Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 550

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 1999

Made

3rd March 1999

Laid before Parliament

11th March 1999

Coming into force

1st April 1999

The Secretary of State for Social Security, with the consent of the Treasury(1), in exercise of powers conferred by sections 140B, 140F and 189(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation, in accordance with section 176(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.

(2) In this Order, "the principal Order" means the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998(3).

(3) Expressions used in this Order and in the principal Order have the same meanings in this Order as they have in the principal Order.

Scottish Homes

2. For the year commencing on 1st April 1998, for the sum of "£1,683,746" specified as the maximum sum payable to Scottish Homes in article 13(2)(a) of the principal Order, there shall be substituted the sum of "£1,278,000".

Additions to subsidy

3. For the year commencing 1st April 1998, and for any relevant year thereafter, the additions to subsidy for fraudulent overpayments specified in article 18(1)(b)(ii) of the principal Order shall be reduced from 95 per cent to 80 per cent of the overpayment.

Sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy

4. For the year commencing 1st April 1998, for Schedule 1 to the principal Order (sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy) there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.

Period overruns

5. In Part I of Schedule 3 to the principal Order (calculation of deductions from subsidy in respect of period overruns), in paragraph 1, in the definition of "benefit period", after the words "less than 60 benefit weeks" there shall be inserted the words "it means a period of 60 benefit weeks".

Reduced subsidy payable on Rent Allowances

6. For the year commencing 1st April 1998 and for any relevant year thereafter, for Part V of Schedule 4 to the principal Order there shall be substituted the Part set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

Angela Eagle

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Social Security

1st March 1999

We consent,

Bob Ainsworth

Jim Dowd

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

3rd March 1999

Article 4

SCHEDULE I

The following Schedule is substituted for Schedule I to the principal Order.

Articles 12(b), 17(1), 18(1)(d) and 21 and Schedule 5, paragraph 1(2)

"SCHEDULE ISUMS TO BE USED IN CALCULATION OF SUBSIDY

(1) Authority	(2) Administration Subsidy (£)	(3) Homeless threshold (£)	(4) Homeless Cap (£)	(5) Additional Subsidy (£)	(6) Benefit Savings Threshold (£)

^a Includes £1m funding for London Organised Fraud Investigation Team pursuant to section 140E of the Act (added by Schedule 12, para 4 to the Housing Act 1996)"
ENGLAND
ADUR	131,151	70.70	94.26	17,434	121,576
ALLERDALE	265,680	59.91	79.88	20,319	161,057
ALNWICK	75,219	50.61	67.48	4,110	45,778
AMBER VALLEY	228,874	56.51	75.34	19,462	145,588
ARUN	335,545	83.18	110.90	65,186	445,378
ASHFIELD	263,379	54.95	73.26	19,996	165,712
ASHFORD	195,558	76.31	101.74	17,901	182,348
AYLESBURY VALE	208,362	69.11	92.14	23,339	160,315
BABERGH	154,448	66.92	89.22	15,813	129,095
BARKING AND DAGENHAM	610,258	137.83	165.39	55,242	440,441
BARNET	829,365	137.83	165.39	213,479	1,342,287
	BARNSLEY	706,979	46.19	61.58	45,213	384,874
BARROW-IN-FURNESS	228,064	64.53	86.04	33,782	231,496
BASILDON	480,013	67.79	90.38	35,445	339,286
BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE	283,854	71.81	95.74	22,592	192,180
BASSETLAW	250,560	57.35	76.46	21,763	167,841
BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET	358,977	59.49	79.32	49,316	380,749
BEDFORD	390,056	55.26	73.68	38,128	339,213
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED	69,609	49.79	66.38	5,563	44,934
BEXLEY	527,998	137.83	165.39	78,350	510,890
BIRMINGHAM	3,701,019	62.37	83.16	344,851	3,303,532
BLABY	91,283	50.34	67.12	7,615	45,773
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN	439,973	67.85	90.46	48,337	455,329
BLACKPOOL	594,958	51.90	69.20	171,196	899,731
BLYTH VALLEY	232,078	46.19	61.58	11,616	130,153
BOLSOVER	212,187	45.50	60.66	20,479	119,901
BOLTON	787,427	50.66	67.54	67,801	685,687
BOSTON	130,267	53.33	71.10	8,941	79,857
BOURNEMOUTH	579,913	67.50	90.00	166,530	819,590
BRACKNELL FOREST	179,673	68.78	91.70	24,053	154,755
BRADFORD	1,422,730	55.47	73.96	188,324	1,241,775
BRAINTREE	271,470	64.88	86.50	24,112	210,938
BRECKLAND	262,589	65.28	87.04	18,538	137,782
BRENT	1,250,384	137.83	165.39	313,533	2,314,741
BRENTWOOD	108,175	74.81	99.74	12,148	78,129
BRIDGNORTH	85,862	57.38	76.50	5,979	52,494
BRIGHTON AND HOVE	1,090,284	68.27	91.02	290,559	1,174,970
BRISTOL	1,204,698	59.06	78.74	160,790	1,175,493
BROADLAND	179,667	65.28	87.04	12,956	107,245
BROMLEY	744,497	137.83	165.39	82,490	594,119
BROMSGROVE	102,863	53.16	70.88	6,327	61,598
BROXBOURNE	159,608	80.76	107.68	22,298	132,890
BROXTOWE	204,255	49.73	66.30	18,184	135,302
BURNLEY	284,452	59.19	78.92	37,483	308,473
BURY	407,987	57.09	76.12	45,039	321,204
CALDERDALE	513,873	52.25	69.66	44,255	412,471
CAMBRIDGE	238,444	63.95	85.26	28,134	241,862
CAMDEN	1,263,195	137.83	165.39	231,014	1,869,679
CANNOCK CHASE	199,499	62.76	83.68	9,661	127,836
CANTERBURY	319,237	73.40	97.86	54,539	354,220
CARADON	187,735	61.83	82.44	29,895	224,340
CARLISLE	232,772	54.36	72.48	23,642	187,039
CARRICK	230,628	61.64	82.18	35,939	252,940
CASTLE MORPETH	83,804	52.50	70.00	4,435	46,523
CASTLE POINT	155,248	81.20	108.26	30,879	159,175
CHARNWOOD	214,363	50.79	67.72	28,660	125,322
CHELMSFORD	240,733	70.07	93.42	23,800	180,079
CHELTENHAM	242,323	70.19	93.58	41,409	277,745
CHERWELL	206,220	68.52	91.36	40,931	187,105
CHESTER	261,684	55.26	73.68	26,292	215,820
CHESTER-LE-STREET	133,024	50.58	67.44	8,698	77,024
CHESTERFIELD	300,957	47.85	63.80	23,306	205,729
CHICHESTER	192,040	67.98	90.64	25,922	186,791
CHILTERN	150,052	71.81	95.74	7,623	121,076
CHORLEY	190,706	45.42	60.56	13,757	131,237
CHRISTCHURCH	99,248	63.26	84.34	9,949	69,177
CITY OF LONDON	41,991	137.83	165.39	2,089	35,659
COLCHESTER	328,577	66.57	88.76	44,460	360,906
CONGLETON	112,607	55.62	74.16	7,694	71,279
COPELAND	208,834	54.50	72.66	18,313	145,813
CORBY	143,932	54.80	73.06	19,269	104,783
COTSWOLD	143,710	63.26	84.34	16,301	110,613
COVENTRY	991,963	57.30	76.40	116,422	817,192
CRAVEN	85,797	61.85	82.46	9,633	74,497
CRAWLEY	201,706	69.26	92.34	13,549	133,088
CREWE AND NANTWICH	214,947	55.05	73.40	19,042	174,811
CROYDON	959,854	137.83	165.39	234,056	1,570,268
DACORUM	257,483	65.24	86.98	23,371	158,511
DARLINGTON	245,783	53.06	70.74	33,681	218,065
DARTFORD	180,194	72.90	97.20	25,353	151,454
DAVENTRY	93,415	56.43	75.24	6,335	58,638
DERBY	675,479	54.08	72.10	71,711	555,916
DERBYSHIRE DALES	95,098	52.85	70.46	6,003	51,540
DERWENTSIDE	294,407	59.01	78.68	16,092	183,659
DONCASTER	858,645	47.28	63.04	61,516	502,620
DOVER	320,884	76.52	102.02	58,184	353,381
DUDLEY	747,328	59.63	79.50	31,614	390,585
DURHAM CITY	193,585	56.43	75.24	9,496	111,982
EALING	1,027,040	137.83	165.39	275,812	1,630,551
EASINGTON	365,950	58.02	77.36	15,844	236,237
EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE	137,020	65.28	87.04	10,806	73,655
EAST DEVON	230,101	57.24	76.32	31,411	248,962
EAST DORSET	126,116	63.26	84.34	10,980	83,625
EAST HAMPSHIRE	181,844	71.81	95.74	18,824	150,572
EAST HERTFORDSHIRE	179,520	72.66	96.88	17,362	125,416
EAST LINDSEY	317,308	56.34	75.12	46,592	266,575
EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	126,907	57.18	76.24	11,907	75,277
EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE	575,553	51.44	68.58	83,321	474,028
EAST STAFFORDSHIRE	192,507	51.80	69.06	18,819	131,004
EASTBOURNE	303,867	68.03	90.70	66,907	447,270
EASTLEIGH	206,900	94.70	126.26	21,423	146,344
EDEN	83,773	74.93	99.90	7,377	68,993
ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON	162,936	44.57	59.42	8,576	98,055
ELMBRIDGE	189,257	80.37	107.16	34,752	204,519
ENFIELD	857,320	137.83	165.39	158,776	1,250,925
EPPING FOREST	245,590	70.91	94.54	29,763	199,028
EPSOM AND EWELL	99,975	71.81	95.74	15,564	87,606
EREWASH	251,323	48.30	64.40	20,931	159,053
EXETER	290,756	55.82	74.42	61,712	305,636
FAREHAM	122,034	67.86	90.48	17,131	110,436
FENLAND	190,402	62.93	83.90	25,117	141,937
FOREST HEATH	89,894	58.86	78.48	8,919	59,451
FOREST OF DEAN	147,157	61.64	82.18	14,971	113,843
FYLDE	131,796	50.60	67.46	25,774	135,825
GATESHEAD	801,801	50.58	67.44	43,239	653,489
GEDLING	194,895	49.68	66.24	21,424	142,674
GLOUCESTER	278,600	68.48	91.30	61,838	334,196
GOSPORT	170,872	76.43	101.90	17,645	184,358
GRAVESHAM	232,594	72.69	96.92	33,605	203,491
GREAT YARMOUTH	317,068	53.46	71.28	61,880	312,603
GREENWICH	1,096,524	137.83	165.39	88,611	1,061,696
GUILDFORD	209,664	84.02	112.02	31,306	220,551
HACKNEY	1,650,779	137.83	165.39	277,977	2,823,921
HALTON	454,126	49.17	65.56	25,580	300,607
HAMBLETON	142,669	50.36	67.14	13,193	84,092
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM	925,358	137.83	165.39	160,140	1,172,966
HARBOROUGH	80,714	62.63	83.50	6,522	54,503
HARINGEY	1,289,055	137.83	165.39	407,454	2,746,293
HARLOW	242,308	63.84	85.12	17,592	166,694
HARROGATE	234,032	66.18	88.24	39,999	240,505
HARROW	478,291	137.83	165.39	118,038	761,653
HART	88,260	96.86	129.14	11,543	68,677
HARTLEPOOL	370,780	55.04	73.38	31,738	301,752
HASTINGS	448,198	71.81	95.74	101,689	601,609
HAVANT	243,195	71.81	95.74	27,811	189,832
HAVERING	483,726	137.83	165.39	57,772	377,341
HEREFORDSHIRE	367,114	57.11	76.14	47,284	316,139
HERTSMERE	220,304	65.28	87.04	18,112	128,313
HIGH PEAK	166,042	58.70	78.26	18,237	136,065
HILLINGDON	574,736	137.83	165.39	78,553	726,631
HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH	133,885	56.45	75.26	10,743	71,310
HORSHAM	161,874	83.06	110.74	19,805	152,615
HOUNSLOW	667,997	137.83	165.39	142,519	852,138
HUNTINGDONSHIRE	211,740	62.30	83.06	21,600	146,488
HYNDBURN	243,462	60.14	80.18	36,386	255,168
IPSWICH	370,414	60.18	80.24	37,822	298,940
ISLE OF WIGHT	428,050	71.81	95.74	76,665	461,060
ISLES OF SCILLY	6,095	62.25	83.00	0	3,051
ISLINGTON	1,215,955	137.83	165.39	131,453	1,378,429
KENNET	148,002	63.26	84.34	10,595	94,312
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA	736,465	137.83	165.39	165,339	1,146,106
KERRIER	251,750	64.76	86.34	34,210	265,199
KETTERING	158,060	56.63	75.50	17,902	103,271
KINGS LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK	300,839	55.61	74.14	28,641	212,309
KINGSTON-UPON-HULL	1,130,399	50.00	66.66	96,328	851,407
KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES	256,852	137.83	165.39	40,060	286,501
KIRKLEES	1,000,872	57.78	77.04	96,961	881,675
KNOWSLEY	728,208	68.04	90.72	35,833	556,157
LAMBETH	1,607,814	137.83	165.39	290,470	2,314,483
LANCASTER	368,194	55.79	74.38	75,585	400,765
LEEDS	2,255,527	48.36	64.48	280,310	1,533,274
LEICESTER	988,308	64.19	85.58	90,071	837,431
LEWES	194,838	72.17	96.22	35,403	205,623
LEWISHAM	1,431,946	137.83	165.39	194,744	1,448,411
LICHFIELD	134,216	58.94	78.58	5,151	72,032
LINCOLN	292,134	47.75	63.66	32,394	257,532
LIVERPOOL	2,766,648	63.26	84.34	292,461	2,362,312
LUTON	496,355	69.08	92.10	102,243	531,256
MACCLESFIELD	230,745	57.66	76.88	25,365	189,490
MAIDSTONE	255,394	74.36	99.14	30,995	231,324
MALDON	123,513	65.28	87.04	32,927	100,615
MALVERN HILLS	139,821	58.94	78.58	11,325	109,375
MANCHESTER	2,589,927	69.27	92.36	340,514	3,166,820
MANSFIELD	297,459	63.50	84.66	25,923	220,466
MEDWAY TOWNS	670,778	68.88	91.84	188,812	840,508
MELTON	66,188	51.86	69.14	5,286	42,023
MENDIP	222,316	64.04	85.38	31,338	223,963
MERTON	479,759	137.83	165.39	99,200	575,412
MID BEDFORDSHIRE	179,066	65.24	86.98	14,384	102,482
MID DEVON	135,198	60.74	80.98	17,508	128,737
MID SUFFOLK	124,147	64.34	85.78	9,877	78,132
MID SUSSEX	199,562	71.81	95.74	22,809	188,428
MIDDLESBROUGH	574,693	63.56	84.74	47,845	498,060
MILTON KEYNES	495,328	57.83	77.10	53,230	463,315
MOLE VALLEY	108,283	68.96	91.94	10,172	82,713
NEW FOREST	292,351	76.98	102.64	31,283	285,907
NEWARK AND SHERWOOD	230,832	54.23	72.30	20,114	157,852
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME	225,631	47.72	63.62	12,798	123,897
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE	1,223,023	55.37	73.82	109,829	1,048,581
NEWHAM	1,487,751	137.83	165.39	372,294	2,688,196
NORTH CORNWALL	222,644	62.54	83.38	32,040	203,358
NORTH DEVON	231,139	71.99	95.98	49,251	301,485
NORTH DORSET	102,625	63.26	84.34	9,826	61,520
NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE	203,267	45.48	60.64	8,484	93,474
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE	485,734	51.63	68.84	66,440	416,208
NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE	240,219	69.83	93.10	27,535	182,420
NORTH KESTEVEN	126,716	53.48	71.30	9,707	73,673
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE	354,245	49.52	66.02	34,356	242,469
NORTH NORFOLK	219,370	58.82	78.42	27,713	186,218
NORTH SHROPSHIRE	104,996	51.57	68.76	9,263	72,459
NORTH SOMERSET	398,369	74.88	99.84	87,396	479,418
NORTH TYNESIDE	706,342	45.32	60.42	78,676	446,543
NORTH WARWICKSHIRE	136,616	52.86	70.48	5,985	70,264
NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE	146,857	53.52	71.36	7,995	73,312
NORTH WILTSHIRE	215,118	63.26	84.34	16,458	123,226
NORTHAMPTON	433,750	61.20	81.60	51,589	351,043
NORWICH	484,593	56.73	75.64	43,285	402,225
NOTTINGHAM	1,148,251	52.71	70.28	102,725	1,002,501
NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH	261,186	54.92	73.22	24,346	180,048
OADBY AND WIGSTON	67,823	50.78	67.70	7,072	44,504
OLDHAM	668,414	51.54	68.72	53,867	537,029
OSWESTRY	80,063	52.86	70.48	6,908	61,007
OXFORD	387,545	66.48	88.64	83,666	561,226
PENDLE	221,634	56.43	75.24	31,042	225,437
PENWITH	250,028	63.26	84.34	33,730	266,718
PETERBOROUGH	464,242	64.44	85.92	71,503	451,104
PLYMOUTH	814,801	54.78	73.04	141,481	838,766
POOLE	289,534	66.18	88.24	45,923	296,542
PORTSMOUTH	660,647	67.88	90.50	111,161	811,018
PRESTON	391,751	61.11	81.48	36,574	361,672
PURBECK	87,680	74.66	99.54	11,970	90,600
READING	395,469	87.89	117.18	90,108	585,796
REDBRIDGE	667,882	137.83	165.39	206,547	1,163,793
REDCAR AND CLEVELAND	419,341	58.34	77.78	39,092	355,905
REDDITCH	169,461	58.52	78.02	8,806	131,192
REIGATE AND BANSTEAD	184,041	76.61	102.14	23,774	167,165
RESTORMEL	262,468	63.09	84.12	46,722	322,982
RIBBLE VALLEY	60,985	51.44	68.58	7,292	46,481
RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES	359,887	137.83	165.39	57,356	388,533
RICHMONDSHIRE	68,821	59.30	79.06	5,832	55,313
ROCHDALE	671,812	55.64	74.18	69,300	634,511
ROCHFORD	127,172	66.84	89.12	15,418	107,012
ROSSENDALE	169,412	56.52	75.36	17,394	149,266
ROTHER	204,011	79.61	106.14	32,377	258,871
ROTHERHAM	743,690	42.80	57.06	34,244	381,868
RUGBY	158,543	56.61	75.48	13,092	113,387
RUNNYMEDE	115,601	87.56	116.74	15,008	96,548
RUSHCLIFFE	131,116	55.56	74.08	16,739	89,090
RUSHMOOR	172,626	71.81	95.74	19,362	138,762
RUTLAND	42,312	66.51	88.68	3,424	30,595
RYEDALE	97,002	50.36	67.14	7,456	63,868
SALFORD	965,349	61.46	81.94	134,165	802,207
SALISBURY	204,110	76.98	102.64	33,956	227,343
SANDWELL	1,084,156	65.79	87.72	45,308	645,037
SCARBOROUGH	306,321	60.11	80.14	54,150	348,458
SEDGEFIELD	279,995	53.43	71.24	11,359	149,541
SEDGEMOOR	234,268	67.47	89.96	36,815	237,851
SEFTON	860,499	60.47	80.62	135,165	641,108
SELBY	112,469	57.89	77.18	11,415	81,168
SEVENOAKS	226,209	71.81	95.74	17,569	140,405
SHEFFIELD	1,815,444	49.08	65.44	88,400	995,984
SHEPWAY	321,734	66.59	88.78	80,040	419,747
SHREWSBURY AND ATCHAM	180,589	55.01	73.34	18,458	140,040
SLOUGH	320,322	77.63	103.50	63,116	373,766
SOLIHULL	365,416	62.46	83.28	17,817	233,348
SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE	204,438	67.80	90.40	17,532	141,041
SOUTH BUCKS	114,066	68.22	90.96	5,647	57,491
SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE	141,387	68.16	90.88	15,419	100,478
SOUTH DERBYSHIRE	131,329	53.06	70.74	17,815	90,033
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE	320,494	65.31	87.08	31,847	253,797
SOUTH HAMS	165,316	72.75	97.00	27,951	201,588
SOUTH HOLLAND	120,606	57.81	77.08	7,668	60,727
SOUTH KESTEVEN	211,828	56.79	75.72	21,820	140,542
SOUTH LAKELAND	166,302	58.59	78.12	22,981	167,877
SOUTH NORFOLK	174,906	61.22	81.62	13,742	113,562
SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	87,311	64.62	86.16	8,511	57,715
	SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE	201,080	80.27	107.02	33,248	147,240
SOUTH RIBBLE	171,213	57.98	77.30	8,939	93,540
SOUTH SHROPSHIRE	90,141	58.94	78.58	8,951	64,584
SOUTH SOMERSET	296,934	66.29	88.38	36,042	256,681
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE	161,347	58.94	78.58	6,477	84,513
SOUTH TYNESIDE	647,075	44.76	59.68	56,475	332,463
SOUTHAMPTON	735,711	62.22	82.96	125,754	815,444
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA	604,043	70.28	93.70	141,258	812,914
SOUTHWARK	1,559,215	137.83	165.39	156,632	1,698,816
SPELTHORNE	181,119	71.81	95.74	17,033	120,648
ST ALBANS	185,127	73.50	98.00	17,321	146,326
ST EDMUNDSBURY	172,840	63.35	84.46	14,027	125,879
ST HELENS	566,443	62.25	83.00	34,114	373,492
STAFFORD	176,703	54.84	73.12	11,347	106,689
STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS	124,929	53.66	71.54	10,168	67,513
STEVENAGE	223,767	71.03	94.70	14,945	203,669
STOCKPORT	705,149	50.51	67.34	75,297	494,389
STOCKTON-ON-TEES	501,511	56.16	74.88	44,118	398,915
STOKE-ON-TRENT	741,578	56.81	75.74	49,640	699,451
STRATFORD-ON-AVON	193,378	58.94	78.58	17,402	116,130
STROUD	192,040	69.59	92.78	22,723	170,017
SUFFOLK COASTAL	246,481	58.41	77.88	26,325	195,027
SUNDERLAND	1,068,124	51.63	68.84	77,269	915,163
SURREY HEATH	99,257	71.81	95.74	12,476	64,675
SUTTON	401,108	137.83	165.39	59,093	379,189
SWALE	367,494	53.81	71.74	66,965	310,819
SWINDON	353,436	59.64	79.52	41,280	274,513
TAMESIDE	643,823	57.11	76.14	52,690	488,994
TAMWORTH	159,607	59.06	78.74	15,961	105,239
TANDRIDGE	94,251	63.51	84.68	11,167	77,717
TAUNTON DEANE	245,779	68.34	91.12	37,286	259,953
TEESDALE	53,586	58.11	77.48	4,510	33,624
TEIGNBRIDGE	255,102	51.99	69.32	43,340	293,716
TELFORD AND WREKIN	376,175	66.41	88.54	28,951	312,741
TENDRING	379,394	66.72	88.96	64,249	342,311
TEST VALLEY	145,905	63.45	84.60	10,734	106,237
TEWKESBURY	110,944	72.41	96.54	12,753	86,262
THANET	562,842	69.11	92.14	134,023	723,164
	THREE RIVERS	148,354	73.22	97.62	12,797	115,711
THURROCK	356,993	65.78	87.70	35,823	268,257
TONBRIDGE AND MALLING	219,228	71.81	95.74	15,040	138,226
TORBAY	463,606	66.74	88.98	124,172	663,189
TORRIDGE	140,314	59.52	79.36	27,355	183,266
TOWER HAMLETS	1,197,257	137.83	165.39	78,315	1,141,807
TRAFFORD	499,455	57.84	77.12	56,808	433,554
TUNBRIDGE WELLS	238,661	71.81	95.74	22,665	205,020
TYNEDALE	99,437	57.44	76.58	5,515	59,886
UTTLESFORD	95,503	70.68	94.24	10,800	70,510
VALE OF WHITE HORSE	167,706	71.81	95.74	15,346	101,043
VALE ROYAL	196,064	57.39	76.52	11,499	132,715
WAKEFIELD	879,864	49.22	65.62	39,703	473,210
WALSALL	762,096	51.98	69.30	27,493	428,421
WALTHAM FOREST	1,023,096	137.83	165.39	244,093	1,482,014
WANDSWORTH	1,122,752	137.83	165.39	210,590	1,419,606
WANSBECK	198,215	45.17	60.22	10,775	103,623
WARRINGTON	408,149	48.90	65.20	22,814	194,316
WARWICK	222,071	61.62	82.16	24,870	184,640
WATFORD	192,129	67.11	89.48	28,466	191,220
WAVENEY	366,517	57.98	77.30	75,027	405,686
WAVERLEY	177,575	75.47	100.62	20,658	155,038
WEALDEN	208,378	63.65	84.86	31,214	212,799
WEAR VALLEY	213,095	54.98	73.30	11,819	122,559
WELLINGBOROUGH	138,666	52.77	70.36	16,754	90,112
WELWYN HATFIELD	214,231	63.12	84.16	16,903	136,797
WEST BERKSHIRE	230,423	68.91	91.88	19,101	156,559
WEST DEVON	96,910	67.38	89.84	18,539	123,774
WEST DORSET	208,375	63.26	84.34	18,587	158,244
WEST LANCASHIRE	262,998	56.04	74.72	18,880	189,167
WEST LINDSEY	147,467	52.65	70.20	15,009	101,677
WEST OXFORDSHIRE	133,381	67.73	90.30	20,649	125,955
WEST SOMERSET	97,856	76.85	102.46	17,161	123,212
WEST WILTSHIRE	213,978	74.72	99.62	35,755	209,106
WESTMINSTER^a	1,964,295	137.83	165.39	329,128	1,713,688
WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND	173,633	60.57	80.76	38,513	226,621
WIGAN	778,974	49.38	65.84	39,087	477,636
WINCHESTER	164,942	76.49	101.98	15,030	142,996
WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD	252,303	71.81	95.74	27,477	186,415
WIRRAL	1,172,368	69.23	92.30	151,587	1,088,790
WOKING	133,551	87.18	116.24	18,203	142,723
WOKINGHAM	119,633	74.51	99.34	20,611	114,626
WOLVERHAMPTON	874,414	53.93	71.90	45,535	597,082
WORCESTER	207,608	55.02	73.36	42,166	190,026
WORTHING	243,613	68.46	91.28	59,090	311,350
WYCHAVON	195,342	58.94	78.58	11,677	102,159
WYCOMBE	226,406	79.53	106.04	22,282	189,661
WYRE	217,218	57.98	77.30	32,179	175,793
WYRE FOREST	186,765	58.19	77.58	18,474	131,892
YORK	365,011	61.25	81.66	50,584	356,351
WALES
BLAENAU GWENT	198,128	58.32	77.76	16,930	147,573
BRIDGEND	255,498	58.31	77.74	38,297	229,316
CAERPHILLY	384,039	61.05	81.40	42,451	246,851
CARDIFF	704,931	67.47	89.96	104,420	825,610
CARMARTHENSHIRE	363,105	55.65	74.20	53,181	337,007
CEREDIGION	125,214	60.84	81.12	27,141	162,863
CONWY	237,778	54.96	73.28	53,766	324,993
DENBIGHSHIRE	193,480	52.61	70.14	52,811	243,228
FLINTSHIRE	236,786	54.23	72.30	23,801	187,273
GWYNEDD	264,204	53.10	70.80	45,601	258,825
ISLE OF ANGLESEY	151,999	54.32	72.42	27,512	168,380
MERTHYR TYDFIL	173,417	55.74	74.32	13,685	127,923
MONMOUTHSHIRE	113,194	64.23	85.64	15,021	106,226
NEATH PORT TALBOT	329,140	55.70	74.26	30,201	269,636
NEWPORT	324,572	63.36	84.48	39,999	273,661
PEMBROKESHIRE	243,260	53.88	71.84	45,320	262,439
POWYS	196,105	56.54	75.38	24,070	162,799
RHONDDA, CYNON, TAFF	530,331	56.76	75.68	56,107	397,726
SWANSEA	561,432	58.05	77.40	75,964	569,058
TORFAEN	199,737	67.04	89.38	13,450	121,654
VALE OF GLAMORGAN	203,745	65.51	87.34	49,176	217,402
WREXHAM	259,950	50.25	67.00	25,233	162,952
SCOTLAND
ABERDEEN CITY	468,217	43.79	58.38	29,789	255,145
ABERDEENSHIRE	313,482	47.27	63.03	22,944	167,923
ANGUS	243,160	37.37	49.82	14,995	120,650
ARGYLL AND BUTE	221,656	55.57	74.09	25,882	177,926
CLACKMANNANSHIRE	129,142	47.00	62.67	4,450	67,510
COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR	62,258	58.07	77.42	3,607	37,684
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY	382,908	51.99	69.32	28,802	284,073
DUNDEE CITY	701,480	58.50	77.99	33,575	471,173
EAST AYRSHIRE	384,818	42.83	57.11	12,798	191,580
EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE	138,731	47.10	62.79	8,434	86,044
EAST LOTHIAN	220,161	45.81	61.08	19,113	129,790
EAST RENFREWSHIRE	122,527	45.94	61.25	8,906	95,027
EDINBURGH CITY	1,425,210	69.66	92.88	183,517	1,410,435
FALKIRK	382,731	47.35	63.13	12,589	178,220
FIFE	955,774	48.21	64.28	69,100	552,357
GLASGOW CITY	3,462,205	64.17	85.56	192,526	2,337,288
HIGHLAND	495,364	61.14	81.51	27,442	365,630
INVERCLYDE	328,838	55.08	73.44	14,356	175,304
MIDLOTHIAN	198,549	40.07	53.42	8,538	89,977
MORAY	181,506	44.55	59.40	15,217	114,129
NORTH AYRSHIRE	439,078	48.03	64.05	28,361	271,972
NORTH LANARKSHIRE	1,053,108	49.74	66.31	17,475	604,008
ORKNEY	39,208	53.66	71.55	4,147	33,202
PERTHSHIRE AND KINROSS	286,157	44.81	59.74	36,788	174,895
RENFREWSHIRE	538,744	51.72	68.96	20,517	299,567
SCOTTISH BORDERS	262,225	47.25	63.01	10,667	117,918
SHETLAND	31,086	57.34	76.45	1,243	21,845
SOUTH AYRSHIRE	301,014	48.78	65.04	31,955	230,533
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE	797,142	56.13	74.84	25,837	457,187
STIRLING	193,055	53.47	71.30	10,917	125,757
WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE	364,298	53.09	70.79	8,722	189,002
WEST LOTHIAN	402,685	45.01	60.02	19,866	231,861
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS
Scottish Homes	746,731				296,003

Article 6

SCHEDULE 2

The following Part is substituted for Part V of Schedule 4 to the principal Order.

"PART VTHRESHOLD ABOVE WHICH REDUCED SUBSIDY IS PAYABLE ON RENT ALLOWANCES

18. The Table referred to in paragraph 1 is-�

(1) Area	(2) Threshold (Weekly Sum) £
ENGLAND
(Rent Registration Areas)
AVON	91.49
BARKING AND DAGENHAM	136.89
BARNET	153.80
BEDFORDSHIRE	83.98
BERKSHIRE	109.89
BEXLEY	136.34
BRENT	128.25
BROMLEY	152.37
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE	97.32
CAMBRIDGESHIRE	72.37
CAMDEN	191.70
CHESHIRE	86.18
CITY OF LONDON	129.16
CLEVELAND	78.30
CORNWALL	103.56
CROYDON	193.15
CUMBRIA	59.69
DERBYSHIRE	65.99
DEVON	96.92
DORSET	87.82
DURHAM	71.11
EALING	164.12
ENFIELD	138.34
ESSEX	110.99
GLOUCESTERSHIRE	79.93
GREATER MANCHESTER	89.87
GREENWICH	131.58
HACKNEY	128.65
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM	137.54
HAMPSHIRE	104.85
HARINGEY	133.32
HARROW	147.08
HAVERING	136.70
HEREFORDSHIRE	95.98
HERTFORDSHIRE	95.20
HILLINGDON	144.56
HOUNSLOW	144.60
HUMBERSIDE	77.31
ISLE OF WIGHT	94.10
ISLINGTON	147.08
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA	157.32
KENT	119.44
KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES	159.11
LAMBETH	127.73
LANCASHIRE	99.30
LEICESTERSHIRE	63.75
LEWISHAM	109.77
LINCOLNSHIRE	66.12
MERSEYSIDE	75.87
MERTON	150.34
MIDLANDS (WEST)	81.47
NEWHAM	114.80
NORFOLK	75.70
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	67.32
NORTHUMBERLAND	74.77
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE	72.89
OXFORDSHIRE	121.89
REDBRIDGE	124.10
RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES	163.07
SHROPSHIRE	104.79
SOMERSET	79.30
SOUTHWARK	129.36
STAFFORDSHIRE	79.48
SUFFOLK	72.20
SURREY	122.08
SUSSEX (EAST)	121.69
SUSSEX (WEST)	113.68
SUTTON	135.18
TOWER HAMLETS	144.22
TYNE AND WEAR	67.01
WALTHAM FOREST	116.34
WANDSWORTH	154.80
WARWICKSHIRE	81.38
WESTMINSTER	195.73
WILTSHIRE	83.80
YORKSHIRE (NORTH)	87.88
YORKSHIRE (SOUTH)	69.06
YORKSHIRE (WEST)	77.18
WALES
(Rent Registration Areas)
BRIDGEND AND GLAMORGAN VALLEYS	66.76
CARDIFF AND VALE OF GLAMORGAN	77.99
NORTH EAST WALES	61.35
NORTH WEST WALES	58.63
POWYS	69.55
SOUTH EAST WALES	70.60
SWANSEA, NEATH AND PORT TALBOT	62.75
WEST WALES	68.48
SCOTLAND
(Rent Registration Areas)
DUNDEE	116.83
EDINBURGH	132.78
GLASGOW	103.93"

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 (No. 562) in respect of the year commencing on 1st April 1998.

Article 2 provides that the additional subsidy payable to Scottish Homes is not to exceed £1,177,000.

Article 3 reduces the amount of additional subsidy payable to authorities in respect of fraudulent overpayments from 95 per cent to 80 per cent of the overpayment.

Article 4 and Schedule 1 specify new amounts in respect of the sums payable to authorities by way of administration subsidy, the thresholds and caps which apply to rent rebates for temporary accommodation for the homeless, the additional sums payable to authorities in respect of rent allowance cases and the weekly benefit thresholds.

Article 5 provides that, in calculating deductions to be made from subsidy payments in respect of period overruns, the expression "benefit week" means a period of at least 60 weeks.

Article 6 and Schedule 2 limits the subsidy payable on deregulated rents in rent registration areas.

This Order does not impose a charge on businesses.

(1)

See section 189(8) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) as amended by the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52); Schedule 13, paragraph 3(5).

(2)

1992 c. 5; sections 140B and 140F were inserted by the Housing Act 1996, section 121 and Schedule 12, paragraph 4; section 140B was amended by the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47) section 10 and Schedule 1, paragraph 7 and Schedule 2.

(3)

S.I. 1998/562; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1998/2865.

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