Housing Act 1985

522 Finance and administration of schemes under s. 521.

(1) Finance for the making of grants under section 521 shall be provided to local housing authorities from time to time by the Secretary of State.

(2) A local housing authority is not required, nor has power, to make grants under section 521 in any year beyond those for which the Secretary of State has notified them that finance is committed for that year in respect of the authority’s district.

(3) In the administration of grants under section 521 local housing authorities shall comply with any directions given to them by the Secretary of State after consultation with their representative organisations.

(4) The Secretary of State may, in particular, give directions as to—

(a) the way in which applications for grants are to be dealt with, and the priorities to be observed between applicants and different categories of applicant, and

(b) the means of authenticating applications, so that grants are only given in proper cases, and of ensuring that the works are carried out to any standard specified in the applicable scheme.

(5) The Secretary of State shall, with the approval of the Treasury, pay such sums as he thinks reasonable in respect of the administrative expenses incurred by local housing authorities in operating schemes under section 521.