The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998

Backdated benefitE+W+S

14.—(1) Subject to [F1paragraphs (2) and (3)], where—

(a)during the relevant year an authority has, under [F2regulation 83(12) of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 64(13) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations, regulation 69(13) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations or regulation 53(13) of the Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations] (time and manner of claiming) M1, treated any claim as made on a day earlier than that on which it is made; and

(b)any part of that authority’s qualifying expenditure is attributable to such earlier period,

for the purposes of [F3article 13(1)(b)(iii)], the appropriate amount for the relevant year in respect of such part shall be [F4100 per cent]. of the qualifying expenditure so attributable.

(2) This article shall not apply in [F5in relation to expenditure to which [F6article 17(2), 17A(2)[F7, 17B(2), 17C(2)]] or 18(1)(b)(iii)] or paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 applies.

[F8(3) This article shall not apply in relation to expenditure in respect of council tax benefit on or after 1st April 2013, even if that expenditure is attributable to a period before that date.]

Textual Amendments

F1Words in art. 14(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(3) of the commencing S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2989), art. 1, art. 3(1)(a)

F4 Words in art. 14(1)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2) of the commencing S.I.) by Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/54) , arts. 1(1) , 3(5)(a)

F5 Words in art. 14(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2) of the commencing S.I.) by Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/369) , arts. 1(1) , 4(4)

F8Art. 14(3) inserted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(3) of the commencing S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2989), art. 1, art. 3(1)(b)

Marginal Citations

M1 Regulations 72(15) and 62(16) were amended by S.I. 1996/462 .