The Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1992 No. 739

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

PART II APPLICABLE AND FURTHER AMOUNTS

Housing benefit applicable amount

2.  For the purposes of Part I of this Schedule, the housing benefit applicable amount shall be calculated by applying the following formula—

where —

• A is —

  (a)

  in the case of the new town corporations in England or Scotland, the Development Board for Rural Wales, or the Scottish Homes, £1,647,300;

  (b)

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

  (i)

  in England, £40,876,600;

  (ii)

  in Wales, £1,790,275;

  (iii)

  in Scotland, £4,264,075;

• B —

  (a)

  except where paragraph (b) below applies, in the case of an authority listed in column (1) of Schedule 7, is the aggregate of the amounts obtained by multiplying the figure prescribed in column (2)(a)(i) to (b)(iv) of that Schedule for that authority 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) above further multiplied by the figure specified for that authority in column (2) of Schedule 9; and

• 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)(i), (b)(ii), or (b)(iii), as the case may be, of the definition of A.