The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2022

Article 6

SCHEDULE 3 Substitution of Schedule 1ZC to the 1998 Order

Article 12(1)(bzb)

“SCHEDULE 1ZC Additional Amount of Subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative

Interpretation

1.   In this Schedule—

“HBAAI” means the Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative set out in Housing Benefit Circular HB A6/2021 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 14th May 2021(1);

“relevant activities” means activities carried out by authorities in connection with administering the HBAAI.

Additional amount: relevant year beginning with 1st April 2021

2.   The additional amount of subsidy for an authority for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2021 is the amount (if any) specified for that authority in the following Housing Benefit Circulars published by the Department for Work and Pensions—

(a) HB S8/2021 (revised), first published on 27th April 2021 and updated on 16th July 2021(2);

(b) HB S9/2021, first published on 23rd July 2021(3);

(c) HB S11/2021, first published on 22nd October 2021(4).

Use of amount paid under paragraph 2

3.   An authority must use any additional amount received under paragraph 2 in connection with relevant activities.”

(1)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-adjudication-circulars-2021/a62021-housing-benefit-award-accuracy-initiative-for-the-financial-year-ending-march-2022. The first publication date of Housing Benefit Circulars published in 2021 can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-adjudication-circulars-2021#full-publication-update-history and clicking on the “+ show all updates” link to show the update history.

(2)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-subsidy-circulars-2021/s82021-housing-benefit-award-accuracy-initiative-funding-for-financial-year-ending-march-2022-for-las-participating-from-6-april-2021.

(3)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-subsidy-circulars-2021/s92021-housing-benefit-award-accuracy-initiative-funding-for-financial-year-ending-march-2022-for-local-authorities-participating-from-5-july-2021.

(4)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-benefit-subsidy-circulars-2021/s112021-housing-benefit-award-accuracy-initiative-funding-for-financial-year-ending-march-2022-for-local-authorities-participating-from-4-october-20.