The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2020

Rent rebate deductions from an authority’s subsidy

4.—(1) For Article 20A substitute—

“Deductions from subsidy for rebate for dwellings within the Housing Revenue Account: authorities in Wales

20A.— (1) Paragraph (2) applies in relation to an authority in Wales.

(2) Where paragraph 4 of Schedule 4A applies, the deduction from subsidy referred to in article 13(1) shall be calculated in accordance with paragraph 5 of that Schedule.”.

(2) In Schedule 4A (rent rebate limitation deductions (housing revenue account dwellings)—

(a) at the end of the heading insert “: authorities in Wales”;

(b) in Part 1, omit the definitions of “Affordable Rent”, “Affordable rent dwelling”, “new service”, “relevant party”, “void dwelling” and “2001-02”;

(c) omit Parts 2 and 3;

(d) in Part 4, in paragraph 5, for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) The rebate proportion for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) for each relevant year commencing with 2020–21 is 0.574.”.

(e) for Part 5 (amounts for purposes of Part 4, paragraph 4: authorities in Wales), substitute the Part 5 set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.