# The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2025

S.I. 2025/1077 · made 13 October 2025

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-2025/pdf/uksi_20251077_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-subsidy-to-authorities-amendment-order-2025/pdf/uksiem_20251077_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 13th October 2025
Laid before Parliament 14th October 2025
Coming into force 4th November 2025
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), (3) 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 2025 and comes into force on 4th November 2025.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

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

(1) The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 8.
(2) Articles 3, 5, 6 and 7 and the Schedule apply for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2024.
(3) Article 8 applies for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2025.

## 3 Housing Benefit Assurance Process

In article 2 (interpretation of Parts 2 and 4), in the definition of “HBAP”, for “1st April 2024” substitute “28th April 2025”.

## 4 Deductions to be made in calculating subsidy: overpayment

In article 19 (deductions to be made in calculating subsidy)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “paragraph (4)” substitute “paragraphs (3A), (3B) and (4)”;
(b) after paragraph (3) insert—
“(3A) Paragraph (3B) applies for the purpose of determining the amount of subsidy payable for a relevant year beginning on or after 1st April 2024.
(3B) Where an overpayment of a type specified in any of sub-paragraphs (e) to (g) of paragraph (1) was made in any earlier relevant year, the amount deducted for that overpayment under article 11(2)(b) may, where the authority considers it appropriate, be limited to the amount of subsidy calculated in accordance with article 13(1)(b) which is attributable to that overpayment.
(3C) In paragraph (3B), “earlier relevant year” means a relevant year earlier than that in which the deduction takes place.”.

## 5 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.

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

In Schedule 1ZB (additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service), in paragraph 2 (additional amount: relevant year beginning with 1st April 2024)—
(a) for “is the amount” substitute “is the sum of the amounts”;
(b) at the end insert “and in the Housing Benefit Circular HB S8/2024 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 20th December 2024”.

## 7 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 A4/2023” to the end of that definition substitute “Housing Benefit Circular HB A5/2024 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 23rd April 2024”;
(b) in paragraph 2 (additional amount: relevant year beginning on 1st April 2023)—
(i) in the heading, for “1st April 2023” substitute “1st April 2024”;
(ii) for “1st April 2023” substitute “1st April 2024”;
(iii) for “Housing Benefit Circular” to the end substitute “Housing Benefit Circular HB S5/2024 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 23rd April 2024”.

## 8 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 2024 is 0.397” substitute “1st April 2025 is 0.369”;
(b) for paragraph 4, but not including the heading, substitute—
“4 The amounts for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2025 for the purposes of paragraph 2 are as follows—
Local authority
(1) Specified amount “O” (£)
(2) Guideline rent increase “P” (£)
Caerphilly County Borough Council
121.35
3.58
Cardiff City Council
136.94
3.78
Carmarthenshire County Council
120.50
3.41
Denbighshire County Council
121.63
3.18
Flintshire County Council
127.12
5.04
Isle of Anglesey County Council
122.29
4.96
Pembrokeshire County Council
123.35
4.51
Powys County Council
124.51
3.83
Swansea City Council
122.24
3.01
Vale of Glamorgan Council
135.42
5.18
Wrexham County Borough Council
125.17
3.64
”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Stephen Timms
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
13th October 2025
We consent
Taiwo Owatemi
Christian Wakeford
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
13th October 2025

## 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 2024-2025
Local authority
Administration subsidy (£)
England
Adur District Council
168,550
Amber Valley Borough Council
329,797
Arun District Council
405,459
Ashfield District Council
372,208
Ashford Borough Council
338,604
Babergh District Council
190,118
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
924,124
London Borough of Barnet
1,509,250
Barnsley Borough Council
858,497
Basildon District Council
600,000
Basingstoke and Deane District Council
389,904
Bassetlaw District Council
317,124
Bath and North East Somerset Council
447,937
Bedford Borough Council
520,834
London Borough of Bexley
607,226
Birmingham City Council
6,268,442
Blaby District Council
151,595
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
521,838
Blackpool Borough Council
697,235
Bolsover District Council
245,893
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
1,005,095
Boston Borough Council
191,453
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
1,262,294
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
272,330
Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council
1,650,227
Braintree District Council
364,025
Breckland District Council
329,374
London Borough of Brent
1,704,405
Brentwood District Council
137,613
Brighton and Hove Council
1,188,488
Bristol City Council
1,675,554
Broadland District Council
218,023
London Borough of Bromley
866,470
Bromsgrove District Council
178,055
Broxbourne Borough Council
271,237
Broxtowe Council
248,500
Buckinghamshire Council
1,005,797
Burnley Borough Council
386,005
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
560,142
Calderdale Borough Council
847,713
Cambridge City Council
348,172
London Borough of Camden
1,512,857
Cannock Chase District Council
262,263
Canterbury City Council
402,811
Castle Point District Council
189,776
Central Bedfordshire Council
555,680
Charnwood Borough Council
348,005
Chelmsford Borough Council
383,259
Cheltenham Borough Council
300,956
Cherwell District Council
316,902
Cheshire East Council
795,516
Cheshire West and Chester Council
918,617
Chesterfield Borough Council
403,765
Chichester District Council
291,437
Chorley Borough Council
280,499
City of London
63,711
Colchester Borough Council
466,042
Cornwall Council
1,741,459
Cotswold District Council
182,942
Coventry City Council
1,133,518
Crawley Borough Council
382,034
London Borough of Croydon
1,670,074
Cumberland Council
790,882
Dacorum Borough Council
417,986
Darlington Borough Council
383,739
Dartford Borough Council
252,084
Derby City Council
847,985
Derbyshire Dales District Council
141,412
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
1,039,593
Dorset Council
924,249
Dover District Council
378,576
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
916,034
Durham County Council
2,022,609
London Borough of Ealing
1,586,025
East Cambridgeshire District Council
178,328
East Devon District Council
308,618
East Hampshire District Council
202,625
East Hertfordshire District Council
278,434
East Lindsey District Council
464,725
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
708,395
East Staffordshire Borough Council
259,301
East Suffolk Council
677,920
Eastbourne Borough Council
431,971
Eastleigh Borough Council
268,364
Elmbridge Borough Council
278,068
London Borough of Enfield
1,847,508
Epping Forest District Council
294,276
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
165,386
Erewash Borough Council
330,843
Exeter City Council
390,214
Fareham Borough Council
171,233
Fenland District Council
292,434
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
355,028
Forest of Dean District Council
220,002
Fylde Borough Council
205,171
Gateshead Borough Council
870,065
Gedling Borough Council
266,689
Gloucester City Council
386,093
Gosport Borough Council
247,779
Gravesham Borough Council
278,169
Great Yarmouth Council
422,613
Royal Borough of Greenwich
1,504,546
Guildford Borough Council
272,761
London Borough of Hackney
2,398,650
Halton Borough Council
544,854
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
1,122,434
Harborough District Council
137,026
London Borough of Haringey
1,704,846
Harlow District Council
337,603
Harrow Council
807,776
Hart District Council
120,109
Hartlepool Borough Council
481,089
Hastings Borough Council
480,262
Havant Borough Council
269,884
London Borough of Havering
630,461
Herefordshire Council
453,778
Hertsmere Borough Council
290,159
High Peak Borough Council
231,061
London Borough of Hillingdon
953,925
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
213,125
Horsham District Council
266,478
London Borough of Hounslow
1,015,552
Huntingdonshire District Council
333,564
Hyndburn Borough Council
310,681
Ipswich Borough Council
483,036
Isle of Wight Council
476,343
Council of the Isles of Scilly
1,734
London Borough of Islington
1,665,897
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
1,083,719
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
382,044
Hull City Council
1,283,677
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
467,322
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
1,251,555
Knowsley Borough Council
742,248
London Borough of Lambeth
1,933,882
Lancaster City Council
427,456
Leeds City Council
2,558,738
Leicester City Council
1,181,395
Lewes District Council
274,856
London Borough of Lewisham
1,817,443
Lichfield District Council
199,705
City of Lincoln Council
368,608
Liverpool City Council
2,640,160
Luton Borough Council
685,036
Maidstone Borough Council
390,736
Maldon District Council
131,415
Malvern Hills District Council
179,312
Manchester City Council
2,733,908
Mansfield District Council
366,414
Medway Council
738,065
Melton Borough Council
106,717
London Borough of Merton
549,716
Mid Devon District Council
184,463
Mid Suffolk District Council
176,135
Mid Sussex District Council
259,793
Middlesbrough Council
657,029
Milton Keynes Borough Council
816,257
Mole Valley District Council
185,274
New Forest District Council
373,181
Newark and Sherwood District Council
305,426
Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council
323,447
Newcastle City Council
1,312,597
London Borough of Newham
1,841,037
North Devon District Council
277,024
North East Derbyshire District Council
282,630
North East Lincolnshire Council
575,860
North Hertfordshire District Council
287,657
North Kesteven District Council
213,616
North Lincolnshire Council
459,772
North Norfolk District Council
287,693
North Northamptonshire Council
832,091
North Somerset Council
579,809
North Tyneside Borough Council
731,183
North Warwickshire District Council
154,583
North West Leicestershire District Council
207,130
North Yorkshire Council
1,346,339
Northumberland County Council
934,537
Norwich City Council
634,059
Nottingham City Council
1,419,394
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
388,016
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
101,030
Oldham Borough Council
838,458
Oxford City Council
456,851
Pendle Borough Council
267,404
Peterborough City Council
678,063
Plymouth City Council
996,596
Portsmouth City Council
891,714
Preston Borough Council
497,529
Reading Borough Council
564,803
London Borough of Redbridge
1,000,025
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
543,213
Redditch Borough Council
252,162
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
309,035
Ribble Valley Borough Council
92,377
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
484,871
Rochdale Borough Council
879,897
Rochford District Council
145,810
Rossendale Borough Council
197,127
Rother District Council
259,244
Rotherham Borough Council
919,858
Rugby Borough Council
238,394
Runnymede Borough Council
178,073
Rushcliffe Borough Council
184,514
Rushmoor Borough Council
285,738
Rutland County Council
73,346
Salford City Council
1,187,209
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
1,161,275
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
1,023,200
Sevenoaks District Council
250,131
Sheffield City Council
2,005,302
Shropshire Council
719,302
Slough Borough Council
507,453
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
535,120
Somerset Council
1,524,673
South Cambridgeshire District Council
291,522
South Derbyshire District Council
183,769
South Gloucestershire Council
500,308
South Hams District Council
209,496
South Holland District Council
193,697
South Kesteven District Council
317,015
South Norfolk District Council
261,776
South Oxfordshire District Council
245,188
South Ribble Borough Council
220,430
South Staffordshire District Council
233,612
South Tyneside Council
752,717
Southampton City Council
981,406
Southend-on-Sea City Council
677,833
London Borough of Southwark
1,968,200
Spelthorne Borough Council
234,185
St Albans District Council
278,504
St Helens Borough Council
689,428
Stafford Borough Council
262,194
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
169,213
Stevenage Borough Council
292,537
Stockport Borough Council
741,802
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
657,685
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
955,837
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
270,289
Stroud District Council
259,522
Sunderland City Council
1,265,287
Surrey Heath Borough Council
142,664
London Borough of Sutton
645,052
Swale Borough Council
450,601
Swindon Borough Council
614,102
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
887,945
Tamworth Borough Council
215,578
Tandridge District Council
185,839
Teignbridge District Council
328,415
Telford and Wrekin Council
624,162
Tendring District Council
506,017
Test Valley Borough Council
258,264
Tewkesbury Borough Council
185,076
Thanet District Council
568,814
Three Rivers Council
201,957
Thurrock Borough Council
466,529
Tonbridge and Malling District Council
279,338
Torbay Council
544,037
Torridge District Council
184,048
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
2,104,618
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
610,943
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
265,821
Uttlesford District Council
157,728
Vale of White Horse District Council
242,887
Wakefield Council
1,191,510
Walsall Borough Council
978,019
London Borough of Waltham Forest
1,029,420
London Borough of Wandsworth
1,508,603
Warrington Borough Council
563,462
Warwick District Council
284,406
Watford Borough Council
300,487
Waverley Borough Council
237,655
Wealden District Council
277,466
Welwyn Hatfield District Council
370,287
West Berkshire Council
336,017
West Devon Borough Council
131,940
West Lancashire District Council
294,801
West Lindsey District Council
251,109
West Northamptonshire Council
912,188
West Oxfordshire District Council
210,282
West Suffolk Council
404,717
City of Westminster
1,576,904
Westmorland and Furness Council
501,989
Wigan Council
1,018,723
Wiltshire Council
1,029,483
Winchester City Council
250,881
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
286,152
Wirral Borough Council
1,298,734
Woking Borough Council
222,898
Wokingham District Council
208,338
Wolverhampton City Council
1,022,685
Worcester City Council
284,220
Worthing Borough Council
333,327
Wychavon District Council
275,362
Wyre Borough Council
305,435
Wyre Forest District Council
305,508
City of York Council
403,458
Wales
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
340,407
Bridgend County Borough Council
494,803
Caerphilly County Borough Council
689,507
Cardiff City Council
1,371,368
Carmarthenshire County Council
561,895
Ceredigion Council
211,832
Conwy County Borough Council
420,006
Denbighshire County Council
379,369
Flintshire County Council
438,759
Gwynedd Council
351,929
Isle of Anglesey County Council
226,283
Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council
237,984
Monmouthshire County Council
245,751
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
629,102
Newport City Council
611,268
Pembrokeshire County Council
394,186
Powys County Council
356,333
Rhondda-Cynon-Taff County Borough Council
833,755
Swansea City Council
952,972
Torfaen Borough Council
413,585
Vale of Glamorgan Council
388,561
Wrexham County Borough Council
475,173
Scotland
Aberdeen City Council
694,211
Aberdeenshire Council
487,618
Angus Council
378,762
Argyll and Bute Council
298,092
Clackmannanshire Council
243,760
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar Council
72,781
Dumfries and Galloway Council
578,247
Dundee City Council
827,365
East Ayrshire Council
528,436
East Dunbartonshire Council
223,360
East Lothian District Council
351,145
East Renfrewshire Council
199,796
City of Edinburgh Council
1,775,114
Falkirk District Council
597,534
Fife Council
1,421,133
Glasgow City Council
4,055,105
Highland Council
707,899
Inverclyde District Council
420,008
Midlothian Council
311,951
Moray Council
256,430
North Ayrshire Council
703,196
North Lanarkshire Council
1,477,341
Orkney Islands Council
64,869
Perth and Kinross Council
388,219
Renfrewshire Council
735,556
Scottish Borders Council
387,069
Shetland Islands Council
60,695
South Ayrshire Council
463,365
South Lanarkshire Council
1,208,944
Stirling Council
292,591
West Dunbartonshire Council
475,688
West Lothian Council
722,186
”.

## 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 28th April 2025.
Article 4 provides that the local authority may, in calculating subsidy for the relevant year, limit the amount of deductions for overpayments made in any earlier relevant years to the amount of subsidy local authorities received in respect of those overpayments.
Article 5 and the Schedule substitute Schedule 1 to the 1998 Order, which prescribes the sums used in the calculation of subsidy for the year beginning 1st April 2024.
Article 6 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 amendment provides that the additional amount of subsidy relating to those alerts for the year beginning on 1st April 2024 includes the amounts specified in the Housing Benefit Circular published on 20th December 2024.
Article 7 amends Schedule 1ZC to the 1998 Order which 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 amendment to paragraph 1 of that Schedule updates the definition of “HBAAI” to refer to the most recent version of the Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative, published on 23rd April 2024. The amendments to paragraph 2 of that Schedule update the Schedule to refer to the additional amounts of subsidy payable for the year beginning on 1st April 2024. The amounts were notified by the Secretary of State to local authorities on 23rd April 2024.
Article 8 amends Schedule 4A to the 1998 Order, both to update the rebate proportion figure for 2025/2026 to 0.369 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 on 1st April 2025 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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