The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2015

The amount of an authority’s subsidy

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

(2) In article 12 (amount of subsidy)—

(a) for paragraph (1)(1), substitute—

“(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of an authority’s subsidy for the relevant year is the sum of the following—

(a) the amount of subsidy calculated in accordance with article 13;

(b) for an authority identified in column (1) of Schedule 1 (sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy), the amount in respect of the costs of administering the relevant benefit specified in column (2) of that Schedule for that authority;

(c) for an authority which is a participating authority for the purpose of Schedule 1A (additional amount of subsidy: activities to reduce fraud and error), the additional amount (if any) calculated in accordance with that Schedule; and

(d) for an authority which has modified any part of a scheme it administers in recognition of the operation of a local scheme under section 134(8) of the Act (arrangements for housing benefit), the additional amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (4).”;

(b) in paragraph (4)(2), for “(1)(c)” substitute “(1)(d)”.

(3) In article 13(1) (relevant benefit)(3), for the words from “Subject to” to “paid to an authority” substitute “The amount of subsidy payable under article 12(1)(a)”.

(4) For Schedule 1 (sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy)(4), substitute the Schedule 1 set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.

(5) After Schedule 1 (sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy), insert the Schedule 1A set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.

(1)

Paragraph (1) of article 12 was amended by S.I. 2000/2340 and 2006/54.

(2)

Paragraph (4) of article 12 was inserted by S.I. 2006/54.

(3)

Paragraph (1) of article 13 was substituted by S.I. 2000/1091.

(4)

Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 2014/1667.