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

PART IV TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS

Provisions for claims for 1997/98

22.  In relation to the relevant year commencing on 1st April 1997 the—

(a) initial claim;

(b) mid-year claim; and

(c) returns pursuant to article 4(4) due on 15th April, 15th July and 15th October 1997 and 15th January 1998,

may be submitted not later than 7 days after the day on which this Order comes into force, but no duty to pay interim subsidy to an authority shall arise until that claim or return, as the case may be, is submitted by the authority.

Transitional provisions in relation to rent officer determinations

23.—(1) In the relevant year commencing on 1st April 1997, the expression “property-specific rent less ineligible amounts” in both paragraph 17(1) of Schedule 4 and paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 6 to the 1997 Order has effect as if after the words “(“ineligible payments”)”, there were inserted the words “or, in the case of a determination prior to 2nd October 1995, the authority is of the opinion that the exceptionally high rent did not include ineligible payments,”.

(2) In the case of any part of an award of housing benefit—

(a) made pursuant to paragraph 1(f)(iii) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit Regulations (ineligible services charges)(1); and

(b) to which Part II of Schedule 4 applies,

the appropriate amount, in relation to any such part which is paid pursuant to that head of that sub-paragraph, shall be 95 per cent..

Modifications of exemption from improvements rule

24.—(1) This article applies in the case of a new authority, a 1997 authority or a 1998 authority, as the case may be, and, in these cases, the modifications set out in paragraph (2) shall apply.

(2) In relation to the relevant year commencing on—

(a) 1st April 1997, in the case of a—

(i) new authority, for the words “or in the two years preceding that year” in article 19(2)(c) there shall be substituted the words “or in the year preceding that year”;

(ii) 1997 authority, the words “or in the two years preceding that year” shall be omitted from article 19(2)(c);

(b) 1st April 1998, in the case of a—

(i) 1997 authority, for the words “or in the two years preceding that year” in article 19(2)(c) there shall be substituted the words “or in the year preceding that year”;

(ii) 1998 authority, the words “or in the two years preceding that year” shall be omitted from article 19(2)(c);

(c) 1st April 1999, in the case of a 1998 authority, for the words “or in the two years preceding that year” in article 19(2)(c) there shall be substituted the words “or in the year preceding that year”.

(1)

Head (iii) was added to sub-paragraph 1(f) as from 18th August 1997 by S.I. 1997/1974, but will, by regulation 3 of that instrument, cease to have effect on 31st October 1998.