The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2025

• Citation: S.I. 2025/1077
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2025 and comes into force on 4th November 2025.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

Section 2 Amendment of the Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 and application of amendments

(1) The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998 is amended in accordance with articles 3 to 8.

(2) Articles 3, 5, 6 and 7 and the Schedule apply for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2024.

(3) Article 8 applies for the purpose of determining subsidy payable for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2025.

Section 3 Housing Benefit Assurance Process

In article 2 (interpretation of Parts 2 and 4), in the definition of “HBAP”, for “1st April 2024” substitute “28th April 2025” .

Section 4 Deductions to be made in calculating subsidy: overpayment

In article 19 (deductions to be made in calculating subsidy)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “paragraph (4)” substitute “paragraphs (3A), (3B) and (4)” ;

(b) after paragraph (3) insert—

(3A) Paragraph (3B) applies for the purpose of determining the amount of subsidy payable for a relevant year beginning on or after 1st April 2024.

(3B) Where an overpayment of a type specified in any of sub-paragraphs (e) to (g) of paragraph (1) was made in any earlier relevant year, the amount deducted for that overpayment under article 11(2)(b) may, where the authority considers it appropriate, be limited to the amount of subsidy calculated in accordance with article 13(1)(b) which is attributable to that overpayment.

(3C) In paragraph (3B), “ earlier relevant year ” means a relevant year earlier than that in which the deduction takes place.

Section 5 The amount of an authority’s subsidy

For Schedule 1 (sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy) substitute the Schedule 1 set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Section 6 Additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service

In Schedule 1ZB (additional amount of subsidy: Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts Service), in paragraph 2 (additional amount: relevant year beginning with 1st April 2024)—

(a) for “is the amount” substitute “is the sum of the amounts” ;

(b) at the end insert “and in the Housing Benefit Circular HB S8/2024 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 20th December 2024 ” .

Section 7 Additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative

In Schedule 1ZC (additional amount of subsidy: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative)—

(a) in paragraph 1 (interpretation), in the definition of “HBAAI”, for “Housing Benefit Circular HB A4/2023” to the end of that definition substitute “Housing Benefit Circular HB A5/2024 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 23rd April 2024 ” ;

(b) in paragraph 2 (additional amount: relevant year beginning on 1st April 2023)—

(i) in the heading, for “1st April 2023” substitute “1st April 2024” ;

(ii) for “1st April 2023” substitute “1st April 2024” ;

(iii) for “Housing Benefit Circular” to the end substitute “Housing Benefit Circular HB S5/2024 first published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 23rd April 2024 ” .

Section 8 Rent rebate deductions from the subsidy of an authority in Wales

In Schedule 4A (rent rebate limitation deductions (Housing Revenue Account dwellings): authorities in Wales)—

(a) in paragraph 3(2), for “1st April 2024 is 0.397” substitute “1st April 2025 is 0.369” ;

(b) for paragraph 4, but not including the heading, substitute—

(4) The amounts for the relevant year beginning on 1st April 2025 for the purposes of paragraph 2 are as follows—