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The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2023

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Schedule 2Substitution of Schedule 1ZB to the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998

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Article 12(1)(bza)

Schedule 1ZBAdditional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

relevant activities” means activities carried out by authorities receiving VEP alerts to administer those alerts;

VEP alerts” means alerts given by the Secretary of State enabling authorities to identify changes in earnings and pensions so as to help prevent fraud and error relating to housing benefit.

Additional amount: relevant year beginning with 1st April 2023

2.  The additional amount of subsidy for an authority for the relevant year beginning with 1st April 2023 is the amount specified for that authority in the Housing Benefit Circular HB S7/2023 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 9th May 2023(1).

Use of amount paid under paragraph 2

3.  An authority must use the additional amount received under paragraph 2 in connection with relevant activities..

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