The Housing Benefit and Council tax Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1995

Articles 3 and 15

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

PART I GENERAL INTERPRETATION

1.—(1) The additional sum which may be paid to an authority under section 135(5) of the Act shall be the aggregate of the housing benefit amounts calculated in accordance with Part II and the supplementary amount calculated in accordance with Part III, except that in the case of authorities in Scotland who administer only council tax benefit the housing benefit amounts and the supplementary amount shall be nil.

(2) In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires “housing benefit amounts” means the aggregate of the housing benefit applicable amount and the housing benefit further amount, calculated in accordance with Part II.

PART II APPLICABLE AND FURTHER AMOUNTS

Housing benefit applicable amount

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

where—;

• A is—

  (a)

  in the case of development corporations, the Development Board for Rural Wales or the Scottish Homes, £1,636,438;

  (b)

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

  (i)

  in England, £68,521,488;

  (ii)

  in Wales, £2,808,787;

  (iii)

  in Scotland, £9,884,103;

• B —

  (a)

  except where paragraph (b) below applies, in the case of an authority identified in column (1) of Schedule 9, is the aggregate of the amounts obtained by multiplying each figure prescribed in column (2)(a)(i) to (2)(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 10;

  (b)

  in the case of an authority identified in column (1) of Schedule 11, is the aggregate amount determined in accordance with paragraph (a) above further multiplied by the figure specified for that authority in column (2) of that Schedule; and

• C is, in the case of an authority referred to in—

  (a)

  sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of A, 7,404,276.5;

  (b)

  sub-paragraph (b)(i) of the definition of A, 765,336,006.5899;

  (c)

  sub-paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of A, 43,056,845.87;

  (d)

  sub-paragraph (b)(iii) of the definition of A, 8,269,089.02.

Further amount

3.  For the purposes of Part I, the further amount shall be calculated by applying the following formula

where—

• D is—

  (a)

  in the case of development corporations, the Development Board for Rural Wales or the Scottish Homes, £86,128;

  (b)

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

  (i)

  in England, £3,606,394;

  (ii)

  in Wales, £147,831;

  (iii)

  in Scotland, £520,216;

• E—

  (a)

  except where paragraph (b) below applies, in the case of an authority identified in column (1) of Schedule 9, is the amount prescribed in column (4)(a) of that Schedule for that authority;

  (b)

  in the case of an authority identified in column (1) of Schedule 11, is the aggregate amount determined in accordance with paragraph (a) above multiplied by the figure specified for that authority in column (3) of that Schedule; and

• F is, in the case of an authority referred to in—

  (a)

  sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of D, 29,058;

  (b)

  sub-paragraph (b)(i) of the definition of D, 2,673,100.3208;

  (c)

  sub-paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of D, 186,187.2;

  (d)

  sub-paragraph (b)(iii) of the definition of D, 269,134.75.

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PART III SUPPLEMENTARY AMOUNT

Supplementary amount

4.  Subject to paragraphs 5, 6, 7 and 8, for the purposes of Part I, the supplementary amount shall be calculated by applying the following formula—

where—

• G is—

  (a)

  in the case of development corporations, the Development Board for Rural Wales or the Scottish Homes, £45,982;

  (b)

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

  (i)

  in England £1,925,366;

  (ii)

  in Wales £78.923;

  (iii)

  in Scotland £277.730;

• H—

  (a)

  except where paragraph (b) below applies, in the case of an authority identified in column (1) of Schedule 9, is the aggregate of the amounts obtained by multiplying each figure prescribed in columns (2)(a)(i) to (2)(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 10;

  (b)

  in the case of an authority identified in column (1) of Schedule 11, is the aggregate amount determined in accordance with paragraph (a) above further multiplied by the figure specified for that authority in column (2) of that Schedule; and

• I is, in the case of an authority referred to in—

  (a)

  sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of G, 7,404,276.5;

  (b)

  sub-paragraph (b)(i) of the definition of G, 765,336,006.5899;

  (c)

  sub-paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of G, 43,056,845.87;

  (d)

  sub-paragraph (b)(iii) of the definition of G, 8,269,089.02.

5.  Where the supplementary amount for an appropriate authority as calculated in accordance with paragraph 4 is less than £500 for that authority, it shall be £500.

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

(a) in the case of development corporations, the Development Board for Rural Wales or the Scottish Homes, £45.982;

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

(i) in England £1,925,366;

(ii) in Wales £78,923;

(iii) in Scotland £277,730,

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

where—

• J is the supplementary amount calculated under paragraph 4;

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

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

7.  Where the supplementary amount for an appropriate authority as further calculated in accordance with paragraph 6 is less than f500 for that authority, it shall be £500.

8.  Until such time as 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), (b)(ii) and (b)(iii) of the definition of G in paragraph 4, the calculations 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 whom neither paragraph 5 nor 7 has applied; and for that purpose—

(a) J 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 that authority;

(b) K 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 last such calculation, paragraph 7 applied; and

(c) L 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.