(1)Housing subsidy is payable for each year to [F1new town corporations F2. . .].
(2)Housing subsidy shall be credited [F3to the body’s housing account]
(3)Housing subsidy shall be paid by the Secretary of State at such times, in such manner and subject to such conditions as to records, certificates, audit or otherwise as he may, with the agreement of the Treasury, determine.
(4)Payment of housing subsidy is subject to the making of a claim for it in such form, and containing such particulars, as the Secretary of State may from time to time determine.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 77(1)(3)
F2Words in s. 421(1) repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. IV (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4
F3Words substituted for s. 421(2)(a)(b) by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 77(2)(3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 421–427A: by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 79(3) it is provided that sections 421 to 427A of the Housing Act 1985 (which are superseded, in their application to local housing authorities, by that section 79 and sections 80 and 86 of that 1989 Act) shall cease to apply in relation to such authorities
(1)The amount of the housing subsidy payable to a [F4new town corporation] for a year (the year of account) shall be calculated from the amounts which, in accordance with sections 423 to 425, are the [F4corporation’s]—
(a)base amount (BA),
(b)housing costs differential (HCD), and
(c)local contribution differential (LCD),
for the year, and shall be so calculated by using the formula BA+HCD-LCD.
(2)If the amount so calculated is nil or a negative amount, no housing subsidy is payable to the [F5corporation] for that year.
Textual Amendments
F4Words substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 paras. 77(3), 78(1)
F5Word substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194, Sch. 11 paras. 77(3), 78(2)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2Ss. 421–427A: by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 79(3) it is provided that sections 421 to 427A of the Housing Act 1985 (which are superseded, in their application to local housing authorities, by that section 79 and sections 80 and 86 of that 1989 Act) shall cease to apply in relation to such authorities
(1)A [F6new town corporation’s] base amount for a year of account is, subject to any adjustment under subsection (2), the amount calculated for the preceding year under section 422, that is to say, the amount of the housing subsidy payable to the [F6corporation] for that year or, if none was payable, nil or a negative amount, as the case may be.
(2)If the Secretary of State is of opinion that particular circumstances require it, he may adjust the base amount for amy year by increasing or decreasing it, either generally or in relation to . . . F7 any particular authority.
Textual Amendments
F6Words substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 79(1)
F7Words repealed by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1)(4), Sch. 11 para. 79(2), Sch. 12 Pt. II
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3Ss. 421–427A: by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 79(3) it is provided that sections 421 to 427A of the Housing Act 1985 (which are superseded, in their application to local housing authorities, by that section 79 and sections 80 and 86 of that 1989 Act) shall cease to apply in relation to such authorities
(1)A [F8new town corporation’s] housing costs differential for a year of account is the amount by which their reckonable expenditure for that year exceeds their reckonable expenditure for the preceding year (and accordingly is nil or, as the case may be, a negative amount if the reckonable expenditure for the year is the same as or less than that for the preceding year).
(2)A [F9new town corporation’s] reckonable expenditure for a year is the aggregate of—
(a)so much of the expenditure incurred by the [F9corporation] in that year and falling to be debited to [F9the corporation’s housing account] as the Secretary of State may determine, and
(b)so much of any other expenditure incurred by the [F9corporation] in that year, or treated as so incurred in accordance with a determination made by the Secretary of State, as the Secretary of State may determine to be taken into account for the purposes of housing subsidy.
[F10(3)A determination may be made for all new town corporations or different determinations may be made for individual corporations; and a determination may be varied or revoked in relation to all or any of the corporations for which it was made.]
(4)Before making a determination for all [F11new town corporations] the Secretary of State shall consult organisations appearing to him to be representative of [F11new town corporations].
Textual Amendments
F8Words substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 80(1)
F9Words substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 80(2)
F10S. 424(3) substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 80(3)
F11Words substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 80(4)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4Ss. 421–427A: by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 79(3) it is provided that sections 421 to 427A of the Housing Act 1985 (which are superseded, in their application to local housing authorities, by that section 79 and sections 80 and 86 of that 1989 Act) shall cease to apply in relation to such authorities
(1)A [F12new town corporation’s] local contribution differential for a year of account is the amount by which their reckonable income for that year exceeds their reckonable income for the preceding year (and accordingly is nil or, as the case may be, a negative amount if their reckonable income for the year is the same as or less than that for the preceding year).
(2)[F13A corporation’s] reckonable income for a year is the amount which, in accordance with any determination made by the Secretary of State, the [F14corporation] are assumed to receive for that year as income which they are required to carry to their [F13housing account] including—
(a)any contribution made by the [F14corporation] out of their [F13general revenue account], and
(b)any rent rebate subsidy payable under [F15[F16section 140A]of the Social Security Administration Act 1992],
but excluding any other subsidy, grant or contribution.
(3)A determination shall state the assumptions on which it is based and the method of calculation used in it, and in making it the Secretary of State shall have regard, amongst other things, to past and expected movements in incomes, costs and prices.
[F17(4)A determination may be made for all new town corporations or different determinations may be made for different corporations or groups of corporations.]
(5)Before making a determination for all [F18new town corporations] the Secretary of State shall consult organisations appearing to him to be representative of [F18new town corporations].
(6)A determination shall be made known to the [F19corporations] for which it is made in the year preceding the year of account for which it is to have effect.
Textual Amendments
F12Words substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 81(1)
F13Words substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c.42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 81(2)
F14Word substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 81(2)
F15Words in s. 425(2)(b) substituted (1.7.1992) by virtue of Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 4, 7(2), Sch. 2 para. 70
F16Words in s. 425(2)(b) substituted (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 52, s. 123, Sch. 13 para. 2; S.I. 1997/618, art. 2 (subject to transitional provisions and savings in Sch.)
F17S. 425(4) substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 81(3)
F18Words substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 81(4)
F19Word substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 81(5)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5Ss. 421–427A: by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 79(3) it is provided that sections 421 to 427A of the Housing Act 1985 (which are superseded, in their application to local housing authorities, by that section 79 and sections 80 and 86 of that 1989 Act) shall cease to apply in relation to such authorities
Textual Amendments
F20S. 426 repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. IV (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4
(1)Where housing subsidy has been paid to a [F21new town corporation F22. . .] and it appears to the Secretary of State that—
(a)the purpose for which it was paid has not been fulfilled or not completely or adequately or not without unreasonable delay, and
(b)that the case falls within rules published by him,
he may recover from [F21that body] the whole or such part of the payment as he may determine in accordance with the rules, with interest from such time and at such rates as he may so determine.
(2)A sum recoverable under this section may, without prejudice to other methods of recovery, be recovered by withholding or reducing housing subsidy.
(3)The withholding or reduction under this section of housing subsidy for a year does not affect the base amount for the following year.
Textual Amendments
F21Words substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 83
F22Words in s. 427(1) repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. IV (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C6Ss. 421–427A: by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 79(3) it is provided that sections 421 to 427A of the Housing Act 1985 (which are superseded, in their application to local housing authorities, by that section 79 and sections 80 and 86 of that 1989 Act) shall cease to apply in relation to such authorities
The fact that a [F24new town corporation F25. . .] has entered into a management agreement, and any letting of land in connection with such an agreement—
(a)shall be disregarded in determining [F24that body’s] reckonable income or expenditure for the purposes of housing subsidy, and
(b)shall not be regarded as a ground for recovering, withholding or reducing any sum under section 427 (recoupment of housing subsidy).]
Textual Amendments
F23S. 427A inserted by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 61), s. 24(2), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 32
F24Words substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(1), Sch. 11 para. 84
F25Words in s. 427A(1) repealed (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 152, Sch. 18 Pt. IV (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 4
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C7Ss. 421–427A: by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 79(3) it is provided that sections 421 to 427A of the Housing Act 1985 (which are superseded, in their application to local housing authorities, by that section 79 and sections 80 and 86 of that 1989 Act) shall cease to apply in relation to such authorities