,887 Castle Point 244,687 Central Bedfordshire 705,647 Charnwood 412,301 Chelmsford 482,614 Cheltenham 333,491 Cherwell 395,083 Cheshire East 937,699 Cheshire West and Chester 965,597 Chesterfield 455,547 Chichester 358,205 Chiltern 214,174 Chorley 302,336 City of London 86,020 Colchester 588,257 Copeland 236,533 Corby 274,537 Cornwall 2,106,996 Cotswold 216,441 Coventry 1,413,800 Craven 134,451 Crawley 557,804 Croydon 1,790,970 Dacorum 577,108 Darlington 498,479 Dartford 324,096 Daventry 176,898 Derby 1,007,926 Derbyshire Dales 175,253 Doncaster 1,140,936 Dorset 1,068,403 Dover 419,368 Dudley 1,115,665 Durham 2,320,130 Ealing 1,980,123 East Cambridgeshire 231,926 East Devon 373,227 East Hampshire 267,351 East Hertfordshire 376,467 East Lindsey 557,484 East Northamptonshire 226,034 East Riding of Yorkshire 934,332 East Staffordshire 352,940 East Suffolk 746,197 Eastbourne 462,283 Eastleigh 294,338 Eden 119,288 Elmbridge 360,823 Enfield 2,264,143 Epping Forest 388,319 Epsom and Ewell 194,432 Erewash 351,192 Exeter 453,854 Fareham 246,508 Fenland 365,183 Folkestone and Hythe 455,152 Forest of Dean 239,150 Fylde 241,619 Gateshead 971,792 Gedling 352,410 Gloucester 487,695 Gosport 369,694 Gravesham 392,900 Great Yarmouth 440,993 Greenwich 1,782,999 Guildford 368,273 Hackney 2,708,397 Halton 548,589 Hambleton 214,079 Hammersmith and Fulham 1,206,204 Harborough 147,222 Haringey 1,988,435 Harlow 428,279 Harrogate 319,517 Harrow 1,032,393 Hart 162,355 Hartlepool 518,714 Hastings 474,687 Havant 379,447 Havering 840,177 Herefordshire 562,555 Hertsmere 381,302 High Peak 279,372 Hillingdon 1,270,018 Hinckley and Bosworth 226,725 Horsham 306,209 Hounslow 1,114,278 Huntingdonshire 463,123 Hyndburn 350,887 Ipswich 615,674 Isle of Wight 566,433 Isles of Scilly 9,233 Islington 1,847,550 Kensington and Chelsea 1,089,360 Kettering 309,847 King’s Lynn and West Norfolk 487,604 Kingston upon Hull 1,625,235 Kingston upon Thames 554,636 Kirklees 1,474,341 Knowsley 855,441 Lambeth 2,403,732 Lancaster 418,576 Leeds 3,344,315 Leicester 1,592,076 Lewes 342,487 Lewisham 2,206,067 Lichfield 226,560 Lincoln 451,462 Liverpool 2,969,011 Luton 927,372 Maidstone 500,355 Maldon 167,817 Malvern Hills 219,923 Manchester 3,100,657 Mansfield 458,056 Medway 1,025,721 Melton 124,475 Mendip 308,197 Merton 749,470 Mid Devon 229,859 Mid Suffolk 219,518 Mid Sussex 311,627 Middlesbrough 939,409 Milton Keynes 1,144,065 Mole Valley 224,476 New Forest 445,140 Newark and Sherwood 347,691 Newcastle-under-Lyme 426,628 Newcastle upon Tyne 1,382,896 Newham 2,089,828 North Devon 334,817 North East Derbyshire 322,807 North East Lincolnshire 676,730 North Hertfordshire 404,637 North Kesteven 271,109 North Lincolnshire 546,684 North Norfolk 330,545 North Somerset 651,825 North Tyneside 894,608 North Warwickshire 192,611 North West Leicestershire 239,967 Northampton 855,836 Northumberland 1,160,622 Norwich 787,450 Nottingham 1,747,440 Nuneaton and Bedworth 444,983 Oadby and Wigston 126,917 Oldham 936,580 Oxford 568,005 Pendle 363,473 Peterborough 795,269 Plymouth 1,154,878 Portsmouth 1,171,811 Preston 568,200 Reading 708,189 Redbridge 1,107,367 Redcar and Cleveland 721,317 Redditch 286,372 Reigate and Banstead 403,964 Ribble Valley 118,663 Richmondshire 119,297 Richmond upon Thames 549,956 Rochdale 1,004,244 Rochford 186,975 Rossendale 261,138 Rother 267,336 Rotherham 1,096,263 Rugby 250,184 Runnymede 246,114 Rushcliffe 212,750 Rushmoor 371,584 Rutland 85,169 Ryedale 149,597 Salford 1,368,252 Sandwell 1,576,419 Scarborough 485,981 Sedgemoor 439,427 Sefton 1,073,390 Selby 218,465 Sevenoaks 312,514 Sheffield 2,452,822 Shropshire 826,925 Slough 683,176 Solihull 632,075 Somerset West and Taunton 465,825 South Buckinghamshire 159,201 South Cambridgeshire 325,697 South Derbyshire 243,814 South Gloucestershire 735,340 South Hams 250,072 South Holland 247,465 South Kesteven 382,554 South Lakeland 223,957 South Norfolk 318,044 South Northamptonshire 165,541 South Oxfordshire 290,599 South Ribble 277,009 South Somerset 469,381 South Staffordshire 264,918 South Tyneside 913,224 Southampton 1,079,520 Southend-on-Sea 770,274 Southwark 2,072,549 Spelthorne 312,287 St Albans 348,545 St Helens 749,095 Stafford 333,317 Staffordshire Moorlands 214,847 Stevenage 404,443 Stockport 904,249 Stockton-on-Tees 836,619 Stoke-on-Trent 1,173,365 Stratford-on-Avon 303,240 Stroud 284,887 Sunderland 1,518,187 Surrey Heath 202,467 Sutton 652,022 Swale 524,926 Swindon 645,358 Tameside 1,016,733 Tamworth 246,400 Tandridge 223,167 Teignbridge 407,440 Telford and Wrekin 828,293 Tendring 656,698 Test Valley 314,555 Tewkesbury 231,994 Thanet 680,465 Three Rivers 249,272 Thurrock 611,343 Tonbridge and Malling 364,706 Torbay 707,181 Torridge 215,585 Tower Hamlets 2,432,219 Trafford 664,890 Tunbridge Wells 346,772 Uttlesford 174,615 Vale of White Horse 281,191 Wakefield 1,457,725 Walsall 1,349,098 Waltham Forest 1,412,860 Wandsworth 1,718,920 Warrington 554,146 Warwick 356,711 Watford 371,919 Waverley 319,604 Wealden 342,527 Wellingborough 293,200 Welwyn Hatfield 419,192 West Berkshire 398,578 West Devon 175,861 West Lancashire 329,486 West Lindsey 326,374 West Oxfordshire 252,444 West Suffolk 487,856 Westminster 1,576,989 Wigan 1,132,575 Wiltshire 1,216,772 Winchester 310,820 Windsor and Maidenhead 366,082 Wirral 1,405,120 Woking 289,102 Wokingham 265,038 Wolverhampton 1,259,131 Worcester 380,865 Worthing 360,776 Wychavon 348,381 Wycombe 482,205 Wyre 411,692 Wyre Forest 403,794 York 492,790 Wales Blaenau Gwent 383,178 Bridgend 574,042 Caerphilly 761,701 Cardiff 1,499,431 Carmarthenshire 662,649 Ceredigion 242,025 Conwy 449,939 Denbighshire 413,743 Flintshire 451,334 Gwynedd 423,421 Isle of Anglesey 281,547 Merthyr Tydfil 296,955 Monmouthshire 256,654 Neath Port Talbot 650,180 Newport 660,025 Pembrokeshire 466,056 Powys 401,933 Rhondda Cynon Taf 983,309 Swansea 969,755 Torfaen 410,363 Vale of Glamorgan 460,941 Wrexham 548,004 Scotland Aberdeen 805,227 Aberdeenshire 655,940 Angus 403,636 Argyll and Bute 354,229 Clackmannanshire 249,356 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 112,851 Dumfries and Galloway 643,499 Dundee 907,889 East Ayrshire 564,199 East Dunbartonshire 252,492 East Lothian 311,193 East Renfrewshire 218,435 Edinburgh 1,948,929 Falkirk 630,471 Fife 1,449,877 Glasgow 4,278,442 Highland 718,186 Inverclyde 440,766 Midlothian 313,145 Moray 290,724 North Ayrshire 725,908 North Lanarkshire 1,585,915 Orkney 90,166 Perth and Kinross 473,214 Renfrewshire 898,406 Scottish Borders 472,617 Shetland 73,950 South Ayrshire 481,603 South Lanarkshire 1,226,105 Stirling 258,905 West Dunbartonshire 615,268 West Lothian 732,527. ”
Schedule 2Substitution of Part 5 of Schedule 4A to the 1998 Order
“PART 5
AMOUNTS FOR PURPOSES OF PART 4, PARAGRAPH 4: AUTHORITIES IN WALES
Relevant Year 2020-2021
Local authority (1) Specified amount “O”(£) (2) Guideline rent increase “P” (£) Caerphilly 95.77 4.38 Cardiff 107.42 4.82 Carmarthenshire 95.29 4.36 Denbighshire 93.07 4.42 Flintshire 96.54 4.53 Isle of Anglesey 92.20 4.48 Pembrokeshire 96.09 4.23 Powys 97.15 4.42 Swansea 94.25 4.48 Vale of Glamorgan 103.94 4.63 Wrexham 95.45 4.46. ”
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/562) (“the 1998 Order”) which provides for the calculation and payment of housing benefit subsidy to local authorities in England, Wales and Scotland which administer housing benefit. Section 140F(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) authorises the making, revocation or varying of an Order before, during or after the year to which it relates.
Article 3 and Schedule 1 substitute Schedule 1 to the 1998 Order which prescribes the sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy for the year beginning with 1st April 2019.
Article 4 and Schedule 2 have effect for the purposes of determining subsidy payable for the year beginning with 1st April 2020. They disapply the rent rebate subsidy limitation applying in respect of authorities in England and substitute Part 5 of Schedule 4A to the 1998 Order in respect of authorities in Wales. That Part sets out the specified amount “O” and the guideline rent increase “P” used when calculating deductions from subsidy under paragraph 4 in Part 4 of Schedule 4A.
Article 5 substitutes paragraph 2 of Schedule 1ZB to the 1998 Order. Schedule 1ZB prescribes a system for the making of additional payments of subsidy to authorities administering alerts relating to the earnings and pension entitlement of claimants for housing benefit and the substituted paragraph 2 has effect for the purposes of determining additional amounts of subsidy payable for the year beginning with 1st April 2020. The amounts were notified by the Secretary of State to local authorities on 16th April 2020.
Hard copies of the circular referenced in this Order are available from the Department for Work and Pensions, Local Authority Partnership, Engagement and Delivery Division, Room B120D, Warbreck House, Warbreck Hill, Blackpool, FY2 0YE.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.