Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Circular s6

HB/CTB Circular A4/2002

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Circular Department for Work and Pensions The Adelphi, 1 - 11 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HT

HB/CTB A4/2002

ADJUDICATION AND OPERATIONS CIRCULAR

WHO SHOULD READ All HB and CTB staff. Officers preparing claims for DHP funding

ACTION For information only

SUBJECT Details of the distribution of the government contribution and overall Housing Payments (DHPs) for 2002/03

Guidance Manual

The information in this circular does not affect the content of the HB/CTB Guidance Manual.

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Adjudication and operations circular March 2002 HB/CTB Circular A4/2002

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DHPs – Government Contribution for 2002/3 Introduction...... 1 Background...... 2 Distribution of the government contribution and upper limit for 2002/03...... 4 Each Authority’s contribution and upper spending limit...... Annex A

DHPs – Government Contribution for 2002/03

1 This circular gives details of each authority’s government contribution and overall expenditure limit for Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) for 2002/03. NB: Although, for administrative easement, this information has been issued as part of the HB/CTB subsidy series of circulars, Discretionary Housing Payments are stand alone payments and do not form part of HB/CTB entitlement. You should note that the DHP government contribution is not subsidy, and this is why it is subject to a separate claims procedure.

Background

2 Since 2nd July 2001, Discretionary Housing Payments have allowed authorities to help those entitled to HB or CTB who, in their opinion, require further financial assistance with housing costs. Guidance was issued to you on 16th March 2001 on how these arrangements should operate. The relevant regulations are the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001 [SI 2001/1167].

3 The financial arrangements are covered in the Discretionary Housing Payments (Grants) Order 2001, which also came into effect on 2nd July 2001. This Order covers such issues as how authorities should submit claims, record keeping and audit requirements, re-imbursement of DHPs, and it sets the overall limit on expenditure at 2.5x each authority’s contribution from central Government. Circular S5/01 set out how the re-imbursement of DHPs should operated as well giving details of each authority’s 2001/02 contribution and upper limit.

Distribution of the government contribution and upper limit for 2002/03

4 For 2002/03 the overall financial limit has been set at £50m, of which £20m is made up of the Government Contribution. This, in effect, meant that the amounts are unchanged from 2001/02 – the £37.5m upper limit and £15m contribution were only intended to cover 9 months of that year. 5 The distribution methodology for 2002/03 is the same as that for 2001/02, but with two modifications. Firstly, more recent data is used, from 2000/01 rather than 1998/99. Secondly, a 10% netting and capping is applied. This is intended to provide a buffer to ensure that no authority gains or loses excessively from the updated calculation in the first full year of DHP operations. 6 Therefore, as before, the factors that have been taken into account when distributing the contribution to individual authorities are their actual expenditure on HB and CTB including exceptional hardship and exceptional circumstances payments and an estimate of the likely effect of CTB restrictions.

7 As each authority’s individual allocation and overall limit is not stated in the Order, there has been no need for legislative changes to reflect the new amounts. This distribution takes accounts of comment received from our consultation with the Local Authority Associations. 8 Each authority’s contribution and upper spending limit is shown at Annex A. You should note that, as before, you will not be able to retain any part of the Government Contribution that you do not spend.

Annex A

LOCAL AUTHORITY GOVERNMENT OVERALL LIMIT CONTRIBUTION (£) (£)

ENGLAND ADUR 10,044 25,109 ALLERDALE 15,508 38,770 ALNWICK 7,352 18,379 AMBER VALLEY 28,050 70,126 ARUN 53,252 133,130 ASHFIELD 31,021 77,552 ASHFORD 31,022 77,555 AYLESBURY VALE 38,963 97,409 BABERGH 23,993 59,983 BARKING 40,208 100,520 BARNET 218,884 547,209 BARNSLEY 34,078 85,194 BARROW IN FURNESS 13,410 33,524 BASILDON 59,716 149,291 BASINGSTOKE 34,058 85,145 BASSETLAW 20,663 51,658 BATH & NE SOMERSET 56,384 140,959 BEDFORD 50,544 126,360 BERWICK-UPON-TWEED 5,327 13,318 BEXLEY 56,052 140,131 BIRMINGHAM 766,831 1,917,077 BLABY 8,624 21,560 BLACKBURN 38,767 96,916 BLACKPOOL 88,103 220,259 BLYTH VALLEY 12,252 30,630 BOLSOVER 10,587 26,466 BOLTON 82,915 207,288 BOSTON 6,711 16,776 BOURNEMOUTH 67,490 168,724 BRACKNELL 21,895 54,737 BRADFORD 114,130 285,324 BRAINTREE 27,269 68,173 BRECKLAND 25,283 63,208 BRENT 142,914 357,286 BRENTWOOD 25,289 63,222 BRIDGNORTH 11,423 28,556 BRIGHTON & HOVE 252,867 632,167 BRISTOL 128,895 322,237 BROADLAND 13,805 34,513 BROMLEY 106,623 266,556 BROMSGROVE 20,803 52,008 BROXBOURNE 21,922 54,805 BROXTOWE 19,755 49,388 BURNLEY 16,217 40,543 BURY 34,220 85,549 CALDERDALE 55,431 138,578 CAMBRIDGE 31,878 79,694 CAMDEN 170,163 425,407

Annex A

CANNOCK CHASE 12,072 30,181 CANTERBURY 35,450 88,625 CARADON 21,774 54,436 CARLISLE 17,526 43,815 CARRICK 20,246 50,615 CASTLE MORPETH 16,619 41,547 CASTLE POINT 17,587 43,967 CHARNWOOD 22,195 55,487 CHELMSFORD 32,120 80,299 CHELTENHAM 21,383 53,457 CHERWELL 45,087 112,717 CHESTER 37,195 92,988 CHESTER LE STREET 7,327 18,317 CHESTERFIELD 26,611 66,527 CHICHESTER 63,123 157,806 CHILTERN 54,154 135,385 CHORLEY 13,449 33,622 CHRISTCHURCH 10,924 27,310 CITY OF LONDON 4,562 11,406 COLCHESTER 72,780 181,951 CONGLETON 19,187 47,968 COPELAND 13,815 34,537 CORBY 8,877 22,193 COTSWOLD 29,110 72,774 COVENTRY 93,897 234,743 CRAVEN 13,629 34,073 CRAWLEY 20,128 50,320 CREWE AND NANTWICH 23,300 58,250 CROYDON 154,484 386,211 DACORUM 72,082 180,205 DARLINGTON 19,831 49,577 DARTFORD 19,664 49,160 DAVENTRY 13,200 33,000 DERBY 103,952 259,880 DERBYSHIRE DALES 17,977 44,943 DERWENTSIDE 17,636 44,089 DONCASTER 46,969 117,422 DOVER 45,143 112,857 DUDLEY 50,824 127,061 DURHAM CITY 16,016 40,040 EALING 217,557 543,892 EASINGTON 20,542 51,355 EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE 12,485 31,213 EAST DEVON 58,141 145,351 EAST DORSET 24,990 62,476 EAST HAMPSHIRE 33,590 83,974 EAST HERTFORDSHIRE 39,046 97,615 EAST LINDSEY 28,898 72,245 EAST NORTHAMPTON 11,659 29,147 EAST RIDING 60,238 150,596 EAST STAFFORDSHIRE 15,421 38,553

Annex A

EASTBOURNE 52,622 131,555 EASTLEIGH 18,072 45,181 EDEN 6,468 16,169 ELLESMERE PORT 16,725 41,813 ELMBRIDGE 122,378 305,946 ENFIELD 184,321 460,802 EPPING FOREST 48,239 120,596 EPSOM AND EWELL 31,051 77,629 EREWASH 15,951 39,878 EXETER 29,427 73,568 FAREHAM 16,500 41,250 FENLAND 11,596 28,989 FOREST HEATH 8,015 20,038 FOREST OF DEAN 14,957 37,393 FYLDE 15,004 37,509 GATESHEAD 47,252 118,129 GEDLING 25,243 63,109 GLOUCESTER 33,760 84,400 GOSPORT 13,600 34,001 GRAVESHAM 21,923 54,807 GREAT YARMOUTH 37,291 93,228 GREENWICH 185,395 463,489 GUILDFORD 52,250 130,625 HACKNEY 121,445 303,614 HALTON 37,161 92,903 HAMBLETON 18,699 46,746 HAMMERSMITH 117,207 293,018 HARBOROUGH 16,796 41,991 HARINGEY 188,911 472,278 HARLOW 18,104 45,260 HARROGATE 45,389 113,472 HARROW 105,458 263,644 HART 24,246 60,615 HARTLEPOOL 40,647 101,617 HASTINGS 57,873 144,683 HAVANT 19,958 49,895 HAVERING 62,572 156,429 HEREFORDSHIRE 51,931 129,828 HERTSMERE 33,102 82,754 HIGH PEAK 27,671 69,177 HILLINGDON 119,167 297,919 HINCKLEY & BOSWORTH 14,731 36,828 HORSHAM 46,168 115,420 HOUNSLOW 72,466 181,165 HUNTINGDON 30,095 75,237 HYNDBURN 13,630 34,075 IPSWICH 48,920 122,301 ISLE OF WIGHT 42,219 105,546 ISLES OF SCILLY 718 1,794 ISLINGTON 106,203 265,508 KENNET 23,231 58,078

Annex A

KENSINGTON & CHELSEA 149,859 374,647 KERRIER 37,752 94,380 KETTERING 9,628 24,069 KINGS LYNN & WEST NORFOLK 30,441 76,101 KINGSTON-UPON-HULL 116,082 290,205 KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES 61,118 152,794 KIRKLEES 78,549 196,371 KNOWSLEY 49,212 123,030 LAMBETH 123,601 309,002 LANCASTER 23,929 59,821 LEEDS 270,443 676,107 LEICESTER 126,828 317,069 LEWES 33,376 83,440 LEWISHAM 181,930 454,824 LICHFIELD 19,821 49,552 LINCOLN 20,336 50,839 LIVERPOOL 303,918 759,795 LUTON 59,707 149,268 MACCLESFIELD 62,976 157,440 MAIDSTONE 44,368 110,920 MALDON 15,030 37,576 MALVERN HILLS 22,661 56,653 MANCHESTER 358,936 897,339 MANSFIELD 19,690 49,225 MEDWAY TOWNS 58,602 146,504 MELTON 8,636 21,590 MENDIP 33,483 83,708 MERTON 106,107 265,268 MID BEDFORDSHIRE 24,252 60,629 MID DEVON 21,538 53,846 MID SUFFOLK 15,917 39,793 MID SUSSEX 38,975 97,439 MIDDLESBROUGH 39,087 97,716 MILTON KEYNES 49,891 124,729 MOLE VALLEY 42,111 105,278 NEW FOREST 44,495 111,237 NEWARK 25,800 64,500 NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME 15,673 39,184 NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE 102,141 255,352 NEWHAM 112,969 282,422 NORTH CORNWALL 19,189 47,974 NORTH DEVON 21,156 52,889 NORTH DORSET 12,479 31,197 NORTH EAST DERBY 13,893 34,734 NORTH EAST LINCOLN 41,254 103,136 NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE 36,376 90,941 NORTH KESTEVEN 15,075 37,687 NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE 21,531 53,828 NORTH NORFOLK 20,158 50,394 NORTH SHROPSHIRE 12,753 31,884 NORTH SOMERSET 94,715 236,787

Annex A

NORTH TYNESIDE 38,084 95,211 NORTH WARWICKSHIRE 21,390 53,476 NORTH WEST LEICESTER 13,692 34,231 NORTH WILTSHIRE 33,796 84,491 NORTHAMPTON 38,848 97,119 NORWICH 30,775 76,937 NOTTINGHAM 103,459 258,647 NUNEATON 25,014 62,535 OADBY AND WIGSTON 15,632 39,081 OLDHAM 50,375 125,937 OSWESTRY 4,284 10,711 OXFORD 54,989 137,473 PENDLE 21,123 52,808 PENWITH 31,776 79,440 PETERBOROUGH 70,332 175,829 PLYMOUTH 84,450 211,125 POOLE 36,375 90,938 PORTSMOUTH 64,363 160,908 PRESTON 27,836 69,589 PURBECK 13,078 32,694 READING 81,210 203,024 REDBRIDGE 149,098 372,746 REDCAR & CLEVELAND 32,888 82,220 REDDITCH 12,488 31,220 REIGATE AND BANSTEAD 47,148 117,869 RESTORMEL 18,092 45,229 RIBBLE VALLEY 12,474 31,186 RICHMONDSHIRE 10,229 25,572 RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES 138,350 345,876 ROCHDALE 63,176 157,941 ROCHFORD 15,777 39,441 ROSSENDALE 13,526 33,814 ROTHER 47,474 118,685 ROTHERHAM 46,051 115,128 RUGBY 14,774 36,935 RUNNYMEDE 25,373 63,433 RUSHCLIFFE 20,410 51,024 RUSHMOOR 11,918 29,794 RUTLAND 10,097 25,242 RYEDALE 10,703 26,757 SALFORD 83,948 209,869 SALISBURY 52,741 131,852 SANDWELL 66,823 167,058 SCARBOROUGH 41,169 102,923 SEDGEFIELD 19,119 47,798 SEDGEMOOR 21,471 53,679 SEFTON 70,853 177,133 SELBY 12,819 32,047 SEVENOAKS 47,940 119,851 SHEFFIELD 122,941 307,353 SHEPWAY 38,828 97,070

Annex A

SHREWSBURY & ATCHAM 21,914 54,785 SLOUGH 23,020 57,550 SOLIHULL 46,978 117,446 SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE 23,668 59,170 SOUTH BUCKS 39,201 98,004 SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE 30,931 77,328 SOUTH DERBYSHIRE 20,819 52,047 SOUTH GLOS 39,414 98,535 SOUTH HAMS 38,861 97,153 SOUTH HOLLAND 6,378 15,946 SOUTH KESTEVEN 19,595 48,987 SOUTH LAKELAND 31,038 77,596 SOUTH NORFOLK 19,570 48,924 SOUTH NORTHANTS 15,541 38,851 SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE 45,632 114,081 SOUTH RIBBLE 11,953 29,882 SOUTH SHROPSHIRE 9,117 22,793 SOUTH SOMERSET 46,346 115,864 SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE 19,647 49,118 SOUTH TYNESIDE 30,918 77,295 SOUTHAMPTON 73,361 183,402 SOUTHEND ON SEA 92,347 230,868 SOUTHWARK 130,547 326,367 SPELTHORNE 23,059 57,648 ST ALBANS 57,681 144,203 ST EDMUNDSBURY 19,219 48,047 ST HELENS 40,186 100,466 STAFFORD 19,320 48,300 STAFFS. MOORLANDS 11,474 28,686 STEVENAGE 18,345 45,861 STOCKPORT 93,382 233,456 STOCKTON ON TEES 43,644 109,109 STOKE ON TRENT 126,496 316,240 STRATFORD-ON-AVON 42,873 107,183 STROUD 28,004 70,010 SUFFOLK COASTAL 30,665 76,663 SUNDERLAND 64,274 160,686 SURREY HEATH 29,801 74,503 SUTTON 91,659 229,148 SWALE 42,487 106,218 SWINDON 24,037 60,091 TAMESIDE 54,618 136,546 TAMWORTH 9,723 24,308 TANDRIDGE 35,598 88,996 TAUNTON DEANE 27,915 69,788 TEESDALE 3,856 9,641 TEIGNBRIDGE 38,365 95,913 TELFORD AND WREKIN 36,042 90,105 TENDRING 37,199 92,997 TEST VALLEY 24,978 62,444 TEWKESBURY 16,971 42,428

Annex A

THANET 34,168 85,421 THREE RIVERS 35,501 88,753 THURROCK 26,117 65,293 TONBRIDGE & MALLING 28,240 70,599 TORBAY 42,485 106,213 TORRIDGE 15,860 39,649 TOWER HAMLETS 140,734 351,835 TRAFFORD 50,241 125,603 TUNBRIDGE WELLS 34,937 87,342 TYNEDALE 18,896 47,239 UTTLESFORD 27,465 68,662 VALE OF WHITE HORSE 30,595 76,487 VALE ROYAL 28,584 71,459 WAKEFIELD 61,778 154,446 WALSALL 45,735 114,337 WALTHAM FOREST 109,468 273,671 WANDSWORTH 101,776 254,441 WANSBECK 8,349 20,872 WARRINGTON 36,782 91,954 WARWICK 35,650 89,125 WATFORD 25,131 62,827 WAVENEY 23,133 57,833 WAVERLEY 55,629 139,073 WEALDEN 69,897 174,743 WEAR VALLEY 12,261 30,651 WELLINGBOROUGH 9,178 22,946 WELWYN HATFIELD 39,777 99,441 WEST BERKSHIRE 40,498 101,245 WEST DEVON 22,567 56,418 WEST DORSET 28,306 70,764 WEST LANCASHIRE 26,804 67,011 WEST LINDSEY 12,124 30,310 WEST OXFORDSHIRE 19,986 49,964 WEST SOMERSET 11,473 28,684 WEST WILTSHIRE 33,750 84,376 WESTMINSTER 165,389 413,473 WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND 22,614 56,535 WIGAN 45,745 114,362 WINCHESTER 38,685 96,713 WINDSOR & MAIDENHEAD 71,252 178,130 WIRRAL 194,823 487,058 WOKING 33,834 84,585 WOKINGHAM 42,781 106,951 WOLVERHAMPTON 60,452 151,130 WORCESTER 14,588 36,470 WORTHING 31,438 78,595 WYCHAVON 27,121 67,801 WYCOMBE 54,578 136,445 WYRE 21,266 53,166 WYRE FOREST 21,840 54,601 YORK 39,752 99,381

Annex A

WALES BLAENAU GWENT 14,556 36,391 BRIDGEND 32,084 80,209 CAERPHILLY 29,741 74,352 CARDIFF 194,599 486,497 CARMARTHENSHIRE 54,160 135,399 CEREDIGION 21,370 53,424 CONWY 27,232 68,079 DENBIGHSHIRE 41,111 102,778 FLINTSHIRE 35,457 88,643 GWYNEDD 34,815 87,037 ISLE OF ANGLESEY 16,055 40,138 MERTHYR TYDFIL 11,567 28,918 MONMOUTHSHIRE 36,997 92,493 NEATH PORT TALBOT 24,585 61,463 NEWPORT 31,505 78,763 PEMBROKESHIRE 25,274 63,184 POWYS 25,023 62,557 RHONDDA/CYNON/TAFF 39,579 98,948 SWANSEA 76,604 191,510 TORFAEN 21,695 54,238 VALE OF GLAMORGAN 58,324 145,810 WREXHAM 31,628 79,071

SCOTLAND ABERDEEN 77,034 192,585 ABERDEENSHIRE 57,694 144,235 ANGUS 19,837 49,593 ARGYLL-BUTE 33,012 82,530 CLACKMANNANSHIRE 12,122 30,305 COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR 4,265 10,662 DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY 40,139 100,347 DUNDEE 94,409 236,023 EAST AYRSHIRE 35,390 88,474 EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE 49,004 122,510 EAST LOTHIAN 37,157 92,892 EAST RENFREWSHIRE 42,482 106,205 EDINBURGH 376,378 940,945 FALKIRK 30,529 76,323 FIFE 87,947 219,868 GLASGOW 354,656 886,641 HIGHLAND 61,420 153,549 INVERCLYDE 28,769 71,923 MIDLOTHIAN 22,644 56,609 MORAY 12,216 30,539 NORTH AYRSHIRE 42,169 105,423 NORTH LANARKSHIRE 70,205 175,513 ORKNEY 2,035 5,089 PERTH & KINROSS 41,933 104,833 RENFREWSHIRE 72,284 180,711 SCOTTISH BORDERS 28,361 70,903

Annex A

SHETLAND 1,904 4,760 SOUTH AYRSHIRE 66,096 165,239 SOUTH LANARKSHIRE 101,307 253,268 STIRLING 45,934 114,834 WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE 24,182 60,456 WEST LOTHIAN 36,978 92,444

TOTAL 20,000,000 50,000,000

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