Schedule 2 Substitution of Schedule 1ZB to the 1998 Order

“SCHEDULE 1ZB

Additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service

Article 12(1)(bza)

Interpretation

1.

In this Schedule—

• “relevant activities” means activities carried out by authorities receiving VEP alerts to administer those alerts;

• “VEP alerts” means alerts given by the Secretary of State enabling authorities to identify changes in earnings and pensions so as to help prevent fraud and error relating to housing benefit.

Additional amount: relevant year beginning with 1st April 2022

2.

The additional amount of subsidy for an authority for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2022 is the amount specified for that authority in the Housing Benefit Circular HB S8/2022 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 17th June 2022^f1.

Use of amount paid under paragraph 2

3.

An authority must use the additional amount received under paragraph 2 in connection with relevant activities.”