# The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2024

S.I. 2024/1092 · made 4 November 2024

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. Sections 140C(4) and 140F(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) authorise 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-2024/pdf/uksi_20241092_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-subsidy-to-authorities-amendment-order-2024/pdf/uksiem_20241092_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2021/1031 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made at 9.40 a.m. on 4th November 2024
Laid before Parliament at 4.00 p.m. on 4th November 2024
Coming into force 29th November 2024
The Secretary of State 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), (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 2024 and comes into force on 29th November 2024.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

## 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 9.
(2) Articles 3, 6 and 8, and the Schedule, have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2023.
(3) Articles 4 and 5 have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2024 and any subsequent relevant year.
(4) Articles 7 and 9 have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2024.
(5) In this article, “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 “17th April 2023” substitute “1st April 2024”.

## 4 Amendment relating to self-contained accommodation

In article 17 (subsidy in respect of non self-contained licensed accommodation, and board and lodging accommodation, provided by an authority as temporary or short term accommodation), for paragraph (4) substitute—
“(4) For the purposes of this article and articles 17A, 17B and 17C, accommodation is self-contained if P’s household has the exclusive use of a kitchen, a bathroom and a toilet.”.

## 5 Amendment relating to technical overpayment

In article 18 (additions to subsidy), for paragraph (7A) substitute—
“(7A) A technical overpayment does not include any part of the overpayment occurring before the day on which the liability was reduced or eliminated.”.

## 6 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 the Schedule to this Order.

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

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1ZB (additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service)—
(a) in the heading, for “1st April 2023” substitute “1st April 2024”;
(b) for “1st April 2023” substitute “1st April 2024”;
(c) for “Housing Benefit Circular HB S7/2023” to the end substitute “Housing Benefit Circular HB S6/2024 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 23rd April 2024”.

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

In Schedule 1ZC (additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative)—
(a) in paragraph 1 (interpretation), in the definition of “HBAAI”, for “Housing Benefit Circular HB A5/2022” to the end of that definition substitute “Housing Benefit Circular HB A4/2023 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 4th April 2023”;
(b) in paragraph 2 (additional amount: relevant year beginning with 1st April 2022)—
(i) in the heading, for “1st April 2022” substitute “1st April 2023”;
(ii) for “1st April 2022” substitute “1st April 2023”;
(iii) for “following Housing Benefits Circulars” to the end substitute “Housing Benefit Circular HB S6/2023 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 27th April 2023”.

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

In Schedule 4A (rent rebate limitation deductions (Housing Revenue Account dwellings): authorities in Wales)—
(a) in paragraph 3(2), for “1st April 2023 is 0.44” substitute “1st April 2024 is 0.397”;
(b) for paragraph 4, but not including the heading, substitute—
“4 The amounts for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2024 for the purposes of paragraph 2 are as follows—
Local authority
(1) Specified amount “O” (£)
(2) Guideline rent increase “P” (£)
Caerphilly County Borough Council
112.66
8.69
Cardiff City Council
127.01
9.93
Carmarthenshire County Council
111.84
8.66
Denbighshire County Council
112.78
8.85
Flintshire County Council
118.06
9.06
Isle of Anglesey County Council
113.43
8.86
Pembrokeshire County Council
114.89
8.46
Powys County Council
115.70
8.81
Swansea City Council
113.19
9.05
Vale of Glamorgan Council
126.03
9.39
Wrexham County Borough Council
116.23
8.94
”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Stephen Timms
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
at 9.40 a.m. on 4th November 2024
We consent
Jeff Smith
Taiwo Owatemi
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
29th October 2024

## 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 2023-2024
Local authority
Administration subsidy (£)
England
Adur District Council
144,908
Amber Valley Borough Council
295,394
Arun District Council
365,742
Ashfield District Council
331,126
Ashford Borough Council
309,360
Babergh District Council
179,042
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
809,485
London Borough of Barnet
1,281,592
Barnsley Borough Council
829,214
Basildon District Council
557,100
Basingstoke and Deane District Council
348,402
Bassetlaw District Council
300,656
Bath and North East Somerset Council
431,208
Bedford Borough Council
480,628
London Borough of Bexley
548,449
Birmingham City Council
5,164,131
Blaby District Council
138,695
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
498,286
Blackpool Borough Council
708,058
Bolsover District Council
219,452
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
932,725
Boston Borough Council
170,745
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
1,150,485
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
241,442
Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council
1,551,473
Braintree District Council
339,986
Breckland District Council
294,472
London Borough of Brent
1,376,000
Brentwood District Council
125,128
Brighton and Hove Council
1,033,579
Bristol City Council
1,460,137
Broadland District Council
188,381
London Borough of Bromley
752,016
Bromsgrove District Council
153,660
Broxbourne Borough Council
244,426
Broxtowe Council
220,846
Buckinghamshire Council
893,783
Burnley Borough Council
369,524
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
513,824
Calderdale Borough Council
670,025
Cambridge City Council
292,879
London Borough of Camden
1,261,354
Cannock Chase District Council
233,874
Canterbury City Council
361,597
Castle Point District Council
163,447
Central Bedfordshire Council
480,476
Charnwood Borough Council
308,215
Chelmsford Borough Council
328,230
Cheltenham Borough Council
269,878
Cherwell District Council
294,957
Cheshire East Council
758,734
Cheshire West and Chester Council
886,577
Chesterfield Borough Council
363,786
Chichester District Council
256,384
Chorley Borough Council
249,483
City of London
48,369
Colchester Borough Council
412,355
Cornwall Council
1,574,511
Cotswold District Council
166,729
Coventry City Council
996,150
Crawley Borough Council
348,831
London Borough of Croydon
1,598,030
Cumberland Council
764,941
Dacorum Borough Council
364,088
Darlington Borough Council
362,930
Dartford Borough Council
227,626
Derby City Council
755,983
Derbyshire Dales District Council
122,265
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
1,004,663
Dorset Council
848,663
Dover District Council
358,499
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
910,408
Durham County Council
1,911,380
London Borough of Ealing
1,369,183
East Cambridgeshire District Council
154,853
East Devon District Council
275,092
East Hampshire District Council
175,869
East Hertfordshire District Council
254,040
East Lindsey District Council
436,740
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
654,419
East Staffordshire Borough Council
223,782
East Suffolk Council
642,053
Eastbourne Borough Council
382,151
Eastleigh Borough Council
250,317
Elmbridge Borough Council
232,988
London Borough of Enfield
1,555,662
Epping Forest District Council
256,158
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
137,274
Erewash Borough Council
305,845
Exeter City Council
327,370
Fareham Borough Council
158,750
Fenland District Council
257,018
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
325,328
Forest of Dean District Council
200,922
Fylde Borough Council
182,691
Gateshead Borough Council
822,273
Gedling Borough Council
225,562
Gloucester City Council
346,805
Gosport Borough Council
222,568
Gravesham Borough Council
254,666
Great Yarmouth Council
424,618
Royal Borough of Greenwich
1,276,611
Guildford Borough Council
228,416
London Borough of Hackney
1,819,435
Halton Borough Council
538,156
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
1,015,587
Harborough District Council
125,448
London Borough of Haringey
1,339,619
Harlow District Council
329,327
Harrow Council
683,194
Hart District Council
106,653
Hartlepool Borough Council
483,998
Hastings Borough Council
451,011
Havant Borough Council
238,594
London Borough of Havering
563,104
Herefordshire Council
397,613
Hertsmere Borough Council
252,665
High Peak Borough Council
197,066
London Borough of Hillingdon
792,555
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
202,564
Horsham District Council
229,219
London Borough of Hounslow
994,808
Huntingdonshire District Council
296,681
Hyndburn Borough Council
288,924
Ipswich Borough Council
445,501
Isle of Wight County Council
427,777
Isles of Scilly Council
1,665
London Borough of Islington
1,420,385
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
887,564
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
334,032
Hull City Council
1,157,267
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
403,294
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
1,209,669
Knowsley Borough Council
681,210
London Borough of Lambeth
1,786,696
Lancaster City Council
419,726
Leeds City Council
2,307,428
Leicester City Council
1,069,174
Lewes District Council
237,562
London Borough of Lewisham
1,572,555
Lichfield District Council
185,595
City of Lincoln Council
343,586
Liverpool City Council
2,332,089
Luton Borough Council
579,639
Maidstone Borough Council
331,921
Maldon District Council
113,713
Malvern Hills District Council
152,943
Manchester City Council
2,476,116
Mansfield District Council
333,820
Medway Council
688,334
Melton Borough Council
102,554
London Borough of Merton
549,674
Mid Devon District Council
166,124
Mid Suffolk District Council
165,508
Mid Sussex District Council
228,772
Middlesbrough Council
613,164
Milton Keynes Borough Council
712,425
Mole Valley District Council
155,196
New Forest District Council
335,240
Newark and Sherwood District Council
268,110
Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council
283,502
Newcastle City Council
1,274,582
London Borough of Newham
1,522,337
North Devon District Council
245,243
North East Derbyshire District Council
251,233
North East Lincolnshire Council
545,770
North Hertfordshire District Council
260,480
North Kesteven District Council
193,994
North Lincolnshire Council
449,117
North Norfolk District Council
238,470
North Northamptonshire Council
783,180
North Somerset Council
534,110
North Tyneside Borough Council
690,226
North Warwickshire District Council
136,700
North West Leicestershire District Council
190,374
North Yorkshire Council
1,290,458
Northumberland County Council
863,396
Norwich City Council
564,906
Nottingham City Council
1,247,930
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
360,424
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
84,950
Oldham Borough Council
827,391
Oxford City Council
416,431
Pendle Borough Council
240,365
Peterborough City Council
625,781
Plymouth City Council
922,281
Portsmouth City Council
788,243
Preston Borough Council
451,261
Reading Borough Council
509,420
London Borough of Redbridge
816,091
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
497,549
Redditch Borough Council
238,813
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
264,684
Ribble Valley Borough Council
80,868
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
417,605
Rochdale Borough Council
820,951
Rochford District Council
126,896
Rossendale Borough Council
182,365
Rother District Council
239,115
Rotherham Borough Council
852,514
Rugby Borough Council
242,121
Runnymede Borough Council
154,119
Rushcliffe Borough Council
157,285
Rushmoor Borough Council
250,951
Rutland County Council
62,294
Salford City Council
1,057,752
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
1,104,077
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
959,220
Sevenoaks District Council
220,052
Sheffield City Council
1,753,447
Shropshire Council
660,361
Slough Borough Council
447,544
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
505,172
Somerset Council
1,445,793
South Cambridgeshire District Council
221,248
South Derbyshire District Council
159,711
South Gloucestershire Council
450,072
South Hams District Council
187,124
South Holland District Council
176,989
South Kesteven District Council
303,297
South Norfolk District Council
227,293
South Oxfordshire District Council
223,637
South Ribble Borough Council
198,807
South Staffordshire District Council
207,288
South Tyneside Council
700,264
Southampton City Council
927,932
Southend-on-Sea City Council
626,918
London Borough of Southwark
1,824,889
Spelthorne Borough Council
199,810
St Albans District Council
252,832
St Helens Borough Council
633,266
Stafford Borough Council
230,594
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
144,884
Stevenage Borough Council
254,782
Stockport Borough Council
668,915
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
605,541
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
880,663
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
249,431
Stroud District Council
231,588
Sunderland City Council
1,174,141
Surrey Heath Borough Council
124,617
London Borough of Sutton
611,187
Swale Borough Council
410,459
Swindon Borough Council
588,165
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
827,048
Tamworth Borough Council
195,326
Tandridge District Council
169,459
Teignbridge District Council
297,039
Telford and Wrekin Council
552,361
Tendring District Council
462,861
Test Valley Borough Council
233,413
Tewkesbury Borough Council
175,660
Thanet District Council
547,404
Three Rivers Council
175,378
Thurrock Borough Council
450,178
Tonbridge and Malling District Council
246,761
Torbay Council
487,377
Torridge District Council
161,815
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
1,818,079
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
563,786
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
225,164
Uttlesford District Council
142,958
Vale of White Horse District Council
222,944
Wakefield Council
1,053,254
Walsall Borough Council
917,774
London Borough of Waltham Forest
899,163
London Borough of Wandsworth
1,257,535
Warrington Borough Council
537,006
Warwick District Council
250,094
Watford Borough Council
256,034
Waverley Borough Council
201,040
Wealden District Council
246,370
Welwyn Hatfield District Council
325,673
West Berkshire Council
310,174
West Devon Borough Council
117,292
West Lancashire District Council
280,411
West Lindsey District Council
228,035
West Northamptonshire Council
808,288
West Oxfordshire District Council
191,155
West Suffolk Council
366,046
City of Westminster
1,251,108
Westmorland and Furness Council
446,532
Wigan Council
981,046
Wiltshire Council
991,414
Winchester City Council
223,686
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
256,381
Wirral Borough Council
1,190,388
Woking Borough Council
185,741
Wokingham District Council
192,377
Wolverhampton City Council
984,198
Worcester City Council
246,778
Worthing Borough Council
281,317
Wychavon District Council
245,415
Wyre Borough Council
278,034
Wyre Forest District Council
271,852
City of York Council
381,258
Wales
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
300,229
Bridgend County Borough Council
453,123
Caerphilly County Borough Council
601,312
Cardiff City Council
1,211,618
Carmarthenshire County Council
498,388
Ceredigion Council
180,275
Conwy County Borough Council
337,206
Denbighshire County Council
334,695
Flintshire County Council
409,718
Gwynedd Council
299,890
Isle of Anglesey County Council
197,052
Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council
222,092
Monmouthshire County Council
214,478
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
574,560
Newport City Council
562,162
Pembrokeshire County Council
359,788
Powys County Council
316,553
Rhondda-Cynon-Taff County Borough Council
733,133
Swansea City Council
886,041
Torfaen Borough Council
382,783
Vale of Glamorgan Council
339,533
Wrexham County Borough Council
449,708
Scotland
Aberdeen City Council
606,783
Aberdeenshire Council
446,278
Angus Council
360,519
Argyll and Bute Council
258,916
Clackmannanshire Council
227,517
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar Council
90,461
Dumfries and Galloway Council
514,471
Dundee City Council
757,569
East Ayrshire Council
507,744
East Dunbartonshire Council
200,826
East Lothian District Council
331,524
East Renfrewshire Council
170,406
City of Edinburgh Council
1,462,219
Falkirk District Council
543,414
Fife Council
1,319,958
Glasgow City Council
3,438,326
Highland Council
669,091
Inverclyde District Council
400,434
Midlothian Council
289,515
Moray Council
228,786
North Ayrshire Council
656,828
North Lanarkshire Council
1,349,991
Orkney Islands Council
51,915
Perth and Kinross Council
354,552
Renfrewshire Council
663,257
Scottish Borders Council
349,100
Shetland Islands Council
45,423
South Ayrshire Council
422,214
South Lanarkshire Council
1,110,816
Stirling Council
259,851
West Dunbartonshire Council
451,873
West Lothian Council
634,535
”.

## 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. Sections 140C(4) and 140F(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) authorise 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 1st April 2024. Article 4 updates the meaning of “self-contained accommodation” for the purposes of articles 17 to 17C of the 1998 Order. Article 5 makes a correction to paragraph (7A), the definition of “technical overpayment” for the purposes of article 18 of the 1998 Order.
Article 6 and the Schedule 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 2023.
Article 7 amends 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 amendments to Schedule 1ZB have effect for the purposes of determining additional amounts of subsidy payable for the year beginning with 1st April 2024. The amounts were notified by the Secretary of State to local authorities on 23rd April 2024.
Article 8 amends 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 4th April 2023. 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 amendments to Schedule 1ZC have 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 27th April 2023 and revised on 19th December 2023.
Article 9 amends Schedule 4A to the 1998 Order, to update the rebate proportion figure for 2024/2025 to 0.397, 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 amendments to Schedule 4A have effect for the purposes of determining subsidy payable for the year beginning with 1st April 2024 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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