Housing Act 1985

498 Repairs grants: determination of amount.

(1) The amount of a repairs grant—

(a) so far as the grant is made in pursuance of section 494(1) (mandatory grants for works required by repairs notice), is the appropriate percentage of the eligible expense, and

(b) otherwise, is such as may be fixed by the local housing authority when they approve the application for the grant but shall not exceed the appropriate percentage of the eligible expense.

(2) The authority shall notify the applicant of the amount of the grant together with the notification under section 496(1) (notification of estimated expense of works).

(3) Where the authority redetermine the amount of the estimated expense under section 496(2) (new estimate where works cannot be carried out in accordance with original estimate), they shall make such other adjustments relating to the amount of the grant as appear to them to be appropriate; but the amount of the grant shall not be increased beyond the amount which could have been notified when the application was approved if the estimate contained in the application had been of the same amount as the further estimate.

(4) Where the authority redetermine the amount of the estimated expense under section 496(3) (redetermination where additional works prove necessary), the eligible expense shall be re-calculated under section 497, and if on the re-calculation the amount is greater than when the application was approved the amount of the grant shall be increased, and the applicant notified, accordingly.