# The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2023

S.I. 2023/1040 · made 22 September 2023

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.

Made under: Social Security Administration Act 1992 (Section 140B, Section 140C, Section 140F, Section 189)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-subsidy-to-authorities-amendment-order-2023/pdf/uksi_20231040_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-subsidy-to-authorities-amendment-order-2023/pdf/uksiem_20231040_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2006/54 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 22nd September 2023
Laid before Parliament 25th September 2023
Coming into force 6th November 2023
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 140B(1), (3), (4) and (4A), 140C(1), (1A), (2) and (4), 140F(2) and 189(1), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
In accordance with section 189(8) of that Act, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Treasury.
In accordance with section 176(1)(b) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2023 and comes into force on 6th November 2023.
(2) Any amendment made by this Order has the same extent as the provision amended.

## 2 Amendment of the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 and effect of amendments

(1) The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 8.
(2) Articles 3 and 4 and Schedule 1 have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2022.
(3) In paragraph (2), “relevant year” means the year in respect of which a claim for subsidy is made.

## 3 Housing Benefit Assurance Process

In article 2 (interpretation of Parts 2 and 4), in the definition of “HBAP”, for “31st March 2022” substitute “17th April 2023”.

## 4 The 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.

## 5 Additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service

For Schedule 1ZB (additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service) substitute the Schedule 1ZB set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.

## 6 Additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative

For Schedule 1ZC (additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative) substitute the Schedule 1ZC set out in Schedule 3 to this Order.

## 7 High rents and rent allowances

In Schedule 4 (high rents and rent allowances), omit Part 5.

## 8 Rent rebate deductions from the subsidy of an authority in Wales

For Schedule 4A (rent rebate limitation deductions (housing revenue account dwellings): authorities in Wales) substitute the Schedule 4A set out in Schedule 4 to this Order.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Mims Davies
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
22nd September 2023
We consent.
Scott Mann
Stuart Anderson
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
19th September 2023

## Schedule 1 Substitution of Schedule 1 to the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998

“Schedule 1
Sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy
Article 12(1)(b)
Relevant Year 2022-2023
Local authority
Administration subsidy (£)
England
Adur District Council
155,260
Allerdale Borough Council
291,366
Amber Valley Borough Council
314,518
Arun District Council
396,117
Ashfield District Council
369,270
Ashford Borough Council
327,221
Babergh District Council
186,692
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
883,626
London Borough of Barnet
1,381,355
Barnsley Borough Council
860,032
Barrow Borough Council
214,897
Basildon District Council
578,884
Basingstoke and Deane District Council
378,794
Bassetlaw District Council
316,286
Bath and North East Somerset Council
433,805
Bedford Borough Council
484,034
London Borough of Bexley
628,705
Birmingham City Council
5,299,607
Blaby District Council
154,008
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
522,497
Blackpool Borough Council
763,704
Bolsover District Council
236,927
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
1,018,205
Boston Borough Council
194,537
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
1,190,342
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
261,686
Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council
1,663,599
Braintree District Council
358,729
Breckland District Council
312,113
London Borough of Brent
1,559,304
Brentwood District Council
130,706
Brighton and Hove Council
1,069,586
Bristol City Council
1,559,279
Broadland District Council
204,868
London Borough of Bromley
804,237
Bromsgrove District Council
164,764
Broxbourne Borough Council
261,756
Broxtowe Council
237,940
Buckinghamshire Council
978,818
Burnley Borough Council
377,975
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
549,099
Calderdale Borough Council
685,971
Cambridge City Council
319,687
London Borough of Camden
1,330,141
Cannock Chase District Council
259,710
Canterbury City Council
393,432
City of Carlisle District Council
298,073
Castle Point District Council
180,170
Central Bedfordshire Council
524,247
Charnwood Borough Council
325,448
Chelmsford Borough Council
353,218
Cheltenham Borough Council
279,901
Cherwell District Council
307,473
Cheshire East Council
776,941
Cheshire West and Chester Council
903,516
Chesterfield Borough Council
382,396
Chichester District Council
278,324
Chorley Borough Council
262,116
City of London
54,054
Colchester Borough Council
447,657
Copeland Borough Council
218,646
Cornwall Council
1,672,446
Cotswold District Council
174,005
Coventry City Council
1,070,102
Craven District Council
110,413
Crawley Borough Council
371,582
London Borough of Croydon
1,590,871
Dacorum Borough Council
404,422
Darlington Borough Council
386,010
Dartford Borough Council
246,219
Derby City Council
810,432
Derbyshire Dales District Council
131,787
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
1,044,406
Dorset Council
884,643
Dover District Council
368,913
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
953,670
Durham County Council
2,011,966
London Borough of Ealing
1,477,289
East Cambridgeshire District Council
167,606
East Devon District Council
297,550
East Hampshire District Council
190,721
East Hertfordshire District Council
273,942
East Lindsey District Council
466,991
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
697,878
East Staffordshire Borough Council
253,637
East Suffolk Council
660,021
Eastbourne Borough Council
395,234
Eastleigh Borough Council
254,237
Eden District Council
96,394
Elmbridge Borough Council
256,365
London Borough of Enfield
1,646,586
Epping Forest District Council
279,025
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
144,819
Erewash Borough Council
312,178
Exeter City Council
348,897
Fareham Borough Council
171,817
Fenland District Council
275,588
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
355,564
Forest of Dean District Council
211,506
Fylde Borough Council
194,866
Gateshead Borough Council
854,280
Gedling Borough Council
251,565
Gloucester City Council
382,527
Gosport Borough Council
247,242
Gravesham Borough Council
285,617
Great Yarmouth Council
423,863
Royal Borough of Greenwich
1,369,639
Guildford Borough Council
248,029
London Borough of Hackney
2,028,921
Halton Borough Council
543,418
Hambleton District Council
191,991
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
1,006,388
Harborough District Council
127,266
London Borough of Haringey
1,437,265
Harlow District Council
345,862
Harrogate Borough Council
297,732
Harrow Council
747,709
Hart District Council
115,588
Hartlepool Borough Council
490,637
Hastings Borough Council
453,589
Havant Borough Council
260,943
London Borough of Havering
627,513
Herefordshire Council
433,811
Hertsmere Borough Council
278,288
High Peak Borough Council
219,139
London Borough of Hillingdon
877,829
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
203,534
Horsham District Council
243,151
London Borough of Hounslow
1,000,420
Huntingdonshire District Council
325,083
Hyndburn Borough Council
301,650
Ipswich Borough Council
480,546
Isle of Wight County Council
455,910
Isles of Scilly Council
1,640
London Borough of Islington
1,497,485
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
914,611
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
367,964
Hull City Council
1,284,037
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
433,156
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
1,271,497
Knowsley Borough Council
728,171
London Borough of Lambeth
1,825,479
Lancaster City Council
412,448
Leeds City Council
2,514,090
Leicester City Council
1,177,299
Lewes District Council
260,074
London Borough of Lewisham
1,654,588
Lichfield District Council
195,101
City of Lincoln Council
365,729
Liverpool City Council
2,481,751
Luton Borough Council
652,486
Maidstone Borough Council
372,876
Maldon District Council
124,054
Malvern Hills District Council
168,002
Manchester City Council
2,580,189
Mansfield District Council
362,508
Medway Council
765,468
Melton Borough Council
107,354
Mendip District Council
281,777
London Borough of Merton
571,268
Mid Devon District Council
182,849
Mid Suffolk District Council
176,011
Mid Sussex District Council
240,463
Middlesbrough Council
687,811
Milton Keynes Borough Council
804,206
Mole Valley District Council
165,890
New Forest District Council
357,603
Newark and Sherwood District Council
286,707
Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council
316,785
Newcastle City Council
1,283,745
London Borough of Newham
1,586,677
North Devon District Council
259,987
North East Derbyshire District Council
267,258
North East Lincolnshire Council
577,726
North Hertfordshire District Council
291,247
North Kesteven District Council
210,243
North Lincolnshire Council
469,211
North Norfolk District Council
260,846
North Northamptonshire Council
837,818
North Somerset Council
555,299
North Tyneside Borough Council
735,318
North Warwickshire District Council
148,542
North West Leicestershire District Council
198,704
Northumberland County Council
941,021
Norwich City Council
611,937
Nottingham City Council
1,362,091
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
378,367
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
94,713
Oldham Borough Council
859,869
Oxford City Council
421,230
Pendle Borough Council
266,318
Peterborough City Council
649,437
Plymouth City Council
969,134
Portsmouth City Council
869,783
Preston Borough Council
478,688
Reading Borough Council
537,658
London Borough of Redbridge
859,524
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
553,740
Redditch Borough Council
247,959
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
289,320
Ribble Valley Borough Council
86,684
Richmondshire District Council
100,906
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
446,592
Rochdale Borough Council
871,847
Rochford District Council
139,437
Rossendale Borough Council
202,551
Rother District Council
243,151
Rotherham Borough Council
910,717
Rugby Borough Council
240,402
Runnymede Borough Council
176,745
Rushcliffe Borough Council
167,403
Rushmoor Borough Council
280,571
Rutland County Council
64,993
Ryedale District Council
128,368
Salford City Council
1,121,387
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
1,217,007
Scarborough Borough Council
382,101
Sedgemoor District Council
468,554
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
990,126
Selby District Council
167,385
Sevenoaks District Council
240,285
Sheffield City Council
1,927,636
Shropshire Council
687,073
Slough Borough Council
484,029
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
527,104
Somerset West and Taunton Council
436,898
South Cambridgeshire District Council
243,282
South Derbyshire District Council
180,358
South Gloucestershire Council
496,463
South Hams District Council
201,118
South Holland District Council
188,403
South Kesteven District Council
314,153
South Lakeland District Council
169,917
South Norfolk District Council
252,696
South Oxfordshire District Council
234,944
South Ribble Borough Council
210,421
South Somerset District Council
418,414
South Staffordshire District Council
217,661
South Tyneside Council
758,243
Southampton City Council
947,450
Southend-on-Sea City Council
650,545
London Borough of Southwark
1,777,461
Spelthorne Borough Council
218,797
St Albans District Council
266,685
St Helens Borough Council
662,578
Stafford Borough Council
253,961
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
158,011
Stevenage Borough Council
280,953
Stockport Borough Council
730,845
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
661,242
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
947,639
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
256,450
Stroud District Council
242,118
Sunderland City Council
1,268,190
Surrey Heath Borough Council
136,729
London Borough of Sutton
611,276
Swale Borough Council
434,827
Swindon Borough Council
588,379
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
869,561
Tamworth Borough Council
206,615
Tandridge District Council
178,884
Teignbridge District Council
316,705
Telford and Wrekin Council
612,269
Tendring District Council
505,444
Test Valley Borough Council
248,655
Tewkesbury Borough Council
188,104
Thanet District Council
571,920
Three Rivers Council
190,490
Thurrock Borough Council
477,682
Tonbridge and Malling District Council
279,233
Torbay Council
534,037
Torridge District Council
170,756
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
1,863,709
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
581,798
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
249,320
Uttlesford District Council
146,475
Vale of White Horse District Council
237,730
Wakefield Council
1,152,480
Walsall Borough Council
1,027,770
London Borough of Waltham Forest
997,078
London Borough of Wandsworth
1,294,763
Warrington Borough Council
535,677
Warwick District Council
275,828
Watford Borough Council
280,410
Waverley Borough Council
223,592
Wealden District Council
260,367
Welwyn Hatfield District Council
336,375
West Berkshire Council
324,924
West Devon Borough Council
126,822
West Lancashire District Council
292,289
West Lindsey District Council
248,446
West Northamptonshire Council
874,601
West Oxfordshire District Council
202,841
West Suffolk Council
389,606
City of Westminster
1,294,989
Wigan Council
1,016,817
Wiltshire Council
1,029,349
Winchester City Council
238,915
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
268,262
Wirral Borough Council
1,241,841
Woking Borough Council
202,879
Wokingham District Council
200,194
Wolverhampton City Council
1,047,981
Worcester City Council
271,919
Worthing Borough Council
290,107
Wychavon District Council
268,669
Wyre Borough Council
299,317
Wyre Forest District Council
294,191
City of York Council
395,430
Wales
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
318,962
Bridgend County Borough Council
477,573
Caerphilly County Borough Council
636,859
Cardiff City Council
1,262,108
Carmarthenshire County Council
540,118
Ceredigion Council
187,368
Conwy County Borough Council
379,349
Denbighshire County Council
349,113
Flintshire County Council
411,534
Gwynedd Council
323,966
Isle of Anglesey County Council
211,568
Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council
236,961
Monmouthshire County Council
220,909
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
591,884
Newport City Council
576,113
Pembrokeshire County Council
385,804
Powys County Council
327,717
Rhondda-Cynon-Taff County Borough Council
797,265
Swansea City Council
911,084
Torfaen Borough Council
390,255
Vale of Glamorgan Council
359,861
Wrexham County Borough Council
462,998
Scotland
Aberdeen City Council
652,154
Aberdeenshire Council
470,681
Angus Council
368,081
Argyll and Bute Council
271,451
Clackmannanshire Council
232,389
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar Council
62,405
Dumfries and Galloway Council
538,578
Dundee City Council
786,906
East Ayrshire Council
527,112
East Dunbartonshire Council
207,488
East Lothian District Council
326,547
East Renfrewshire Council
175,099
City of Edinburgh Council
1,515,282
Falkirk District Council
557,578
Fife Council
1,334,156
Glasgow City Council
3,641,774
Highland Council
674,465
Inverclyde District Council
403,506
Midlothian Council
295,008
Moray Council
243,621
North Ayrshire Council
677,929
North Lanarkshire Council
1,397,861
Orkney Islands Council
56,904
Perth and Kinross Council
368,564
Renfrewshire Council
707,391
Scottish Borders Council
360,545
Shetland Islands Council
51,479
South Ayrshire Council
433,924
South Lanarkshire Council
1,134,646
Stirling Council
254,796
West Dunbartonshire Council
495,052
West Lothian Council
661,233
”.

## Schedule 2 Substitution of Schedule 1ZB to the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998

“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 2023
2 The additional amount of subsidy for an authority for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2023 is the amount specified for that authority in the Housing Benefit Circular HB S7/2023 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 9th May 2023.
Use of amount paid under paragraph 2
3 An authority must use the additional amount received under paragraph 2 in connection with relevant activities.”.

## Schedule 3 Substitution of Schedule 1ZC to the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998

“Schedule 1ZC
Additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative
Article 12(1)(bzb)
Interpretation
1 In this Schedule—
“HBAAI” means the Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative set out in Housing Benefit Circular HB A5/2022 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 5th May 2022;
“relevant activities” means activities carried out by authorities in connection with administering the HBAAI.
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 (if any) specified for that authority in the following Housing Benefit Circulars published by the Department for Work and Pensions—
(a) HB S7/2022, first published on 29th April 2022;
(b) HB S10/2022, first published on 18th November 2022.
Use of amount paid under paragraph 2
3 An authority must use any additional amount received under paragraph 2 in connection with relevant activities.”.

## Schedule 4 Substitution of Schedule 4A to the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998

“Schedule 4A
Rent Rebate Limitation Deductions (Housing Revenue Account Dwellings): Authorities in Wales
Article 20A
Interpretation
1 In this Schedule—
“HRA” means the Housing Revenue Account of the authority the amount of whose subsidy is under consideration;
“rent”, in relation to a dwelling, means the total of the payments in respect of the dwelling specified in regulation 12(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 12(1) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations, other than a payment specified in regulation 12(1)(e).
Liability to deduction
2 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to the relevant year if—
(a) the authority is specified in the Table in paragraph 4 for that year, and
(b) O + P is less than Q where—
“O” is the amount specified in column 1 of that Table for the authority;
“P” is the guideline rent increase specified in column 2 of that Table for the authority;
“Q” is the average weekly rent for a dwelling for the authority for the relevant year.
(2) For the purposes of determining Q in sub-paragraph (1)(b), the average weekly rent for a dwelling for the authority for the relevant year is calculated by dividing the total rent charged for all dwellings in the HRA in that year by the total number of weeks for which rent was charged for all dwellings in the HRA, disregarding any unoccupied dwelling.
Amount of deduction
3 (1) The amount of the deduction from subsidy referred to in article 20A(2) is to be calculated as follows—
Step 1
Divide 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.
Step 2
If the result of Step 1—
(a) does not exceed the rebate proportion for the relevant year (see sub-paragraph (2))—
(i) deduct (O + P) from Q (see paragraph 2);
(ii) divide the result of paragraph (a)(i) by Q;
(iii) multiply the amount of the subsidy (apart from any deduction to be calculated under this Schedule) by the result of paragraph (a)(ii));
(b) exceeds the rebate proportion for the relevant year—
(i) deduct (O + P) from Q (see paragraph 2);
(ii) divide the result of paragraph (b)(i) by Q;
(iii) divide the rebate proportion (see sub-paragraph (2)) by the result of Step 1;
(iv) multiply the result of paragraph (b)(ii) by the result of paragraph (b)(iii);
(v) multiply the amount of the subsidy (apart from any deduction to be calculated under this Schedule) by the result of paragraph (b)(iv).
(2) The rebate proportion for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2023 is 0.44.
Amounts for the purposes of paragraph 2
4 The amounts for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2023 for the purposes of paragraph 2 are as follows—
Local authority
(1) Specified amount “O”(£)
(2) Guideline rent increase “P” (£)
Caerphilly County Borough Council
104.56
8.10
Cardiff City Council
117.78
9.23
Carmarthenshire County Council
103.72
8.12
Denbighshire County Council
104.47
8.31
Flintshire County Council
109.56
8.50
Isle of Anglesey County Council
105.09
8.34
Pembrokeshire County Council
107.02
7.87
Powys County Council
107.42
8.28
Swansea City Council
104.77
8.42
Vale of Glamorgan Council
117.24
8.79
Wrexham County Borough Council
>107.82
8.41
”.

## 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 updates the definition of “HBAP” in article 2 of the 1998 Order to refer to the appropriate version of the Housing Benefit Assurance Process, published on 17th April 2023.
Article 4 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 2022.
Article 5 and Schedule 2 substitute Schedule 1ZB to the 1998 Order, which 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. The substituted Schedule 1ZB has effect for the purposes of determining additional amounts of subsidy payable for the year beginning with 1st April 2023. The amounts were notified by the Secretary of State to local authorities on 9th April 2023.
Article 6 and Schedule 3 substitute Schedule 1ZC to the 1998 Order. The definition of “HBAAI” in paragraph 1 of that Schedule is updated to refer to the most recent version of the Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative, published on 5th May 2022. Paragraph 2 of Schedule 1ZC prescribes a system for the making of additional payments of subsidy to authorities verifying the accuracy of information held in respect of the household, income and capital, and general financial circumstances of claimants for housing benefit. The substituted Schedule 1ZC has effect for the purposes of determining additional amounts of subsidy payable for the year beginning with 1st April 2022. The amounts were notified by the Secretary of State to local authorities on 18th November 2022.
Article 7 omits Part 5 of Schedule 4 to the 1998 Order. Paragraph 1 of that Schedule, which referred to the table in Part 5, was previously omitted by the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/54). This Order is therefore being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Article 8 and Schedule 4 substitute Schedule 4A to the 1998 Order, to update the rebate proportion figure for 2023/2024 to 0.44, and to set out revised specified amounts “O” and guideline rent increases “P” used when calculating deductions from subsidy under paragraph 2 of Schedule 4A. The substituted Schedule 4A has effect for the purposes of determining subsidy payable for the year beginning with 1st April 2023 for authorities in Wales.
Hard copies of the circulars referenced in this Order are available by writing to the Department for Work and Pensions, Local Authority Partnership, Engagement and Delivery Division, Peel Park Phase 2, First Floor Blue Zone, Brunel Way, Blackpool, Lancashire FY4 5ES or by emailing lawelfare.lafunding@dwp.gov.uk.
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.

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