SCHEDULECONTRIBUTION TO COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT

Regulation 2

1

1

E (contribution to benefit costs) is zero when either A is less than or equal to 1.045 or F is less than or equal to J. (For A, F and J see paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 respectively.)

2

Otherwise, E is equal to—

(C-M)×T×B×Z1-(B×Z)math

3

For C, M and T see paragraphs 2(2), 5 and 5(4) respectively.

4

B is the amount shown in relation to the authority in column 2 of Table A in this Schedule, being the lower of—

a

the proportion (estimated by the Secretary of State) of council tax yield for the authority in the financial year beginning with 1st April 2000 accounted for by council tax benefit;

b

the national average proportion (as so estimated) of council tax yield for authorities in that financial year accounted for by council tax benefit.

5

Z (proportion of council tax benefit subsidy to be borne by the authority) is the amount shown in column 2 of Table B in this Schedule which corresponds with the amount N for the authority. (For N see paragraph 6.)

A2

1

A (proportionate increase in council tax) equals

CDmath

2

a

For the Greater London Authority C equals—

R-PTmath
  • where R is the same as in section 88(2) of the 1999 Act, P is the same as in paragraph 5(3)(a), and T is the same as in paragraph 5(4), in each case for the financial year beginning with 1st April 2001.

    1. a

      For any other authority C is the basic amount of council tax for the financial year beginning with 1st April 2001 calculated by the authority under section 44 of the 1992 Act but omitting, for the purposes of this calculation, the amount referred to in subsection (3)(c)7.

3

D (the guideline council tax as estimated by the Secretary of State for the financial year beginning with 1st April 2000) is the amount shown in relation to the authority in column 3 of Table A in this Schedule.

F3

1

F (increase in budget requirement) equals G − H.

2

G is the amount of the authority’s budget requirement for the financial year beginning with 1st April 2001, calculated under section 43 of the 1992 Act8 or (in relation to the Greater London Authority) the consolidated budget requirement calculated under section 85(8) of the 1999 Act.

3

H (the budget requirement consistent with the guideline council tax for the financial year beginning with 1st April 2000 and estimated by the Secretary of State) is the amount shown in relation to the authority in column 4 of Table A in this Schedule.

J4

1

J (cash Standard Spending Assessment increase) equals K − L.

2

K is, subject to paragraph 7, the Standard Spending Assessment for the authority for the financial year beginning with 1st April 2001, calculated in accordance with the Local Government Finance Report for that year made under section 78A of the Local Government Finance Act 19889.

3

L is, subject to paragraph 7, the Standard Spending Assessment for the authority for the financial year beginning with 1st April 2000, calculated in accordance with the Local Government Finance Report for that year made under section 78A of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

M5

1

M (council tax at guideline for the financial year beginning with 1st April 2001) is the higher of

a

D × 1.045; or

b

H+J-PTmath

2

For D, H and J, see paragraphs 2(3), 3(3) and 4 respectively.

3

a

P for the Greater London Authority is the aggregate of P1 and P2 (defined in sections 88(2) and 89(4) of the 1999 Act) for the financial year beginning with 1st April 2001 increased or reduced in accordance with sections 88 and 89 respectively, but omitting for the purpose of this calculation the amount referred to in section 89(6A) of the 1999 Act10.

b

P for any other authority is the same as in section 44 of the 1992 Act for the financial year beginning with 1st April 2001, increased or reduced in accordance with that section but omitting, for the purpose of this calculation, the amount referred to in subsection 3(c)11.

4

T is for the financial year beginning with 1st April 2001 the same as in section 44 of the 1992 Act or, in relation to the Greater London Authority, section 88(2) of the 1999 Act.

N6

1

N (percentage increase above guideline) equals

(C-M)×100Dmath

2

for C, M and D, see paragraphs 2(2), 5 and 2(3) respectively.

Adjustments to SSAs7

1

In relation to any police authority, and in relation to the Greater London Authority, the amounts referred to as K and L in paragraphs 4(2) and 4(3) respectively shall be increased as follows:

  • K shall be increased by the grant allocated to the authority under the Principal Formula as set out in the Table in paragraph 3 of the police grant report (The Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2001/2002) approved by a resolution of the House of Commons pursuant to section 46 of the Police Act 199612 on 31st January 2001; and

  • L shall be increased for authorities other than the Greater London Authority, by the grant allocated to the authority, and in the case of the Greater London Authority by the grant allocated to the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District, under the Principal Formula as set out in the Table in paragraph 3 of the police grant report (The Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2000/2001) approved by a resolution of the House of Commons pursuant to section 46 of the Police Act 1996 on 3rd February 2000.

2

In relation to any authority the amount referred to as L in paragraph 4(3) shall be adjusted by the amount estimated by the Secretary of State and shown in relation to the authority in column 5 of Table A in this Schedule (adjustment for changes in responsibility, function or financing of SSA).

Rounding8

For the purposes of this Schedule the following rounding conventions will apply:

a

the following amounts shall be rounded to the

  • nearest thousand pounds—

  • E (paragraph 1),

  • F (paragraph 3(1)),

  • G (paragraph 3(2)),

  • J (paragraph 4(1)).

  • K (paragraph 4(2)),

  • L (paragraph 4(3)),

  • grant allocated under the Principal Formula (paragraph 7),

  • each of the sums aggregated in the calculation of the amount of P (paragraph 5(3)) and hence the amount of P,

  • in the case of the Greater London Authority each of the sums aggregated in the calculation of P1 and P2 referred to in paragraph 5(3)(a) and hence the amount of P,

  • R (paragraph 2(2)(a));

b

T (paragraph 5(4)) shall be rounded to the nearest whole unit;

c

amounts of C, D and M (paragraphs 2(2), 2(3) and 5(1), shall be rounded to the nearest penny. Items P and T used in the calculation of C shall be rounded in accordance with sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above. R (which in the case of major precepting authorities other than the Greater London Authority is defined in section 44 of the 1992 Act) and which is used in the calculation of C, shall be rounded to the nearest thousand pounds;

d

where the amount to be rounded is exactly one half of the relevant unit designated in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above for rounding purposes, the rounding shall be upwards to the next unit.

TABLE A (Major Precepting Authorities)Prescribed proportion of council tax yield and guideline council tax and budget requirement in 2000–01 and adjustments to SSA in 2000–01

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Name of authority

Figure B

Figure D

Figure H

Adjustment to L

Greater London Authority

0.149

£115.23

£2,160,460,000

−£66,000

COUNTY COUNCILS

Bedfordshire

0.100

£693.86

£287,299,000

−£940,000

Buckinghamshire

0.062

£605.14

£335,763,000

−£343,000

Cambridgeshire

0.081

£569.75

£347,421,000

−£981,000

Cheshire

0.091

£725.75

£501,039,000

−£1,109,000

Cornwall

0.141

£593.33

£358,325,000

−£1,496,000

Cumbria

0.119

£690.00

£376,797,000

−£1,759,000

Derbyshire

0.129

£694.24

£527,258,000

−£2,042,000

Devon

0.109

£619.87

£486,977,000

−£1,046,000

Dorset

0.091

£659.99

£265,604,000

−£323,000

Durham

0.149

£689.92

£387,578,000

−£2,754,000

East Sussex

0.115

£626.88

£354,719,000

−£1,051,000

Essex

0.111

£611.19

£955,743,000

−£1,411,000

Gloucestershire

0.091

£588.38

£383,796,000

−£290,000

Hampshire

0.077

£611.70

£807,962,000

−£1,025,000

Hertfordshire

0.092

£576.82

£767,779,000

−£3,553,000

Kent

0.114

£604.89

£1,012,824,000

−£2,123,000

Lancashire

0.140

£733.01

£888,941,000

−£4,159,000

Leicestershire

0.083

£651.46

£410,226,000

£154,000

Lincolnshire

0.120

£607.66

£451,476,000

−£1,501,000

Norfolk

0.130

£607.45

£543,706,000

−£1,894,000

North Yorkshire

0.089

£587.39

£394,554,000

−£1,039,000

Northamptonshire

0.106

£589.46

£447,870,000

−£1,662,000

Northumberland

0.136

£711.96

£246,476,000

−£1,338,000

Nottinghamshire

0.127

£741.79

£555,389,000

−£2,205,000

Oxfordshire

0.072

£587.69

£391,883,000

−£189,000

Shropshire

0.104

£607.73

£195,022,000

£192,000

Somerset

0.111

£605.71

£335,204,000

−£540,000

Staffordshire

0.104

£582.93

£550,588,000

−£2,972,000

Suffolk

0.115

£591.67

£458,787,000

−£1,368,000

Surrey

0.062

£592.59

£680,883,000

−£354,000

Warwickshire

0.103

£649.66

£345,224,000

−£692,000

West Sussex

0.085

£603.00

£502,722,000

−£627,000

Wiltshire

0.077

£611.34

£285,720,000

£151,000

Worcestershire

0.096

£560.39

£348,107,000

−£670,000

TABLE A (Major Precepting Authorities)Prescribed proportion of council tax yield and guideline council tax and budget requirement in 2000–01 and adjustments to SSA in 2000–01

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Name of authority

Figure B

Figure D

Figure H

Adjustment to L

POLICE AUTHORITIES

Avon & Somerset Police

0.125

£60.11

£177,784,000

−£3,000

Bedfordshire Police

0.119

£61.19

£65,771,000

−£1,000

Cambridgeshire Police

0.094

£52.87

£77,395,000

−£1,000

Cheshire Police

0.109

£59.00

£114,435,000

−£2,000

Cleveland Police

0.149

£53.43

£84,811,000

−£1,000

Cumbria Police

0.119

£79.22

£66,664,000

−£1,000

Derbyshire Police

0.137

£62.77

£108,856,000

−£1,000

Devon & Cornwall Police

0.130

£52.94

£179,466,000

−£2,000

Dorset Police

0.106

£77.31

£79,212,000

−£1,000

Durham Police

0.149

£53.27

£84,070,000

−£2,000

Essex Police

0.117

£68.19

£183,143,000

−£3,000

Gloucestershire Police

0.091

£63.26

£65,827,000

−£1,000

Greater Manchester Police

0.149

£61.65

£392,676,000

−£8,000

Hampshire Police

0.099

£54.95

£204,455,000

−£2,000

Hertfordshire Police

0.092

£64.88

£119,928,000

−£2,000

Humberside Police

0.149

£57.49

£118,230,000

−£1,000

Kent Police

0.116

£53.07

£191,684,000

−£3,000

Lancashire Police

0.149

£58.52

£188,021,000

−£2,000

Leicestershire Police

0.124

£67.04

£109,885,000

−£2,000

Lincolnshire Police

0.120

£87.30

£72,721,000

−£1,000

Merseyside Police

0.149

£78.55

£252,627,000

−£5,000

Norfolk Police

0.130

£58.76

£88,341,000

−£2,000

North Yorkshire Police

0.093

£53.12

£79,991,000

−£2,000

Northamptonshire Police

0.106

£75.87

£72,660,000

−£1,000

Northumbria Police

0.149

£53.29

£218,799,000

−£4,000

Nottinghamshire Police

0.149

£59.51

£132,301,000

−£1,000

South Yorkshire Police

0.149

£59.47

£179,673,000

−£4,000

Staffordshire Police

0.127

£79.29

£125,713,000

−£2,000

Suffolk Police

0.115

£57.40

£72,154,000

−£1,000

Surrey Police

0.062

£71.44

£116,295,000

−£1,000

Sussex Police

0.104

£55.81

£174,577,000

−£2,000

Thames Valley Police

0.076

£55.63

£234,738,000

−£4,000

Warwickshire Police

0.103

£68.01

£57,282,000

£0

West Mercia Police

0.107

£58.77

£120,161,000

−£2,000

West Midlands Police

0.149

£53.75

£393,763,000

−£9,000

West Yorkshire Police

0.149

£57.42

£300,530,000

−£6,000

Wiltshire Police

0.083

£68.74

£70,503,000

−£1,000

FIRE AUTHORITIES

Greater Manchester Fire

0.149

£29.88

£89,669,000

−£4,000

Merseyside Fire

0.149

£39.62

£61,601,000

−£2,000

South Yorkshire Fire

0.149

£29.02

£40,701,000

−£2,000

Tyne and Wear Fire

0.149

£32.07

£42,187,000

−£2,000

West Midlands Fire

0.149

£28.05

£87,561,000

−£4,000

West Yorkshire Fire

0.149

£25.56

£66,771,000

−£3,000

TABLE BLocal authority contribution factor to council tax benefit costs

Column 1

Column 2

Amount of N

Z

Not exceeding 0.5

0.125

Exceeding 0.5 and not exceeding 1

0.25

Exceeding 1 and not exceeding 1.5

0.375

Exceeding 1.5 and not exceeding 2

0.5

Exceeding 2 and not exceeding 2.5

0.625

Exceeding 2.5 and not exceeding 3

0.75

Exceeding 3 and not exceeding 3.5

0.875

Exceeding 3.5

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