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

[F1 3.— (1) The amount of the deduction from subsidy referred to in article 20A(2) shall be calculated as follows. E+W+S

• Step 1

  Divide the amount of rebates paid by the authority in the relevant year in respect of dwellings in the by the income of the authority for that year from rent and service charges (including rent and charges remitted by way of rebate) in respect of such dwellings.

• Step 2

  If the result of step 1 does not exceed the rebate proportion in England for the relevant year (see sub-paragraph (3))—

  (a)

  divide the weekly rent limit for a dwelling for the authority for the relevant year as specified in Part 3 of this Schedule by the subsidy limitation rent (see paragraph 2(2)),

  (b)

  subtract the result of paragraph (a) from the number 1, and

  (c)

  multiply the amount of the subsidy (apart from any deduction to be calculated under this Schedule) by the result of paragraph (b).

  If the result of step 1 exceeds the rebate proportion in England for the relevant year—

  (i)

  multiply the amount by which the subsidy limitation rent exceeds the weekly rent limit for a dwelling for the authority for the relevant year as specified in Part 3 of this Schedule by the rebate proportion in England for the relevant year,

  (ii)

  multiply the subsidy limitation rent by the result of step 1,

  (iii)

  divide the result of paragraph (i) by the result of paragraph (ii), and

  (iv)

  multiply the amount of the subsidy (apart from any deduction to be calculated under this Schedule) by the result of paragraph (iii).

(2) For the purposes of the calculation in sub-paragraph (1), void dwellings are to be disregarded.

[F2 (3) The rebate proportion for 2016-17 is 0.752.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 4A inserted (1.4.2004) by Income-related Benefits (Subsidiary to Authorities) Amendment Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/646) , art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 7

F2 Sch. 4A para. 3(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/986), arts. 1(1), 3(2)