Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 1859

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Income-Related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2002

Made

17th July 2002

Laid before Parliament

23rd July 2002

Coming into force

17th August 2002

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with the consent of the Treasury( 1 ), in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 140B(1), (3) and (4), 140F(2) and 189(1) and (4) to (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 2 ), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned( 3 ), hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

(2) In this Order, “the principal Order” means the Income-Related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Order 1998( 4 ).

Scottish Homes

2. For the year commencing on 1st April 2001, the amount referred to as the maximum in article 13(2)(a) of the principal Order( 5 ) shall be “£682,145”.

Sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy

3. For Schedule 1 to the principal Order( 6 ), there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to this Order for the year commencing on 1st April 2001.

Thresholds for subsidy on rent allowances

4. For the table in Part V of Schedule 4 to the principal Order( 7 ), there shall be substituted the table in Schedule 2 to this Order for the year commencing on 1st April 2001.

Amendment of Schedule 5

5. In paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5 to the principal Order (benefit savings threshold)( 8 ), for the year commencing on 1st April 2001—

(a) for the definition of “F” there shall be substituted:

“ F is—
(a)
where an authority identified in column (1) of Schedule 1 is operating the weekly benefit savings scheme and that authority—
(i)
has not been certified by the Secretary of State as having complied with the verification framework in the relevant year, the sum specified in column (6a) of Schedule 1; or
(ii)
has been certified by the Secretary of State as having complied with the verification framework in the relevant year, the sum specified in column (6b) of Schedule 1; or
(b)
where an authority identified in column (1) of Schedule 1 is operating the new incentive scheme, the sum specified in column (6c) of Schedule 1; ” ;

(b) after the definition of “intervention”, there shall be inserted:

“ “new incentive scheme” means the scheme set out in the following circulars issued by the Secretary of State ( 9 ) —
- HB/CTB F12/2000; and
- HB/CTB F19/2001; ” ;

“ “weekly benefit savings scheme” means the scheme set out in the following circulars issued by the Secretary of State ( 10 ) —
- HB/CTB F17/1998; and
- HB/CTB F13/2000. ” .

Amendment of Schedule 1

6. —(1) Column (5) of Schedule 1 to the principal Order (additional subsidy) shall be amended by substituting “£134,827” for “£132,827” in respect of Sefton.

(2) This article shall have effect in respect of the year commencing on 1st April 2000.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Malcolm Wicks

Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

15th July 2002

We consent,

P. Woolas

J. Fitzpatrick

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

17th July 2002

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1

The following Schedule is substituted for Schedule 1 to the principal Order.

Articles 11(1), 12(1)(b), 17(1), (5)(b) and (8), 18(1)(d) and paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5

“ SCHEDULE 1 SUMS AND PERCENTAGE TO BE USED IN THE CALCULATION OF SUBSIDY

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)				(7)
Authority	Administration subsidy	Homeless Threshold	Homeless Cap	Additional Subsidy	Benefit Savings Threshold			X per cent
	(£)	(£)	(£)	(£)	(6a)(£)	(6b)(£)	(6c)(£)	(%)
ENGLAND
ADUR	130,561	106.45	177.41	4,429	123,411	92,558		92.91
ALLERDALE	309,729	85.01	141.69	5,600	193,429	145,072		93.26
ALNWICK	75,902	73.03	121.72	1,133	49,109	36,832		88.97
AMBER VALLEY	241,283	84.58	140.97	4,944	162,541	121,906		88.74
AR UN	337,025	114.38	190.64	16,561	402,792	302,094		92.82
ASHFIELD	316,876	79.40	132.33	4,969	169,090	126,818		88.50
ASHFORD	203,137	106.22	177.04	4,845	159,772	119,829		88.30
AYLESBURY VALE	199,631	102.51	170.84	5,365	146,413	109,810		89.24
BABERGH	153,580	96.42	160.71	4,017	120,417	90,313		88.78
BARKING AND DAGENHAM	651,800	200.00	300.00	15,226	470,885	353,164		92.57
BARNET	828,165	200.00	300.00	53,350	1,307,155	980,366		92.64
BARNSLEY	727,223	69.88	116.46	12,462	409,713	307,285		91.51
BARROW-IN-FURNESS	219,063	89.58	149.30	9,311	190,712	143,034		93.32
BASILDON	494,023	99.72	166.21	8,630	360,154	270,116		87.87
BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE	273,391	104.78	174.63	5,193	261,005	195,754		90.35
BASSETLAW	260,079	87.11	145.18	5,605	171,360	128,520		88.49
BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET	412,748	90.52	150.86	12,529	316,431	237,323		89.62
BEDFORD	396,145	83.00	138.34	10,279	441,282	330,962		89.81
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED	73,729	77.49	129.15	1,533	42,294	31,721		88.91
BEXLEY	571,801	200.00	300.00	19,905			118,692	89.38
BIRMINGHAM	3,816,800	85.93	143.21	79,266	3,515,438	2,636,579		94.78
BLABY	86,291	74.94	124.91	1,750	46,782	35,087		91.27
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN	487,718	98.09	163.48	13,323	514,698	386,024		94.22
BLACKPOOL	608,980	73.61	122.68	47,186	848,337	636,253		89.52
BLYTH VALLEY	245,808	66.96	111.60	3,202	136,888	102,666		88.87
BOLSOVER	219,595	67.49	112.48	5,203	136,166	102,125		89.49
BOLTON	811,467	72.84	121.39	18,455	666,415	499,811		94.48
BOSTON	158,359	76.94	128.23	2,055			15,436	91.10
BOURNEMOUTH	528,108	94.34	157.23	38,278	698,882	524,162		93.73
BRACKNELL FOREST	168,131	108.73	181.21	5,529	128,329	96,247		94.36
BRADFORD	1,453,943	78.15	130.25	49,501	1,230,016	922,512		94.90
BRAINTREE	268,338	90.25	150.41	5,774	203,100	152,325		88.69
BRECKLAND	268,927	95.26	158.76	5,110	205,609	154,207		86.70
BRENT	1,174,412	200.00	300.00	77,358			472,240	91.29
BRENTWOOD	107,051	105.89	176.48	2,835	69,268	51,951		88.62
BRIDGNORTH	115,299	85.49	142.48	1,648	55,793	41,845		89.99
BRIGHTON AND HOVE	1,071,413	95.40	159.00	72,343			356,727	89.92
BRISTOL	1,264,574	83.37	138.96	38,455			253,050	94.11
BROADLAND	192,937	95.26	158.76	3,571			30,941	86.64
BROMLEY	723,834	200.00	300.00	20,396	763,764	572,823		84.78
BROMSGROVE	102,432	84.57	140.95	1,744	54,771	41,078		84.03
BROXBOURNE	209,221	116.22	193.70	5,304	121,376	91,032		88.79
BROXTOWE	207,258	72.28	120.47	4,520	129,680	97,260		87.78
BURNLEY	301,445	87.11	145.18	10,331	286,272	214,704		92.06
BURY	419,789	84.42	140.70	11,935	307,249	230,437		89.52
CALDERDALE	541,692	74.82	124.69	11,243	429,527	322,145		94.99
CAMBRIDGE	304,796	101.37	168.95	6,467	224,165	168,124		86.02
CAMDEN	1,272,365	200.00	300.00	53,100			384,210	92.83
CANNOCK CHASE	202,716	91.96	153.27	2,663	119,419	89,564		87.01
CANTERBURY	308,560	101.21	168.68	13,330			70,583	88.42
CARADON	188,014	85.29	142.15	8,240	205,324	153,993		90.12
CARLISLE	238,500	81.01	135.01	5,556	167,685	125,764		93.30
CARRICK	218,308	95.42	159.03	9,906	245,480	184,110		90.84
CASTLE MORPETH	87,539	81.14	135.24	1,222	45,985	34,489		88.58
CASTLE POINT	158,744	111.68	186.13	8,511	150,188	112,641		87.59
CHARNWOOD	225,972	75.40	125.67	7,147	145,396	109,047		91.21
CHELMSFORD	238,821	105.38	175.63	5,935	172,204	129,153		88.63
CHELTENHAM	231,603	105.99	176.65	9,662	260,770	195,578		86.79
CHERWELL	205,244	100.26	167.10	9,408	182,548	136,911		86.77
CHESTER	291,383	80.13	133.54	6,680	206,447	154,835		92.30
CHESTER-LE-STREET	169,444	73.53	122.56	2,210	76,545	57,409		95.00
CHESTERFIELD	312,641	71.85	119.74	5,921	212,304	159,228		89.15
CHICHESTER	200,969	106.04	176.73	6,147	178,911	134,183		92.77
CHILTERN	150,974	104.78	174.63	1,937			29,333	89.34
CHORLEY	200,252	72.70	121.16	3,792	151,805	113,854		91.76
CHRISTCHURCH	103,261	90.52	150.86	2,527			21,101	90.05
CITY OF LONDON	41,981	200.00	300.00	576	38,304	28,728		95.00
COLCHESTER	321,399	98.55	164.25	11,295	357,259	267,944		88.01
CONGLETON	144,341	85.01	141.69	1,955	98,161	73,621		93.02
COPELAND	215,315	79.08	131.79	4,877	163,842	122,882		93.28
CORBY	132,938	80.57	134.29	4,805			16,355	89.96
COTSWOLD	154,580	90.52	150.86	3,747	143,940	107,955		86.81
COVENTRY	1,114,835	72.82	121.36	26,865	874,736	656,052		93.77
CRAVEN	86,778	89.90	149.83	2,447	75,120	56,340		88.61
CRAWLEY	249,461	107.96	179.94	3,114	131,340	98,505		92.78
CREWE AND NANTWICH	220,905	81.98	136.64	5,248	176,109	132,082		93.16
CROYDON	985,164	200.00	300.00	58,368			309,079	92.50
DACORUM	256,697	97.53	162.55	5,372	172,377	129,283		89.04
DARLINGTON	274,132	78.55	130.92	7,742	236,058	177,044		87.34
DARTFORD	178,114	103.47	172.45	6,286	142,663	106,997		88.48
DAVENTRY	92,967	80.04	133.40	1,746	57,695	43,271		89.74
DERBY	662,423	76.53	127.54	19,393	563,023	422,267		91.61
DERBYSHIRE DALES	103,643	80.80	134.66	1,525	57,774	43,331		89.32
DERWENTSIDE	330,893	81.31	135.51	4,088			39,592	95.00
DONCASTER	856,507	70.87	118.12	15,628	513,864	385,398		94.08
DOVER	326,353	107.16	178.60	14,782	359,193	269,395		88.50
DUDLEY	793,056	83.66	139.43	8,714	429,820	322,365		90.38
DURHAM CITY	205,679	78.70	131.17	2,375	121,315	90,986		95.00
EALING	937,265	200.00	300.00	63,397	1,387,193	1,040,395		90.86
EASINGTON	369,321	79.11	131.85	4,025	227,703	170,777		95.00
EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE	143,251	95.26	158.76	2,811	99,435	74,576		85.78
EAST DEVON	224,402	81.34	135.56	7,220	226,374	169,781		88.89
EAST DORSET	128,946	90.52	150.86	2,789	110,957	83,218		90.26
EAST HAMPSHIRE	176,648	104.78	174.63	4,782	217,084	162,813		90.59
EAST HERTFORDSHIRE	165,723	107.26	178.76	4,015	105,148	78,861		88.94
EAST LINDSEY	356,290	79.29	132.14	12,842	234,386	175,790		91.02
EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	126,672	88.58	147.63	3,282	71,148	53,361		90.01
EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE	606,661	77.21	128.68	22,965	526,453	394,840		92.82
EAST STAFFORDSHIRE	196,636	76.69	127.81	5,187	135,078	101,309		87.61
EASTBOURNE	316,030	95.19	158.66	16,998	454,107	340,580		86.15
EASTLEIGH	213,787	104.78	174.63	4,924	201,817	151,363		90.58
EDEN	89,541	85.01	141.69	2,033	86,313	64,735		93.27
ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON	171,465	64.27	107.11	2,364	94,867	71,150		93.17
ELMBRIDGE	220,951	119.50	199.17	8,829			43,558	92.03
ENFIELD	870,441	200.00	300.00	43,763			248,418	88.06
EPPING FOREST	245,763	101.02	168.36	8,203	182,918	137,189		88.74
EPSOM AND EWELL	98,112	104.78	174.63	3,954	108,150	81,113		90.37
EREWASH	263,458	73.86	123.09	5,318	161,152	120,864		88.54
EXETER	275,355	79.17	131.95	14,185	278,438	208,829		88.67
FAREHAM	121,276	97.95	163.25	3,938	98,946	74,210		90.39
FENLAND	202,564	90.45	150.75	6,923	130,852	98,139		85.80
FOREST HEATH	86,330	85.14	141.90	2,458	55,137	41,353		88.77
FOREST OF DEAN	149,855	86.76	144.60	4,127	110,697	83,023		87.05
FYLDE	143,434	74.28	123.80	7,104	130,149	97,612		91.93
GATESHEAD	828,743	74.20	123.67	10,985	489,098	366,824		94.09
GEDLING	202,923	74.69	124.48	5,166	144,448	108,336		88.42
GLOUCESTER	279,417	95.35	158.92	15,529	320,095	240,071		86.47
GOSPORT	175,231	98.81	164.69	4,483	181,403	136,052		89.39
GRAVESHAM	236,001	99.74	166.24	8,537	190,145	142,609		88.10
GREAT YARMOUTH	320,756	70.97	118.28	16,069	297,155	222,866		86.94
GREENWICH	1,160,946	200.00	300.00	22,512	956,072	717,054		92.75
GUILDFORD	200,540	119.87	199.78	7,196			38,056	92.01
HACKNEY	1,771,173	200.00	300.00	63,895	2,450,332	1,837,749		92.77
HALTON	474,446	75.30	125.50	7,050	367,586	275,690		90.13
HAMBLETON	145,981	74.20	123.67	3,352			24,936	87.43
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM	1,123,983	200.00	300.00	36,809	1,045,985	784,489		92.77
HARBOROUGH	80,092	92.00	153.33	1,626	43,872	32,904		91.23
HARINGEY	1,253,777	200.00	300.00	101,609	2,585,942	1,939,457		92.85
HARLOW	244,649	97.75	162.92	4,192	143,071	107,303		89.26
HARROGATE	230,940	95.41	159.01	9,977	226,761	170,071		87.25
HARROW	466,359	200.00	300.00	29,988			159,725	88.20
HART	83,226	104.78	174.63	2,653	73,879	55,409		90.52
HARTLEPOOL	383,069	78.02	130.04	8,063	315,084	236,313		94.24
HASTINGS	524,061	104.78	174.63	28,028			132,993	86.40
HAVANT	256,411	104.78	174.63	6,392	225,047	168,785		90.49
HAVERING	493,819	200.00	300.00	14,677	361,342	271,007		83.80
HEREFORDSHIRE	467,061	79.33	132.21	12,414	363,199	272,399		86.06
HERTSMERE	225,616	95.26	158.76	4,208			43,504	89.07
HIGH PEAK	175,417	87.21	145.34	4,633	144,702	108,527		88.95
HILLINGDON	609,483	200.00	300.00	19,207			147,002	86.71
HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH	139,179	83.58	139.29	2,745	70,966	53,225		90.28
HORSHAM	186,432	123.87	206.45	4,552	130,321	97,741		92.76
HOUNSLOW	616,772	200.00	300.00	32,759	721,787	541,340		87.87
HUNTINGDONSHIRE	229,315	103.19	171.99	4,965	144,428	108,321		84.30
HYNDBURN	247,076	84.13	140.22	9,244	262,116	196,587		92.11
IPSWICH	370,060	87.57	145.96	9,379	309,882	232,412		89.01
ISLE OF WIGHT	465,092	104.78	174.63	19,477	567,259	425,444		94.16
ISLES OF SCILLY	4,147	93.89	156.48	45			484	94.08
ISLINGTON	1,296,840	200.00	300.00	30,215			245,338	92.66
KENNET	167,031	90.52	150.86	2,621	133,140	99,855		88.34
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA	728,573	200.00	300.00	38,004	1,130,102	847,577		92.05
KERRIER	303,331	90.52	150.86	9,429	340,234	255,176		89.78
KETTERING	150,885	80.38	133.96	4,534	94,746	71,060		89.99
KINGS LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK	327,738	81.13	135.21	7,779	208,073	156,055		86.83
KINGSTON-UPON-HULL	1,221,491	74.63	124.38	24,472	874,772	656,079		92.75
KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES	239,164	200.00	300.00	9,208	287,697	215,773		83.56
KIRKLEES	1,037,786	83.27	138.78	24,633	836,409	627,307		94.99
KNOWSLEY	825,052	92.38	153.97	9,877			106,250	94.85
LAMBETH	1,520,494	200.00	300.00	66,767	1,731,414	1,298,561		93.18
LANCASTER	373,977	81.61	136.02	20,833	409,430	307,073		91.97
LEEDS	2,305,690	74.44	124.07	64,431	1,782,991	1,337,243		94.90
LEICESTER	1,002,598	85.96	143.26	20,703	900,030	675,023		94.38
LEWES	198,145	103.80	173.00	9,758			47,026	86.43
LEWISHAM	1,364,498	200.00	300.00	47,393	1,321,734	991,301		89.17
LICHFIELD	153,454	83.24	138.74	1,420	104,516	78,387		87.75
LINCOLN	282,562	72.01	120.02	8,230	230,496	172,872		90.85
LIVERPOOL	2,794,115	86.51	144.19	80,610	2,386,769	1,790,077		94.87
LUTON	468,104	103.88	173.13	25,497	501,076	375,807		90.89
MACCLESFIELD	237,057	86.98	144.96	6,444	178,732	134,049		93.15
MAIDSTONE	252,323	105.36	175.60	7,161	204,395	153,296		88.72
MALDON	126,611	95.26	158.76	7,569	125,212	93,909		88.49
MALVERN HILLS	141,336	83.24	138.74	2,810	127,152	95,364		82.08
MANCHESTER	2,503,905	98.52	164.20	78,270			555,656	95.00
MANSFIELD	317,238	87.06	145.10	5,959			52,820	87.60
MEDWAY TOWNS	657,543	98.92	164.87	43,400	765,635	574,226		94.53
MELTON	64,733	74.73	124.54	1,244	39,894	29,921		91.19
MENDIP	216,784	89.19	148.64	8,638	211,046	158,285		89.02
MERTON	446,876	200.00	300.00	22,878	545,062	408,797		87.89
MID BEDFORDSHIRE	181,859	94.98	158.31	3,306	106,307	79,730		89.86
MID DEVON	139,035	85.07	141.78	4,826	130,523	97,892		89.14
MID SUFFOLK	127,053	90.12	150.21	2,722	77,828	58,371		88.73
MID SUSSEX	189,817	104.78	174.63	5,243	219,521	164,641		92.81
MIDDLESBROUGH	621,558	88.67	147.78	12,155	535,755	401,816		94.08
MILTON KEYNES	497,354	88.65	147.75	12,235	408,846	306,635		87.71
MOLE VALLEY	107,895	99.57	165.95	2,584	80,409	60,307		91.94
NEW FOREST	299,974	113.34	188.90	7,947	277,895	208,421		90.62
NEWARK AND SHERWOOD	235,287	78.22	130.37	5,110	166,847	125,135		88.81
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME	269,613	70.58	117.64	3,327	106,788	80,091		87.79
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE	1,227,406	76.80	128.00	30,272	1,025,006	768,755		94.09
NEWHAM	1,420,774	200.00	300.00	94,582			502,856	92.51
NORTH CORNWALL	267,366	86.51	144.19	8,831			45,727	90.84
NORTH DEVON	255,903	98.82	164.70	13,575	281,775	211,331		89.11
NORTH DORSET	107,762	90.52	150.86	2,259	94,811	71,108		90.09
NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE	206,238	70.66	117.77	2,338	88,470	66,353		89.33
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE	537,030	77.06	128.44	16,879			113,920	92.89
NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE	219,535	102.90	171.49	6,329	158,149	118,612		89.19
NORTH KESTEVEN	136,939	78.40	130.66	2,567	74,778	56,084		90.89
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE	345,264	74.51	124.19	8,283	216,133	162,100		93.13
NORTH NORFOLK	224,371	82.19	136.98	7,638	180,851	135,638		86.99
NORTH SHROPSHIRE	106,124	76.83	128.05	2,553	66,346	49,760		90.18
NORTH SOMERSET	396,548	104.84	174.74	23,236	459,450	344,588		93.46
NORTH TYNESIDE	718,111	70.56	117.60	19,620	505,339	379,004		93.50
NORTH WARWICKSHIRE	128,417	78.73	131.21	1,520	78,646	58,985		89.90
NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE	155,079	78.36	130.60	2,204	80,763	60,572		91.31
NORTH WILTSHIRE	219,644	90.52	150.86	3,783			35,945	88.61
NORTHAMPTON	440,073	96.07	160.11	12,865	289,940	217,455		89.28
NORWICH	480,695	79.58	132.63	10,794			70,325	86.69
NOTTINGHAM	1,137,974	74.04	123.39	23,612	939,508	704,631		94.27
NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH	276,561	79.97	133.28	5,842	179,812	134,859		90.12
OADBY AND WIGSTON	68,810	72.48	120.80	1,852	41,111	30,833		89.10
OLDHAM	670,455	75.35	125.58	13,660	495,274	371,456		90.10
OSWESTRY	77,371	80.33	133.88	1,904	53,147	39,860		87.95
OXFORD	351,226	106.74	177.89	19,231			99,972	87.27
PENDLE	354,424	78.66	131.10	7,886	211,139	158,354		92.12
PENWITH	245,815	85.01	141.69	9,297	301,176	225,882		90.71
PETERBOROUGH	435,174	101.55	169.24	16,436	396,910	297,683		88.48
PLYMOUTH	824,131	83.20	138.66	38,272	864,072	648,054		90.63
POOLE	283,012	97.10	161.83	11,667			61,689	87.52
PORTSMOUTH	627,664	99.67	166.11	26,822	733,521	550,141		94.95
PRESTON	419,892	85.99	143.32	9,292	387,992	290,994		92.17
PURBECK	90,878	105.00	175.01	3,041	95,827	71,870		89.27
READING	364,942	123.60	206.00	20,712	476,800	357,600		93.63
REDBRIDGE	632,564	200.00	300.00	56,929	1,184,834	888,626		87.74
REDCAR AND CLEVELAND	463,590	84.58	140.97	8,985	375,482	281,612		94.25
REDDITCH	170,963	88.26	147.10	2,329	113,690	85,268		84.49
REIGATE AND BANSTEAD	166,425	118.57	197.62	5,465	132,054	99,041		92.06
RESTORMEL	291,729	97.20	162.01	12,878	293,173	219,880		90.71
RIBBLE VALLEY	63,639	74.75	124.58	2,010	49,176	36,882		91.96
RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES	417,433	200.00	300.00	13,967	440,246	330,185		90.78
RICHMONDSHIRE	67,321	86.93	144.88	1,608	69,210	51,908		87.60
ROCHDALE	856,261	78.13	130.22	17,292	578,767	434,075		93.85
ROCHFORD	127,898	92.98	154.97	4,250	106,505	79,879		88.78
ROSSENDALE	176,079	81.95	136.58	4,794	145,906	109,430		92.12
ROTHER	240,351	104.78	174.63	8,924	310,890	233,168		85.98
ROTHERHAM	751,292	66.49	110.82	9,438	389,013	291,760		91.30
RUGBY	159,714	83.39	138.99	3,009	102,254	76,691		90.06
RUNNYMEDE	116,072	126.55	210.92	3,668	91,077	68,308		91.75
RUSHCLIFFE	129,364	84.39	140.65	3,848	83,938	62,954		88.37
RUSHMOOR	170,701	104.78	174.63	4,451	174,346	130,760		90.49
RUTLAND	42,093	92.88	154.79	795	29,111	21,833		86.27
RYEDALE	145,357	74.20	123.67	2,055	88,079	66,059		88.74
SALFORD	992,511	89.04	148.41	30,839	775,143	581,357		93.15
SALISBURY	199,035	112.08	186.80	7,805			43,234	88.37
SANDWELL	1,100,067	94.37	157.29	12,488			143,346	93.49
SCARBOROUGH	332,509	88.70	147.83	14,925			73,570	87.26
SEDGEFIELD	306,374	75.97	126.62	2,886	165,692	124,269		95.00
SEDGEMOOR	233,675	94.72	157.87	8,535			44,983	88.87
SEFTON	871,730	88.06	146.77	33,707	672,309	504,232		94.84
SELBY	113,619	81.16	135.27	2,624	77,866	58,400		88.71
SEVENOAKS	226,696	104.78	174.63	4,038	194,176	145,632		88.62
SHEFFIELD	1,828,330	70.92	118.19	20,889	871,757	653,818		92.02
SHEPWAY	341,483	91.27	152.12	20,631	359,527	269,645		88.64
SHREWSBURY AND ATCHAM	186,429	81.84	136.40	4,991	127,852	95,889		90.02
SLOUGH	287,931	110.75	184.58	14,508	279,179	209,384		94.33
SOLIHULL	369,483	89.54	149.24	4,526	230,538	172,904		91.28
SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE	199,122	102.43	170.72	4,229	130,024	97,518		89.76
SOUTH BUCKS	111,703	104.78	174.63	1,435	83,802	62,852		89.21
SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE	141,899	102.02	170.04	3,544	94,326	70,745		82.77
SOUTH DERBYSHIRE	138,278	82.24	137.07	4,443	90,472	67,854		88.55
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE	387,088	92.31	153.84	8,091	242,391	181,793		86.87
SOUTH HAMS	197,190	90.52	150.86	7,704	185,588	139,191		88.98
SOUTH HOLLAND	130,958	82.31	137.18	2,018	58,971	44,228		91.12
SOUTH KESTEVEN	201,206	81.95	136.58	5,441	130,323	97,742		90.99
SOUTH LAKELAND	165,880	88.19	146.98	6,334	149,676	112,257		93.26
SOUTH NORFOLK	181,202	85.06	141.77	3,788			23,377	86.60
SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	83,593	98.28	163.80	2,122	49,140	36,855		90.11
SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE	198,185	104.78	174.63	7,642	169,922	127,442		86.84
SOUTH RIBBLE	186,923	85.01	141.69	2,464	140,098	105,074		91.95
SOUTH SHROPSHIRE	94,419	83.24	138.74	2,467	88,255	66,191		89.58
SOUTH SOMERSET	358,560	90.52	150.86	8,927			66,085	89.05
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE	196,422	83.24	138.74	1,785	118,560	88,920		86.05
SOUTH TYNESIDE	688,531	69.36	115.60	12,981	338,425	253,819		94.01
SOUTHAMPTON	741,083	87.34	145.57	29,437	755,878	566,909		89.17
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA	580,751	97.62	162.70	38,934	787,254	590,441		94.60
SOUTHWARK	1,428,066	200.00	300.00	36,003	1,424,118	1,068,089		92.71
SPELTHORNE	180,591	104.78	174.63	4,327	156,846	117,635		91.97
ST ALBANS	178,599	104.85	174.74	3,981	155,968	116,976		89.22
ST EDMUNDSBURY	171,071	92.38	153.97	3,434	114,297	85,723		88.71
ST HELENS	613,070	90.69	151.16	9,403	441,397	331,048		94.85
STAFFORD	180,512	77.65	129.42	2,981	112,093	84,070		87.74
STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS	135,939	80.95	134.91	2,802	73,997	55,498		87.92
STEVENAGE	216,183	100.32	167.21	3,751	167,160	125,370		89.16
STOCKPORT	636,718	74.04	123.39	20,754	492,809	369,607		93.24
STOCKTON-ON-TEES	537,114	81.97	136.62	11,208	401,870	301,403		93.82
STOKE-ON-TRENT	807,430	81.59	135.98	13,682	715,651	536,738		92.45
STRATFORD-ON-AVON	202,096	83.24	138.74	4,421	146,691	110,018		89.80
STROUD	190,517	96.48	160.80	5,773	156,391	117,293		87.25
SUFFOLK COASTAL	242,679	86.46	144.10	7,141	219,255	164,441		88.69
SUNDERLAND	1,063,007	86.65	144.41	21,297			193,644	93.58
SURREY HEATH	92,374	104.78	174.63	2,868	75,859	56,894		91.81
SUTTON	377,977	200.00	300.00	13,972	381,929	286,447		91.54
SWALE	351,969	104.78	174.63	16,699	392,003	294,002		86.48
SWINDON	347,181	83.18	138.63	9,489	245,303	183,977		91.36
TAMESIDE	800,337	89.28	148.80	14,523	526,847	395,135		94.93
TAMWORTH	165,673	88.15	146.92	3,669			21,395	86.96
TANDRIDGE	94,369	97.95	163.25	2,837	80,429	60,322		92.04
TAUNTON DEANE	235,318	84.83	141.39	8,571			47,164	88.81
TEESDALE	55,638	78.33	130.54	1,146	37,525	28,144		94.67
TEIGNBRIDGE	262,343	100.19	166.98	11,946	285,254	213,941		89.06
TELFORD AND WREKIN	501,031	83.24	138.74	7,220	283,916	212,937		85.56
TENDRING	400,182	88.94	148.23	17,709	386,715	290,036		88.61
TEST VALLEY	173,462	101.84	169.74	2,727			19,389	90.35
TEWKESBURY	128,485	83.46	139.11	3,240	106,518	79,889		85.56
THANET	576,653	96.96	161.60	35,487	700,048	525,036		88.59
THREE RIVERS	147,827	107.32	178.87	3,251	106,552	79,914		89.22
THURROCK	359,570	99.36	165.60	9,874	255,437	191,578		93.07
TONBRIDGE AND MALLING	217,742	104.78	174.63	3,819	180,143	135,107		88.50
TORBAY	436,491	93.16	155.27	34,225			136,155	83.92
TORRIDGE	146,883	91.23	152.04	7,540	192,297	144,223		88.97
TOWER HAMLETS	1,395,325	200.00	300.00	18,001			301,622	92.36
TRAFFORD	495,249	85.48	142.47	14,167	444,401	333,301		95.00
TUNBRIDGE WELLS	236,767	104.78	174.63	5,683	281,517	211,138		88.39
TYNEDALE	120,114	83.55	139.24	1,520	56,481	42,361		88.99
UTTLESFORD	93,919	102.31	170.52	2,482	66,488	49,866		88.72
VALE OF WHITE HORSE	173,791	104.78	174.63	3,899	130,676	98,007		86.52
VALE ROYAL	202,944	85.18	141.96	2,921	131,140	98,355		93.17
WAKEFIELD	830,014	74.80	124.67	10,943	478,650	358,988		94.99
WALSALL	799,870	80.09	133.48	7,578	464,719	348,539		89.75
WALTHAM FOREST	927,711	200.00	300.00	63,270	1,387,618	1,040,714		92.78
WANDSWORTH	1,011,921	200.00	300.00	48,406			237,735	90.48
WANSBECK	208,787	64.46	107.43	2,737	132,086	99,065		89.00
WARRINGTON	419,713	83.71	139.52	5,564	287,753	215,815		94.63
WARWICK	225,415	89.78	149.63	6,140	184,924	138,693		89.85
WATFORD	171,428	101.19	168.65	6,543	164,625	123,469		89.61
WAVENEY	384,744	82.36	137.27	20,679	403,700	302,775		88.40
WAVERLEY	173,787	118.19	196.98	5,248	135,887	101,915		92.07
WEALDEN	208,526	88.54	147.57	8,603			42,862	86.49
WEAR VALLEY	219,673	77.62	129.37	3,003	136,793	102,595		95.00
WELLINGBOROUGH	136,882	81.91	136.52	4,178			18,371	85.63
WELWYN HATFIELD	201,531	96.71	161.19	3,885	120,980	90,735		89.31
WEST BERKSHIRE	236,963	104.78	174.63	4,391	218,613	163,960		94.46
WEST DEVON	107,375	90.52	150.86	5,110	105,701	79,276		89.20
WEST DORSET	211,224	90.52	150.86	4,722			47,120	90.21
WEST LANCASHIRE	282,474	78.88	131.47	5,204	202,192	151,644		90.74
WEST LINDSEY	184,316	78.29	130.49	3,813	90,098	67,574		91.18
WEST OXFORDSHIRE	126,624	100.44	167.40	4,746	103,632	77,724		86.23
WEST SOMERSET	114,344	90.52	150.86	4,360	144,194	108,146		89.02
WEST WILTSHIRE	209,104	103.39	172.32	8,319	183,092	137,319		88.58
WESTMINSTER	913,586	200.00	300.00	75,653			302,284	89.98
WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND	171,624	93.73	156.22	9,256	182,723	137,042		89.97
WIGAN	819,497	78.51	130.84	10,773	482,550	361,913		89.55
WINCHESTER	157,102	104.25	173.76	3,455	142,218	106,664		90.48
WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD	247,377	104.78	174.63	6,981	254,163	190,622		91.30
WIRRAL	1,218,757	95.96	159.93	41,781			264,701	94.86
WOKING	134,140	129.99	216.65	4,255	128,356	96,267		89.44
WOKINGHAM	116,231	105.94	176.57	4,737	97,604	73,203		94.46
WOLVERHAMPTON	916,989	77.36	128.93	11,568	675,637	506,728		94.94
WORCESTER	248,453	78.17	130.28	9,692	167,542	125,657		84.01
WORTHING	259,728	104.78	174.63	13,582	270,403	202,802		92.79
WYCHAVON	211,192	104.78	174.63	2,684	157,226	117,920		83.98
WYCOMBE	228,697	114.75	191.25	5,122	182,429	136,822		89.28
WYRE	225,049	86.94	144.90	8,869	198,968	149,226		91.97
WYRE FOREST	227,891	85.01	141.69	4,782	133,099	99,824		83.78
YORK	353,265	87.26	145.43	11,734	304,974	228,731		92.40
WALES
BLAENAU GWENT	257,092	83.38	139.10	4,301	151,816	113,862		95.00
BRIDGEND	347,643	83.84	139.88	10,316	254,617	190,963		95.00
CAERPHILLY	515,915	88.84	148.22	9,758	300,638	225,479		95.00
CARDIFF	885,114	95.07	158.62	24,002			187,381	95.00
CARMARTHENSHIRE	480,040	80.67	134.60	13,029	356,821	267,616		95.00
CEREDIGION	160,944	88.58	147.79	7,481	169,239	126,929		95.00
CONWY	297,119	77.71	129.65	14,819	309,005	231,754		95.00
DENBIGHSHIRE	261,065	77.61	129.48	12,139	266,705	200,029		95.00
FLINTSHIRE	295,205	79.71	132.98	6,560	190,683	143,012		95.00
GWYNEDD	338,899	80.17	133.75	12,569	292,931	219,698		95.00
ISLE OF ANGLESEY	197,183	78.60	131.13	7,583	172,675	129,506		95.00
MERTHYR TYDFIL	227,060	80.19	133.79	3,772	142,700	107,025		95.00
MONMOUTHSHIRE	148,984	92.86	154.92	3,786	130,269	97,702		95.00
NEATH PORT TALBOT	452,068	81.18	135.44	8,324			67,048	95.00
NEWPORT	410,075	90.52	151.02	9,194	294,292	220,719		95.00
PEMBROKESHIRE	320,927	78.90	131.63	10,777	310,104	232,578		95.00
POWYS	252,103	82.03	136.85	6,634	198,762	149,072		95.00
RHONDDA, CYNON, TAFF	717,698	81.48	135.94	15,464	459,779	344,834		95.00
SWANSEA	725,178	83.88	139.95	20,938			125,453	95.00
TORFAEN	245,891	93.32	155.69	3,092			34,263	95.00
VALE OF GLAMORGAN	250,693	95.07	158.62	12,263	244,419	183,314		95.00
WREXHAM	328,205	75.23	125.51	5,800	179,419	134,564		95.00
SCOTLAND
ABERDEEN CITY	501,538	70.43	117.50	6,847	278,931	209,198		94.72
ABERDEENSHIRE	333,312	65.67	109.57	6,324	177,027	132,770		95.00
ANGUS	282,110	61.66	102.87	4,133	158,023	118,517		95.00
ARGYLL AND BUTE	244,701	76.17	127.09	6,974	189,428	142,071		95.00
CLACKMANNANSHIRE	175,868	64.99	108.43	1,227	94,708	71,031		95.00
COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SI AR	75,422	78.32	130.67	900	35,858	26,894		95.00
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY	398,942	70.68	117.92	7,939			59,204	95.00
DUNDEE CITY	768,430	79.32	132.34	9,254	640,055	480,041		95.00
EAST AYRSHIRE	416,493	68.65	114.53	3,251	207,008	155,256		95.00
EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE	162,519	73.02	121.83	2,325	87,655	65,741		95.00
EAST LOTHIAN	319,520	65.70	109.62	4,856	146,641	109,981		95.00
EAST RENFREWSHIRE	140,811	69.71	116.31	2,263	77,505	58,129		95.00
EDINBURGH CITY	1,352,366	92.51	154.34	46,623	1,349,397	1,012,048		95.00
FALKIRK	470,537	71.39	119.11	3,469	213,726	160,295		95.00
FIFE	1,147,076	68.51	114.31	17,232	641,717	481,288		95.00
GLASGOW CITY	3,687,317	91.05	151.90	48,912			587,631	95.00
HIGHLAND	536,271	82.66	137.90	7,564			75,709	95.00
INVERCLYDE	344,114	83.88	139.95	3,957	201,050	150,788		93.73
MIDLOTHIAN	253,740	57.44	95.84	2,169	128,536	96,402		95.00
MORAY	210,964	58.31	97.29	3,795			30,273	95.00
NORTH AYRSHIRE	480,878	65.84	109.85	7,057	285,576	214,182		95.00
NORTH LANARKSHIRE	1,256,498	74.65	124.54	4,817	631,264	473,448		95.00
ORKNEY	39,317	72.02	120.16	1,143	32,790	24,593		95.00
PERTHSHIRE AND KINROSS	299,706	63.41	105.79	8,456	189,523	142,142		95.00
RENFREWSHIRE	639,408	77.31	128.98	5,655	407,893	305,920		95.00
SCOTTISH BORDERS	280,564	66.11	110.29	2,940			32,094	95.00
SHETLAND	33,843	92.10	153.66	310	18,847	14,135		95.00
SOUTH AYRSHIRE	313,858	69.65	116.21	8,808	223,662	167,747		95.00
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE	1,030,204	79.06	131.91	7,121	530,368	397,776		95.00
STIRLING	203,429	72.10	120.29	2,916			23,148	94.79
WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE	429,037	71.46	119.23	2,175	178,490	133,868		95.00
WEST LOTHIAN	500,090	74.27	123.91	5,047			64,104	95.00
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS
SCOTTISH HOMES	295,328				118,439	88,829 ”

Article 4

SCHEDULE 2

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

“ THRESHOLD ABOVE WHICH REDUCED SUBSIDY IS PAYABLE ON RENT ALLOWANCES

(1)	(2)
Rent Registration Area	Threshold (weekly sum)
	(£)
England
AVON	121.85
BARKING AND DAGENHAM	173.53
BARNET	228.90
BEDFORDSHIRE	93.92
BERKSHIRE	136.82
BEXLEY	183.83
BRENT	201.33
BROMLEY	206.83
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE	127.81
CAMBRIDGESHIRE	96.04
CAMDEN	258.22
CHESHIRE	86.18
CITY OF LONDON	257.93
CLEVELAND	123.96
CORNWALL	108.09
CROYDON	210.30
CUMBRIA	67.12
DERBYSHIRE	75.35
DEVON	102.29
DORSET	118.76
DURHAM	120.78
EALING	201.31
ENFIELD	171.21
ESSEX	112.27
GLOUCESTERSHIRE	102.33
GREATER MANCHESTER	89.87
GREENWICH	184.28
HACKNEY	168.29
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM	198.12
HAMPSHIRE	127.42
HARINGEY	190.26
HARROW	212.68
HAVERING	172.24
HEREFORD	108.57
HERTFORDSHIRE	123.15
HILLINGDON	182.32
HOUNSLOW	204.37
HUMBERSIDE	81.34
ISLE OF WIGHT	109.90
ISLINGTON	196.67
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA	246.89
KENT	129.78
KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES	252.06
LAMBETH	162.14
LANCASHIRE	99.30
LEICESTERSHIRE	79.38
LEWISHAM	150.72
LINCOLNSHIRE	71.76
MERSEYSIDE	78.41
MERTON	223.17
NEWHAM	163.27
NORFOLK	85.12
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE	82.94
NORTHUMBERLAND	118.67
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE	84.42
OXFORDSHIRE	144.19
REDBRIDGE	164.61
RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES	252.06
SHROPSHIRE	113.42
SOMERSET	102.16
SOUTHWARK	174.93
STAFFORDSHIRE	101.99
SUFFOLK	87.52
SURREY	160.67
SUSSEX (EAST)	134.79
SUSSEX (WEST)	137.59
SUTTON	191.01
TOWER HAMLETS	181.82
TYNE AND WEAR	113.32
WALTHAM FOREST	140.88
WANDSWORTH	221.47
WARWICKSHIRE	109.05
WEST MIDLANDS	105.25
WESTMINSTER	257.93
WILTSHIRE	111.49
WORCESTER	108.57
YORKSHIRE (NORTH)	100.07
YORKSHIRE (SOUTH)	71.93
YORKSHIRE (WEST)	80.87
Wales
BRIDGEND AND GLAMORGAN VALLEYS (GLAMORGAN (MID))	90.05
CARDIFF AND VALE OF GLAMORGAN (GLAMORGAN (SOUTH))	100.64
NORTH EAST WALES (CLWYD)	87.91
NORTH WEST WALES (GWYNEDD)	78.89
POWYS	86.11
SOUTH EAST WALES (GWENT)	85.12
SWANSEA, NEATH AND PORT TALBOT (GLAMORGAN (WEST))	86.67
WEST WALES (DYFED)	77.40
Scotland
ABERDEEN	116.83
ABERDEENSHIRE	126.66
ANGUS	116.83
ARGYLL AND BUTE	107.61
CLACKMANNANSHIRE	150.40
COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR	172.53
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY	125.40
DUNDEE	116.83
EAST AYRSHIRE	103.93
EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE	133.48
EAST LOTHIAN	132.78
EAST RENFREWSHIRE	180.26
EDINBURGH, CITY OF	132.78
FALKIRK	117.91
FIFE	116.83
GLASGOW	103.93
HIGHLAND	114.79
INVERCLYDE	103.93
MIDLOTHIAN	132.78
MORAY	116.83
NORTH AYRSHIRE	103.93
NORTH LANARKSHIRE	103.93
ORKNEY	116.83
PERTH & KINROSS	124.08
RENFREWSHIRE	103.93
SCOTTISH BORDERS	132.78
SHETLAND	116.83
SOUTH AYRSHIRE	119.53
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE	103.93
STIRLING	121.19
WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE	103.93
WEST LOTHIAN	132.78 ”

( 1 )

See section 189(8) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) ; amended by paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) , paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (c. 27) and paragraph 57(3) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc. ) Act 1999 (c. 2) .

( 2 )

1992 c. 5 . Sections 140B and 140F were inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 12 to the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) , section 140B(1) was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to, and section 140B(4) was substituted by section 10 of, the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47) , section 189(1) and (4) to (6) was amended by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) , section 189(1) was amended by paragraph 57(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 and section 189(7) was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 and paragraph 24 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) .

( 3 )

See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) ; amended by paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996.

( 4 )

S.I. 1998/562 . Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1998/2865 , 1999/550 , 2000/1091 , 2000/2340 and 2001/2350 .

( 5 )

Article 13(2)(a) was amended by S.I. 1999/550 , 2000/1091 and 2001/2350 .

( 6 )

Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 1999/550 , 2000/1091 and 2001/2350 .

( 7 )

Part V of Schedule 4 was substituted by S.I. 1999/550 and the table in that Part was amended by S.I. 2000/1091 , 2000/2340 and 2001/2350 .

( 8 )

Schedule 5 was substituted by S.I. 2000/1091 .

( 9 )

These circulars are published by the Department for Work and Pensions and copies may be obtained from DWP, Adelphi, London WC2N 6HT.

( 10 )