Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
(2) In this Order–
(a)“the number of houses of the authority” means the estimate of the number of houses to which the housing revenue account of the authority, at 30th September 2001, relates; and
(b)any reference to any type of expenditure, charge or income which is estimated is a reference to such an estimate made by the Scottish Ministers.
Aggregate amount of grants for 2001-2002
2. The aggregate amount of the housing support grants for the year 2001-2002 shall be £9,029,612.
Apportionment of grants for 2001-2002
3.—(1) The aggregate amount of the housing support grants for the year 2001-2002 shall be divided into 2 portions, the “general portion” and the “hostel portion”.
(2) The general portion shall amount to £5,984,513 and shall be apportioned among the local authorities listed in Schedule 1 to this Order according to their respective estimated net expenditures for the year 2001-2002 assessed in the manner provided for in Schedule 2 to this Order.
(3) The hostel portion shall amount to £3,045,099 and shall be apportioned among the local authorities listed in Schedule 3 to this Order according to their respective estimated net expenditures for the year 2001-2002 on those buildings specified in paragraph 1(1)(e) of Schedule 15 to the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (which provides for lodging houses and hostels as buildings for the purposes of a local authority’s housing revenue account).
MARGARET CURRAN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
27th March 2001