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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2020 and comes into force on 31st October 2020.
(2) Article 3 and Schedule 1 have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2019.
(3) Articles 4 and 5 and Schedule 2 have effect for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2020.
(4) In this Order—
“the 1998 Order” means the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998(1);
“relevant year” means the period of a year, beginning with 1st April in any calendar year, in respect of which a claim for subsidy is made.
2. The 1998 Order is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 5.
3. For Schedule 1 (sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy) substitute the Schedule 1 set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.
4.—(1) For Article 20A substitute—
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.
5. In Schedule 1ZB (additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service) for paragraph 2 substitute—
2. The additional amount of subsidy for an authority for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2020 is the amount specified for that authority in the Housing Benefit Circular HB S6/2020 published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 16th April 2020(2).”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Will Quince
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
10th September 2020
We consent.
Rebecca Harris
David Rutley
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
9th September 2020
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