The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) and Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Amendment Order 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/1667
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) and Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Amendment Order 2014 and comes into force on 25th July 2014.

(2) Article 2 and Schedule 1 have effect from 1st April 2013.

(3) Article 3, Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 have effect from 1st April 2014.

(4) In this Order—

(a) the “ 1998 Order ” means the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 ; and

(b) the “ 2001 Order ” means the Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Order 2001 .

Section 2 Amendments having effect from 1st April 2013

(1) The 1998 Order is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (3) of article 4 (Requirement of claim) for “31st May” substitute “30th April”; and

(b) for Schedule 1 (Sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy) of the 1998 Order substitute Schedule 1 as set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.

(2) The 2001 Order is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (2)(f) of article 3 (Claims) for “31st May” substitute “30th April”; and

(b) in paragraph (1) of article 7 (Limit on total expenditure) for “at the beginning of that year” substitute “in that year”.

Section 3 Amendments having effect from 1st April 2014

(1) The 1998 Order is amended as follows.

(2) For Part 3 of Schedule 4A (Weekly rent limits for purposes of Part 2: Authorities in England) to the 1998 Order substitute Part 3 as set out in Schedule 2 to this Order.

(3) For Part 5 of Schedule 4A (Amounts for purposes of Part 4, paragraph 4: Authorities in Wales) to the 1998 Order substitute Part 5 as set out in Schedule 3 to this Order.