The Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1991 No. 587

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1 CALCULATION OF HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATION COSTS

1.  The additional sum which may be paid to an authority under section 30(3) of the Act shall be the aggregate of the housing benefit applicable amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 2, the further amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 3 and the supplementary amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 4.

Housing benefit applicable amount

2.  For the purposes of paragraph 1, the housing benefit applicable amount shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula—

Where—

• A is—

  (a)

  in the case of the new town corporations in England, Wales or Scotland, the Development Board for Rural Wales, or the Scottish Homes, £1,774,000;

  (b)

  in the case of authorities other than those specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph—

  (i)

  in England, £37,639,629;

  (ii)

  in Wales, £1,683,085;

  (iii)

  in Scotland, £4,164,072;

• B—

  (a)

  except where paragraph (b) of this definition applies, in the case of an authority listed in column (1) of Schedule 7 is the aggregate of the amounts obtained by multiplying each figure prescribed in column (2)(a)(i) to (b)(ii) of Schedule 7 as the authority’s caseload figure for rebates or allowances by the figure appropriate to that category and authority prescribed in column (2)(a) or (b), as the case may be, of Schedule 8,

  (b)

  in the case of an authority listed in column (1) of Schedule 9, is the aggregate amount determined in accordance with paragraph (a) of this definition further multiplied by the area cost adjustment figure specified for that authority in column (2) of Schedule 9;

• C is the total of the amounts for all the authorities in the category to which the particular authority belongs specified in sub-paragraph (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii), or (b)(iii), as the case may be, of the definition of A.

Further amount

3.  For the purposes of paragraph 1 the further amount shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula—

Where—

• A is—

  (a)

  in the case of the new town corporations in England, Wales or Scotland, the Development Board for Rural Wales, or the Scottish Homes, £35,144;

  (b)

  in the case of authorities other than those specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph—

  (i)

  in England, £1,431,771;

  (ii)

  in Wales, £67,626;

  (iii)

  in Scotland, £135,927;

• B—

  (a)

  except where paragraph (b) of this definition applies, in the case of an authority listed in column (1) of Schedule 7 is the aggregate of the amounts obtained by multiplying each figure prescribed in columns (2)(b)(i) and (2)(b)(ii) of Schedule 7 as the authority’s caseload figure for rebates or allowances by the figure appropriate to that category and authority prescribed in column (2)(a) or (b), as the case may be, of Schedule 10,

  (b)

  in the case of an authority listed in column (1) of Schedule 9, is the aggregate amount determined in accordance with paragraph (a) of this definition further multiplied by the area cost adjustment figure specified for that authority in column (2) of Schedule 9;

• C is the total of the amounts for all authorities in the category to which the particular authority belongs specified in sub-paragraph (a), (b)(ii) or (b)(iii), as the case may be, of the definition of A.

Supplemantary amount

4.—(1) Except where sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph applies, subject to paragraphs 5, 6, 7 and 8, for the purposes of paragraph 1 the supplementary amount shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula—

Where—

• A is—

  (a)

  in the case of the new town corporations in England, Wales or Scotland, the Development Board for Rural Wales, or the Scottish Homes, £8,153;

  (b)

  in the case of authorities othe rthan those specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph—

  (i)

  in England, £307,218;

  (ii)

  in Wales, £18,530;

  (iii)

  in Scotland, £51,400;

• B—

  (a)

  except where paragraph (b) of this definition applies, in the case of an authority listed in column (1) of Schedule 7 is the aggregate of the amounts obtained by multiplying each figure prescribed in columns 2(b)(i) and (2)(b)(ii) of Schedule 7 as the authority’s caseload figure for rebates or allowances by the figure appropriate to that category and authority prescribed in column (2)(a) or (b), as the case may be, of Schedule 10,

  (b)

  in the case of an authority listed in column (1) of Schedule 9, is the aggregate amount determined in accordance with paragraph (a) of this definition further multiplied by the area cost adjustment figure specified for that authority in column (2) of Schedule 9;

• C is the total of the amounts for all the authorities in the category to which the particular authority belongs specified in sub-paragraph (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii) or (b)(iii), as the case may be, of the definition of A.

(2) The supplementary amount in the case of authorities in Scotland who administer only community charge benefit shall be nil.

5.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), if the supplementary amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 4(1) is less than the specified minimum amount, the supplementary amount shall be increased up to the specified minimum amount.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph the specified minimum amount shall be—

(a) in the case of the new town corporations in England (except Corby), Wales or Scotland, the Development Board for Rural Wales, the Scottish Homes and the authorities within Scotland who administer only housing benefit, £750;

(b) in the case of authorities in Scotland who administer both housing benefit and community charge benefit, £150;

(c) in the case of other authorities in England and Wales, £250.

(3) The supplementary amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 4 in respect of Corby new town corporation shall be decreased to nil.

6.  Where the total of the supplementary amounts calculated in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5 exceeds—

(a) in the case of the new town corporations in England, Wales or Scotland and the Development Board for Rural Wales, £8,153;

(b) in the case of authorities other than those specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph—

(i) in England, £307,218;

(ii) in Wales, £18,530;

(iii) in Scotland, £51,400;

the supplementary amount for an authority to which paragraph 5 does not apply shall be further calculated, subject to paragraph 7, in accordance with the following formula—

Where—

• G is the supplementary amount calculated under paragraph 4;

• H is the aggregate of all the supplementary amounts calculated under paragraph 4 for all the authorities except those authorities to which paragraph 5 applies;

• J is the amount which remains after deducting the aggregate of the amounts for authorities to which paragraph 5 applies from the total of supplementary amounts as specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)(i), (ii) and (iii), as the case may be, of the definition of A in paragraph 4.

7.  If the supplementary amount as further calculated in accordance with paragraph 6 is less than the specified minimum amount under paragraph 5, the supplementary amount shall be increased to equal the appropriate specified minimum amount for that authority under paragraph 5(2)(a), (b) or (c) as the case may be.

8.  Until the aggregate of the authorities' supplementary amounts calculated under paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 equals the aggregate of the amounts specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)(i), (ii) and (iii) of the definition of A in paragraph 4, the calculation set out in paragraphs 6 and 7 shall, subject to the modifications set out below, continue to apply to calculate the supplementary amount for those authorities to which neither paragraph 5 nor 7 has applied; and for that purpose—

(a) G shall apply as if the supplementary amount were the amount calculated under paragraph 6 or, if by virtue of this paragraph there has been more than one calculation; the last amount calculated under that paragraph in respect of the authority;

(b) H shall apply as if the total of the supplementary amounts were the total of all the supplementary amounts calculated under paragraph 6 or, if by virtue of this paragraph there has been more than one calculation, the last calculated under that paragraph in respect of all appropriate authorities to which paragraph 7 did not apply in that calculation; and

(c) J shall apply as if the amount to be deducted to determine the balance of the total amount available were the aggregate of the supplementary amounts for authorities to which, in the calculation under paragraphs 6 and 7 or, if there has been more than one calculation under those paragraphs, the lasts such calculation, paragraph 7 applied.