Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 2481

Social Security
The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2010

Made
11th October 2010

Laid before Parliament
14th October 2010

Coming into force
26th November 2010

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 140B(1) to (4), 140C(1) and (4), 140F(2) and 189(1), (4) to (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1).
In accordance with section 189(8)(2) of that Act the Secretary of State has sought the consent of the Treasury.

In accordance with section 176(1)(3) of that Act, consultation has taken place with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2010 and comes into force on 26th November 2010.

(2) Article 2 has effect from 1st April 2008.

(3) Articles 3 and 4 have effect from 1st April 2009.

(4) Articles 5 and 6 have effect from 1st April 2010.

(5) In this Order, “the 1998 Order” means the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998(4).

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Order taking effect from 1st April 2008

2.  In Schedule 1(5) to the 1998 Order, in the second column, substitute the figures set out in the second column of the table in Schedule 1 to this Order, in respect of the authorities listed in the first column of that table.

Amendment of article 18 of the 1998 Order taking effect from 1st April 2009

3.—(1) Article 18(6) (additions to subsidy) of the 1998 Order is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) for “paragraphs (8) and (9)” substitute “paragraph (8)”.

(3) For paragraph (1)(e) substitute—

“(e)where, during the relevant year, it is discovered that any overpayments of relevant benefit have been made which were authority error overpayments or administrative delay overpayments, the following amounts—

(i)i)where the total of the authority error overpayments and administrative delay overpayments is less than or equal to 0.48% of the total specified subsidy, 100% of the total of those overpayments;

(ii)where the total of the authority error overpayments and administrative delay overpayments is greater than 0.48% but less than or equal to 0.54% of the total specified subsidy, 40% of the total of those overpayments; and

(iii)where the total of the authority error overpayments and administrative delay overpayments is greater than 0.54% of the total specified subsidy, nil.”.

(4) In paragraph (2) after sub-paragraph (c) add—

“or

(d)an administrative delay overpayment.”.

(5) For paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5) In paragraphs (1)(c) and (4A), and in article 19(1)(f), “fraudulent overpayment” means an overpayment in respect of a period falling wholly or partly after 31st March 1993 where the claimant has in respect of the overpayment—

(a)been found guilty of an offence whether under a statute or otherwise;

(b)made an admission after caution of deception or fraud for the purpose of obtaining relevant benefit; or

(c)agreed to pay a penalty under section 115A of the Act (penalty as an alternative to prosecution) and has not withdrawn that agreement.

(5A) In paragraph (5)(b) “admission after caution” means—

(a)in England and Wales, an admission after a caution has been administered in accordance with a Code issued under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984(7);

(b)in Scotland, an admission after a caution has been administered, such admission being duly witnessed by two persons.”.

(6) After paragraph (6) insert—

“(6ZA) In paragraphs (1)(e) and (2)(d), “administrative delay overpayment” means an overpayment arising where—

(a)an authority is notified of a change of circumstances and has sufficient information and evidence to make a revision or supersession decision on an award;

(b)the authority does not make the decision before the next day on which the claimant’s benefit is paid or, in the case of council tax benefit, is allowed; and

(c)the delay was not—

(i)i)caused by a mistake, whether in the form of an act or omission, by an authority; or

(ii)caused or materially contributed to by the claimant, a person acting on the claimant’s behalf, or any other person to whom payment is made.”.

(7) In paragraph (12) after “(6)” insert “, (6ZA)”.

Substitution of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Order taking effect from 1st April 2009

4.  For Schedule 1(8) to the 1998 Order substitute the Schedule in Schedule 2 to this Order.

Amendments relating to temporary accommodation taking effect from 1st April 2010

5.—(1) The 1998 Order is amended as follows.

(2) In article 13(1)(a)(9) (relevant benefit) for “and 17” substitute “, 17 and 17A”.

(3) In articles —

(a)15(7) (disproportionate rent increase); and

(b)15A(7)(10) (disproportionate rent increase – Wales),

for “(subsidy in respect of homeless and short lease rebate cases)” substitute “(subsidy in respect of temporary accommodation – non self-contained licensed accommodation and board and lodging accommodation) or article 17A (subsidy in respect of temporary accommodation – self-contained licensed accommodation and short lease accommodation)”.

(4) In article 17(11) (subsidy in respect of temporary accommodation – non self-contained licensed accommodation and board and lodging accommodation) and article 17A (subsidy in respect of temporary accommodation – self-contained licensed accommodation and short lease accommodation)—

(a)in paragraph (2)—

(i)for “the lower” substitute “the lowest”; and

(ii)after sub-paragraph (b) add—

“or

(c)subject to paragraph (3A), £500 where the dwelling is located in a broad rental market area listed in Schedule 8 (broad rental market areas in London) or £375 where the dwelling is located in any other broad rental market area.”; and

(b)after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) The Secretary of State may determine in any particular case that paragraph (2)(c)—

(a)does not apply; or

(b)applies as if for the figure of £500 or £375 there were substituted a higher figure.”.

(5) After Schedule 7 (authorities in London) add the Schedule in Schedule 3 to this Order.

Amendment of Schedule 4A to the 1998 Order taking effect from 1st April 2010

6.—(1) Schedule 4A(12) (rent rebate limitation deductions (Housing Revenue Account dwellings)) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 2 (liability to deduction), for sub-paragraphs (6) and (7) substitute—

“(6) The RPI figure referred to in Step 3 is 1.2551.

(7) The annual factor for 2010-11 is 0.1.”.

(3) In paragraph 3 (amount of deduction), for sub-paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) The rebate proportion for each year commencing with 2010-11 is 0.761.”.

(4) For Part 3 (weekly rent limits for purposes of Part 2: Authorities in England) substitute Part 3 as set out in Schedule 4 to this Order.

(5) For Part 5 (amounts for purposes of Part 4, paragraph 4: Authorities in Wales) substitute Part 5 as set out in Schedule 5 to this Order.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Freud
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
6th October 2010

We consent

Michael Fabricant
Angela Watkinson
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
11th October 2010

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1Amendment of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Order

Authority
£

Adur
447,995

Aylesbury Vale
902,883

Berwick upon Tweed
229,209

Blaby
373,901

Blackpool
2,085,709

Brentwood
400,395

Castle Point
579,935

Chichester
765,717

City of London
153,836

Enfield
3,469,084

Harrow
1,918,752

Isles of Scilly
8,201

Leicester
3,429,111

Maldon
455,032

Newcastle upon Tyne
3,049,237

North Cornwall
684,066

North Norfolk
820,735

Northampton
1,649,365

Rugby
620,103

Rutland
157,828

South Gloucestershire
1,282,479

South Holland
542,478

South Tyneside
1,907,958

Uttlesford
342,307

Vale of White Horse
683,185

Wycombe
952,046

Merthyr Tydfil
651,284

Wrexham
1,049,074

Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar
258,344

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2Schedule to be substituted for Schedule 1 to the 1998 Order

Articles 12(1)(b) and 17(1) and (8)

“SCHEDULE 1Sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy

Relevant year 2009-2010

Non HRA rent rebate

Local authority
Administration subsidy (£)
Threshold (£)
Cap (£)

Adur
501,108
123.51
218.59

Allerdale
913,726
99.14
175.12

Amber Valley
1,009,775
99.63
176.19

Arun
1,281,163
129.28
228.35

Ashfield
1,093,330
93.56
165.44

Ashford
828,813
122.76
217.07

Aylesbury Vale
1,035,115
118.70
210.39

Babergh
558,706
113.61
200.88

Barking and Dagenham
2,472,838
191.10
303.80

Barnet
3,492,266
191.10
303.80

Barnsley
2,393,524
83.11
148.00

Barrow in Furness
766,531
103.70
183.36

Basildon
1,867,885
120.70
213.42

Basingstoke and Deane
1,058,952
122.92
217.14

Bassetlaw
953,798
104.30
184.43

Bath and North East Somerset
1,312,318
105.75
186.80

Bedford
1,438,170
97.90
173.55

Bexley
1,962,769
191.10
303.80

Birmingham
14,086,391
100.24
177.75

Blaby
433,408
89.33
158.30

Blackburn with Darwen
1,816,010
114.39
202.05

Blackpool
2,333,428
95.27
172.92

Bolsover
746,201
81.23
146.64

Bolton
2,980,362
85.81
153.11

Boston
622,292
89.47
158.39

Bournemouth
1,983,960
107.53
202.08

Bracknell Forest
728,845
133.56
240.01

Bradford
5,798,735
90.51
170.09

Braintree
1,138,772
109.87
194.28

Breckland
1,072,016
112.36
199.19

Brent
4,377,145
191.10
321.29

Brentwood
436,831
124.55
220.25

Brighton and Hove
3,550,343
111.13
218.36

Bristol
4,574,395
97.89
193.54

Broadland
726,728
112.36
199.19

Bromley
2,478,039
191.10
303.80

Bromsgrove
501,455
104.42
192.96

Broxbourne
848,986
132.80
234.83

Broxtowe
737,014
85.43
152.34

Burnley
1,247,910
101.59
179.45

Bury
1,733,042
98.94
174.96

Calderdale
2,176,025
87.94
155.59

Cambridge
909,231
116.98
206.85

Camden
3,711,197
191.10
319.83

Cannock Chase
863,985
104.88
191.79

Canterbury
1,121,781
117.96
208.56

Carlisle
916,855
96.75
171.07

Castle Point
695,984
128.42
227.06

Central Bedfordshire
1,638,916
125.04
222.39

Charnwood
915,596
89.89
158.97

Chelmsford
1,071,095
125.69
223.06

Cheltenham
927,921
127.66
225.72

Cherwell
934,296
123.76
219.15

Cheshire East
2,490,881
107.12
203.67

Cheshire West and Chester
2,595,529
78.91
157.98

Chesterfield
1,125,422
85.77
151.67

Chichester
818,670
124.40
219.73

Chiltern
533,270
122.92
217.14

Chorley
803,880
88.01
156.48

Christchurch
397,310
105.75
198.52

City of London
194,033
191.10
303.80

Colchester
1,279,666
115.76
206.37

Copeland
705,890
93.15
176.96

Corby
577,475
95.99
175.40

Cornwall
5,151,361
106.61
192.45

Cotswold
553,985
105.75
186.80

Coventry
4,018,911
85.27
167.35

Craven
353,716
105.13
185.89

Crawley
963,580
133.08
236.16

Croydon
3,859,044
191.10
315.58

Dacorum
1,019,673
116.52
208.64

Darlington
1,129,847
91.31
161.45

Dartford
707,065
120.59
213.23

Daventry
450,631
95.89
169.54

Derby
2,404,502
94.70
167.48

Derbyshire Dales
410,598
96.15
170.38

Doncaster
3,027,303
86.39
155.35

Dover
1,097,902
122.79
217.12

Dudley
2,935,450
100.57
180.44

Durham
5,814,220
89.38
159.13

Ealing
3,692,647
191.10
307.48

East Cambridgeshire
538,142
112.36
199.19

East Devon
889,713
95.98
180.37

East Dorset
535,789
105.75
198.52

East Hampshire
647,605
122.92
217.14

East Hertfordshire
802,079
134.30
238.32

East Lindsey
1,509,540
92.21
163.22

East Northamptonshire
601,598
103.01
182.35

East Riding of Yorkshire
2,374,916
92.04
167.10

East Staffordshire
853,746
89.80
158.61

Eastbourne
1,177,942
110.59
207.85

Eastleigh
746,420
122.92
217.14

Eden
310,641
99.14
175.12

Elmbridge
802,823
140.21
247.64

Enfield
3,933,000
191.10
303.80

Epping Forest
890,311
119.01
211.02

Epsom and Ewell
400,164
122.92
217.14

Erewash
974,695
88.17
156.24

Exeter
1,016,830
92.97
174.72

Fareham
551,489
116.50
210.15

Fenland
954,191
105.59
186.72

Forest Heath
412,713
103.99
183.89

Forest of Dean
677,172
101.35
179.20

Fylde
550,323
86.64
153.02

Gateshead
2,445,646
91.65
162.08

Gedling
834,085
87.30
155.02

Gloucester
1,110,965
110.68
195.71

Gosport
749,282
114.25
202.03

Gravesham
840,533
116.59
206.18

Great Yarmouth
1,295,121
87.73
164.87

Greenwich
3,803,763
191.10
303.80

Guildford
826,064
140.77
248.93

Hackney
5,085,446
191.10
304.23

Halton
1,577,299
91.17
167.01

Hambleton
523,935
87.23
164.01

Hammersmith and Fulham
2,791,049
191.10
303.80

Harborough
354,347
108.24
191.39

Haringey
4,164,700
191.10
303.80

Harlow
953,883
114.89
203.14

Harrogate
896,610
111.90
197.88

Harrow
2,303,431
191.10
333.83

Hart
344,158
122.92
217.14

Hartlepool
1,450,139
94.67
167.40

Hastings
1,388,663
122.92
217.14

Havant
1,063,513
122.92
217.14

Havering
1,855,672
191.10
303.80

Herefordshire
1,451,458
94.12
166.45

Hertsmere
812,596
112.36
199.19

High Peak
732,582
101.79
179.98

Hillingdon
2,606,575
191.10
335.66

Hinckley and Bosworth
606,228
98.28
173.80

Horsham
696,636
145.33
256.69

Hounslow
2,574,776
191.10
303.80

Huntingdonshire
1,016,397
121.72
215.78

Hyndburn
1,022,957
98.12
173.32

Ipswich
1,397,870
104.71
185.14

Isle of Wight
1,622,881
122.92
217.14

Isles of Scilly
13,939
109.28
193.24

Islington
3,987,849
191.10
314.77

Kensington and Chelsea
2,291,479
191.10
346.84

Kettering
670,480
94.72
168.87

Kings Lynn and West Norfolk
1,329,114
92.00
171.41

Kingston upon Hull
3,659,747
95.16
174.59

Kingston upon Thames
1,184,362
191.10
326.21

Kirklees
3,797,442
96.45
170.57

Knowsley
2,452,852
107.12
189.42

Lambeth
5,203,587
191.10
303.80

Lancaster
1,237,759
95.39
168.66

Leeds
7,088,714
87.58
165.00

Leicester
3,942,162
97.15
171.61

Lewes
754,314
119.27
212.35

Lewisham
4,790,443
191.10
303.80

Lichfield
636,199
97.46
172.16

Lincoln
1,004,784
91.94
162.57

Liverpool
8,120,773
97.78
172.92

Luton
1,963,629
120.28
212.69

Maidstone
1,054,829
122.12
215.92

Maldon
439,750
112.36
199.19

Malvern Hills
526,641
97.46
172.16

Manchester
7,385,844
114.63
202.68

Mansfield
1,084,383
98.40
173.81

Medway
2,471,850
120.59
213.23

Melton
258,523
88.35
160.45

Mendip
867,748
104.19
184.05

Merton
1,727,442
191.10
303.80

Mid Devon
530,867
98.98
175.05

Mid Suffolk
496,956
105.59
186.72

Mid Sussex
678,986
122.92
217.14

Middlesbrough
2,206,592
103.59
183.18

Milton Keynes
2,115,430
120.07
213.21

Mole Valley
464,865
119.51
211.32

New Forest
1,125,097
132.41
234.14

Newark and Sherwood
889,342
91.94
162.56

Newcastle under Lyme
1,087,414
82.64
162.20

Newcastle upon Tyne
3,364,104
90.05
159.22

Newham
5,591,610
191.10
303.80

North Devon
954,921
115.45
203.92

North Dorset
432,501
105.75
186.80

North East Derby
742,092
83.86
152.08

North East Lincoln
2,034,695
90.10
164.89

North Hertfordshire
965,618
120.81
220.04

North Kesteven
624,135
91.91
162.50

North Lincolnshire
1,542,925
87.22
154.80

North Norfolk
940,932
97.07
171.86

North Somerset
1,834,791
121.72
215.22

North Tyneside
2,156,531
84.26
149.81

North Warwickshire
463,406
96.16
172.79

North West Leicester
632,539
90.96
160.84

Northampton
1,813,555
119.60
211.46

Northumberland
2,787,086
93.33
165.04

Norwich
1,677,804
94.77
168.16

Nottingham
3,882,166
88.16
155.89

Nuneaton and Bedworth
1,140,220
93.25
166.57

Oadby and Wigston
309,495
89.66
159.42

Oldham
2,484,794
87.94
164.65

Oxford
1,229,037
128.85
230.01

Pendle
1,071,618
91.59
161.97

Peterborough
1,983,895
119.78
211.82

Plymouth
2,636,360
96.67
170.93

Poole
1,143,769
109.75
206.03

Portsmouth
2,451,520
116.64
206.23

Preston
1,425,829
99.74
176.35

Purbeck
341,003
122.00
215.70

Reading
1,462,668
142.45
251.88

Redbridge
2,378,655
191.10
308.85

Redcar and Cleveland
1,760,408
99.06
175.15

Redditch
740,418
105.54
186.63

Reigate and Banstead
826,570
138.52
244.92

Ribble Valley
274,416
86.06
152.17

Richmond upon Thames
1,340,033
191.10
303.80

Richmondshire
290,430
102.07
180.47

Rochdale
2,551,547
91.46
161.72

Rochford
508,999
109.01
192.74

Rossendale
655,080
92.62
163.60

Rother
834,439
122.92
217.14

Rotherham
2,482,058
77.32
142.49

Rugby
694,716
98.86
175.93

Runnymede
499,554
145.50
257.28

Rushcliffe
561,791
101.30
180.82

Rushmoor
683,524
122.92
217.14

Rutland
182,957
108.05
191.06

Ryedale
376,059
87.23
164.01

Salford
3,001,152
101.18
178.90

Sandwell
4,013,462
108.90
194.23

Scarborough
1,312,090
103.89
183.69

Sedgemoor
930,079
111.99
198.03

Sefton
3,181,582
102.91
182.24

Selby
451,257
97.43
172.29

Sevenoaks
754,703
122.92
217.14

Sheffield
5,487,969
87.94
155.62

Shepway
1,068,561
112.70
199.27

Shropshire
2,193,958
99.12
175.34

Slough
1,446,391
128.37
229.41

Solihull
1,530,833
104.55
184.87

South Bucks
362,589
122.92
217.14

South Cambridgeshire
690,259
125.88
222.60

South Derbyshire
521,026
98.92
174.90

South Gloucestershire
1,623,230
107.81
194.41

South Hams
662,726
105.75
186.80

South Holland
623,995
93.82
165.90

South Kesteven
841,656
96.89
173.47

South Lakeland
617,814
111.44
202.90

South Norfolk
843,134
102.07
180.47

South Northamptonshire
350,641
111.38
198.50

South Oxfordshire
682,235
122.92
217.14

South Ribble
771,946
99.14
175.12

South Somerset
1,216,117
105.75
186.80

South Staffordshire
722,243
97.46
172.16

South Tyneside
2,023,763
82.03
146.95

Southampton
2,471,423
102.93
202.21

Southend on Sea
2,008,718
111.76
197.62

Southwark
4,878,833
191.10
303.80

Spelthorne
663,983
122.92
217.14

St Albans
695,768
123.96
220.79

St Edmundsbury
739,825
111.34
197.60

St Helens
2,240,046
105.67
186.85

Stafford
758,438
97.46
172.16

Staffordshire Moorlands
616,914
94.78
167.42

Stevenage
850,074
122.77
217.08

Stockport
2,299,723
89.74
176.69

Stockton on Tees
1,906,609
93.99
167.70

Stoke on Trent
2,938,959
93.80
165.84

Stratford on Avon
806,426
97.46
172.16

Stroud
719,429
112.38
198.71

Suffolk Coastal
819,322
101.99
180.79

Sunderland
4,090,886
101.89
179.99

Surrey Heath
404,755
122.92
217.14

Sutton
1,557,750
191.10
303.80

Swale
1,348,598
122.92
217.14

Swindon
1,554,189
100.15
179.08

Tameside
2,758,213
104.13
183.93

Tamworth
584,931
102.23
182.02

Tandridge
432,341
122.67
218.74

Taunton Deane
847,379
99.69
176.26

Teignbridge
1,051,969
117.87
208.44

Telford and Wrekin
1,737,268
97.46
172.16

Tendring
1,710,685
102.90
193.39

Test Valley
710,020
119.49
211.05

Tewkesbury
503,321
97.51
172.24

Thanet
1,937,616
111.67
197.45

Three Rivers
560,270
126.59
225.54

Thurrock
1,420,643
119.16
210.68

Tonbridge and Malling
750,893
122.92
217.14

Torbay
1,816,499
108.84
192.26

Torridge
576,361
107.70
190.43

Tower Hamlets
5,221,738
191.10
327.78

Trafford
1,929,201
100.74
178.12

Tunbridge Wells
766,657
122.92
217.14

Uttlesford
339,756
123.19
217.90

Vale of White Horse
778,741
122.92
217.14

Wakefield
3,456,429
88.02
168.09

Walsall
3,540,899
100.25
177.29

Waltham Forest
3,219,187
191.10
322.08

Wandsworth
3,377,793
191.10
341.95

Warrington
1,486,668
100.10
176.99

Warwick
897,740
106.19
190.27

Watford
803,294
123.28
217.97

Waveney
1,313,320
96.92
171.37

Waverley
672,435
133.58
235.96

Wealden
875,435
104.80
205.89

Wellingborough
680,031
98.69
174.49

Welwyn Hatfield
875,199
115.76
207.92

West Berkshire
948,548
122.92
217.14

West Devon
363,813
105.75
186.80

West Dorset
758,026
105.75
186.80

West Lancashire
961,638
93.59
166.90

West Lindsey
714,794
91.05
161.19

West Oxfordshire
575,998
117.83
208.15

West Somerset
389,617
105.75
186.80

Westminster
3,323,473
191.10
375.44

Weymouth and Portland
726,952
109.50
193.43

Wigan
3,182,049
93.88
166.01

Wiltshire
2,970,472
116.27
205.58

Winchester
604,916
123.41
218.21

Windsor and Maidenhead
875,864
122.92
217.14

Wirral
3,977,272
109.59
193.77

Woking
596,781
158.97
281.11

Wokingham
548,816
124.20
225.80

Wolverhampton
3,318,461
91.05
172.17

Worcester
867,281
93.88
167.79

Worthing
917,873
122.92
217.14

Wychavon
820,069
122.69
216.70

Wycombe
1,049,291
141.25
249.75

Wyre
994,344
99.54
175.81

Wyre Forest
982,492
101.39
179.09

York
1,260,538
103.14
182.36

Blaenau Gwent
894,463
96.23
170.14

Bridgend
1,437,787
97.66
172.69

Caerphilly
1,835,410
103.23
182.52

Cardiff
3,382,539
108.59
193.10

Carmarthenshire
1,681,016
94.24
166.64

Ceredigion
612,891
103.29
182.64

Conwy
1,066,422
90.85
167.95

Denbighshire
966,950
88.36
157.75

Flintshire
1,159,213
93.96
166.36

Gwynedd
1,073,107
93.59
165.47

Isle of Anglesey
603,154
92.27
163.15

Merthyr Tydfil
747,959
93.63
165.56

Monmouthshire
558,154
108.41
193.01

Neath and Port Talbot
1,631,627
94.91
167.83

Newport
1,408,147
102.78
184.05

Pembrokeshire
1,026,030
92.25
163.11

Powys
949,501
96.75
171.33

Rhondda Cynon Taff
2,618,967
92.09
162.82

Swansea
2,458,074
98.39
173.97

Torfaen
953,649
106.83
190.64

Vale of Glamorgan
1,030,938
110.87
196.06

Wrexham
1,148,585
88.12
156.30

Aberdeen
1,838,162
83.63
149.48

Aberdeenshire
1,441,298
78.84
143.43

Angus
1,019,468
73.78
136.28

Argyll and Bute
923,661
89.91
159.00

Clackmannanshire
582,825
79.23
149.71

Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar
330,371
92.99
166.51

Dumfries and Galloway
1,692,254
84.35
151.85

Dundee
2,198,685
91.68
163.76

East Ayrshire
1,552,354
80.69
142.81

East Dunbartonshire
664,690
86.25
156.39

East Lothian
821,771
77.56
137.15

East Renfrewshire
523,388
82.76
155.46

Edinburgh
4,800,097
105.41
186.39

Falkirk
1,546,620
84.03
158.15

Fife
3,851,973
79.94
146.63

Glasgow
11,602,780
106.81
188.86

Highland
1,935,976
98.09
173.43

Inverclyde
1,229,317
104.53
179.09

Midlothian
709,606
70.33
124.37

Moray
705,596
71.13
125.76

North Ayrshire
1,809,711
75.59
137.05

North Lanarkshire
4,105,064
88.04
157.63

Orkney
167,193
82.44
145.75

Perth and Kinross
1,131,281
74.84
132.34

Renfrewshire
2,154,237
91.49
170.85

Scottish Borders
1,088,586
79.62
140.77

Shetland
154,304
107.31
189.75

South Ayrshire
1,229,927
82.11
145.16

South Lanarkshire
3,470,355
90.11
159.34

Stirling
678,498
84.93
150.16

West Dunbartonshire
1,511,302
84.60
149.60

West Lothian
1,780,378
86.92
182.16”

Article 5(5)

SCHEDULE 3Schedule to be added after Schedule 7 to the 1998 Order

Articles 17 and 17A

“SCHEDULE 8Broad rental market areas in London

Central London
Inner East London
Inner North London
Inner South East London
Inner South West London
Inner West London
Outer South West London”

Article 6(4)

SCHEDULE 4Part to be substituted for Part 3 of Schedule 4A to the 1998 Order

“PART 3WEEKLY RENT LIMITS FOR PURPOSES OF PART 2: AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND

TABLE

RELEVANT YEAR 2010-11

Authority
Weekly rent limit

Adur
£73.81

Arun
£75.50

Ashfield
£54.19

Ashford
£72.90

Babergh
£70.88

Barking
£75.63

Barnet
£85.34

Barnsley
£58.45

Barrow
£61.51

Basildon
£68.91

Bassetlaw
£58.20

Birmingham
£66.05

Blackpool
£56.35

Bolsover
£62.56

Bolton
£58.51

Bournemouth
£66.67

Brent
£91.85

Brentwood
£76.51

Brighton and Hove
£68.05

Bristol
£64.49

Broxtowe
£58.76

Bury
£61.86

Cambridge
£79.67

Camden
£96.20

Cannock Chase
£60.65

Canterbury
£71.45

Castle Point
£73.56

Central Bedfordshire
£79.73

Charnwood
£58.99

Cheltenham
£66.22

Cheshire West and Chester
£63.43

Chesterfield
£62.26

City of London
£87.45

City of York
£63.93

Colchester
£70.14

Corby
£61.64

Cornwall
£58.06

Crawley
£80.34

Croydon
£87.49

Dacorum
£83.72

Darlington
£57.06

Dartford
£72.37

Derby
£62.53

Doncaster
£57.57

Dover
£70.01

Dudley
£65.94

Durham
£55.48

Ealing
£85.15

East Devon
£64.37

East Riding
£61.95

Eastbourne
£62.78

Enfield
£81.26

Epping Forest
£78.84

Exeter
£60.16

Fareham
£72.40

Gateshead
£59.96

Gloucester
£64.06

Gosport
£68.56

Gravesham
£72.19

Great Yarmouth
£59.30

Greenwich
£81.04

Guildford
£88.03

Hackney
£82.35

Hammersmith
£91.93

Haringey
£86.02

Harlow
£74.41

Harrogate
£66.08

Harrow
£91.44

Havering
£76.25

High Peak
£59.41

Hillingdon
£90.28

Hinckley
£62.48

Hounslow
£83.49

Ipswich
£64.98

Isles of Scilly
£64.69

Islington
£92.33

Kensington
£102.62

Kettering
£64.53

Kingston upon Hull
£59.21

Kingston upon Thames
£91.69

Kirklees
£57.13

Lambeth
£86.19

Lancaster
£61.82

Leeds
£58.60

Leicester
£58.72

Lewes
£72.03

Lewisham
£76.80

Lincoln
£54.30

Luton
£68.85

Manchester
£61.54

Mansfield
£58.46

Medway Towns
£66.19

Melton
£60.65

Merton
£85.46

Mid Devon
£63.52

Mid Suffolk
£66.25

Milton Keynes
£67.29

North East Derbyshire
£62.61

New Forest
£79.29

Newark
£61.98

Newcastle upon Tyne
£59.62

Newham
£76.40

North Kesteven
£61.81

North Tyneside
£59.53

North Warwick
£68.60

Northampton
£65.72

Northumberland
£53.83

Norwich
£63.13

Nottingham
£59.51

Nuneaton
£62.04

North West Leicester
£62.19

Oadby and Wigston
£62.39

Oldham
£57.98

Oxford City
£83.41

Plymouth
£53.84

Poole
£68.73

Portsmouth
£67.81

Reading
£85.19

Redbridge
£86.29

Redditch
£62.58

Richmondshire
£62.52

Rochdale
£58.45

Rotherham
£58.74

Rugby
£67.97

Runnymede
£87.81

Rutland
£66.27

Salford
£61.39

Sandwell
£66.43

Sedgemoor
£63.94

Selby
£63.11

Sheffield
£56.80

Shepway
£67.78

Shropshire
£65.27

Slough
£84.18

Solihull
£66.07

South Cambridge
£82.22

South Derbyshire
£63.32

South Holland
£59.60

South Kesteven
£61.79

South Lakeland
£69.94

South Tyneside
£58.54

Southampton
£67.44

Southend on Sea
£69.71

Southwark
£85.02

St Albans
£88.47

Stevenage
£78.69

Stockport
£59.21

Stockton
£63.26

Stoke on Trent
£57.63

Stroud
£66.96

Sutton
£83.84

Swindon
£65.43

Tamworth
£64.69

Tandridge
£77.53

Taunton Deane
£65.43

Tendring
£66.92

Thanet
£66.62

Thurrock
£68.62

Tower Hamlets
£86.12

Uttlesford
£79.54

Waltham Forest
£80.00

Wandsworth
£98.86

Warrington
£62.44

Warwick
£73.89

Waveney
£63.08

Waverley
£87.84

Wealden
£67.96

Welwyn Hatfield
£83.44

West Lancashire
£61.01

Westminster
£100.28

Wigan
£61.19

Wiltshire
£73.00

Winchester
£80.32

Woking
£84.47

Wokingham
£88.17

Wolverhampton
£63.33

Wycombe
£85.23”

Article 6(5)

SCHEDULE 5Part to be substituted for Part 5 of Schedule 4A to the 1998 Order

“TABLE

RELEVANT YEAR 2010-11

Authority

(1)

Specified Amount “O”

(2)

Guideline rent increase

Blaenau Gwent
54.11
0.71

Caerphilly
62.57
1.03

Cardiff
70.04
1.38

Carmarthen
60.14
1.44

Denbighshire
57.81
1.25

Flintshire
61.30
1.08

Gwynedd
60.75
1.14

Isle of Anglesey
57.62
0.99

Neath Port Talbot
56.92
1.06

Pembrokeshire
60.45
1.31

Powys
62.64
1.27

Swansea
60.67
1.07

Vale of Glamorgan
67.07
1.34

Wrexham
59.70
1.22”

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 (“the 1998 Order”), which provides for the calculation and payment of housing benefit and council tax benefit subsidy to local authorities in England, Wales and Scotland which administer those benefits. Sections 140C(4) and 140F(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 authorise the making or varying of an Order before, during or after the year to which it relates.

Article 2, which takes effect from 1st April 2008, corrects some of the figures in the table in Schedule 1 to the 1998 Order.

Article 3, which takes effect from 1st April 2009, amends article 18 of the 1998 Order. It amends the definition of “fraudulent overpayment” in paragraph (5) to align it with provisions in the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006. It also inserts a new paragraph (6ZA) to introduce and define a new category of administrative delay overpayments. Article 3 makes other amendments to article 18 which are consequential on the insertion of this new category of overpayment.

Article 4, which also takes effect from 1st April 2009, substitutes a new table in Schedule 1 to the 1998 Order. This substitutes new figures to be used in the calculation of subsidy for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2009.

Article 5, which takes effect from 1st April 2010, makes amendments relating to the subsidy in respect of temporary accommodation provided by local authorities. Paragraphs (2) and (3) amend articles 13, 15 and 15A to refer to article 17A, which was inserted by the Income-Related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) (Temporary Accommodation) Order 2009. Paragraph (4) amends articles 17 and 17A. These amendments limit the amount of rent rebate subsidy payable for temporary accommodation to £500 for dwellings located in London broad rental market areas and £375 for dwellings located elsewhere, unless the Secretary of State determines that a higher amount of subsidy is to be paid. Paragraph (5) inserts a new Schedule 8 to the 1998 Order which lists London broad rental market areas.

Article 6, which also takes effect from 1st April 2010, amends Schedule 4A to the 1998 Order. With respect to authorities in England, paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of Article 6 and Schedule 4 amend Schedule 4A to the 1998 Order to substitute the RPI figure, the annual factor, the rebate proportion and the weekly rent limit for the purposes of determining whether or not an authority is liable to a deduction from subsidy payable for 2010-11. With respect to authorities in Wales, paragraph (5) amends Schedule 4A to substitute the specified amount “O” and the guideline rent increase for the purposes of determining whether or not an authority is liable to a deduction from subsidy payable for 2010-11.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private or voluntary sectors.

(1)
1992 c.5. Sections 140B, 140C and 140F were inserted by the Housing Act 1996 (c.52), Schedule 12, paragraph 4. Section 140B was amended by the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c.47), section 10 and Schedule 1, paragraph 7, the Local Government Act 2003 (c.26), Schedule 7, paragraph 36 and the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5), Schedule 5, paragraph 9. Section 189(1) and (4) were amended by the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14), Schedule 7, paragraph 109. Section 189(1) was amended by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2), Schedule 3, paragraph 57(2) and the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21), Schedule 6. Section 189(7) was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14), Schedule 9, paragraph 24 and the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997, Schedule 1, paragraph 10.

(2)
Section 189(8) was amended by the Housing Act 1996, Schedule 13, paragraph 3(5), the Pensions Act 2007 (c.22), Schedule 1, paragraph 29, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999, Schedule 3, paragraph 57(1) and (3) and the Tax Credits Act 2002, Schedule 4, paragraph 3.

(3)
Section 176(1) was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, Schedule 9, paragraph 23, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19), section 69(6) and the Housing Act 1996, Schedule 13, paragraph 3(4).

(4)
S.I. 1998/562.

(5)
Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 1999/550, 2000/1091, 2001/2350, 2002/1859, 2003/3179, 2005/369, 2006/54, 2007/26, 2008/196, 2008/1649 and 2009/30.

(6)
Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2000/2340, 2002/3116, 2003/3179, 2005/369, 2006/54, 2006/217, 2007/26 and 2008/196.

(7)
1984 c.60.

(8)
Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 1999/550, 2000/1091, 2001/2350, 2002/1859, 2003/3179, 2005/369, 2006/54, 2007/26, 2008/196, 2008/1649 and 2009/30.

(9)
Article 13(1) was substituted by S.I. 2000/1091 and amended by S.I. 2003/3179, 2005/369, 2006/54 and 2008/196.

(10)
Article 15A was inserted by S.I. 2005/369.

(11)
Article 17 was substituted, and article 17A inserted, by S.I. 2009/2580.

(12)
Schedule 4A was inserted by S.I. 2004/646. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/535, 2006/559, 2007/26, 2007/731, 2008/695 and 2009/2564.