Citation, commencement and interpretation1
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 2001-20022
The aggregate amount of the housing support grants for the year 2001-2002 shall be £9,029,612.
Apportionment of grants for 2001-20023
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).