
1 

(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.
2 

(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.
3 
In article 2 (interpretation of Parts 2 and 4), in the definition of “HBAP”, for “1st April 2024” substitute “28th April 2025”.
4 
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(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.”.
5 
For Schedule 1 (sums to be used in the calculation of subsidy) substitute the Schedule 1 set out in the Schedule to this Order.
6 
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”.
7 
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”.
8 
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—

Local authority (1) Specified amount “O” (£) (2) Guideline rent increase “P” (£)
Caerphilly County Borough Council 121.35 3.58
Cardiff City Council 136.94 3.78
Carmarthenshire County Council 120.50 3.41
Denbighshire County Council 121.63 3.18
Flintshire County Council 127.12 5.04
Isle of Anglesey County Council 122.29 4.96
Pembrokeshire County Council 123.35 4.51
Powys County Council 124.51 3.83
Swansea City Council 122.24 3.01
Vale of Glamorgan Council 135.42 5.18
Wrexham County Borough Council 125.17 3.64”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Stephen Timms
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
13th October 2025We consent
Taiwo Owatemi
Christian Wakeford
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
13th October 2025
Schedule
Article 5

“
Schedule 1 
Article 12(1)(b)

Local authority Administration subsidy (£)
England
Adur District Council 168,550
Amber Valley Borough Council 329,797
Arun District Council 405,459
Ashfield District Council 372,208
Ashford Borough Council 338,604
Babergh District Council 190,118
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham 924,124
London Borough of Barnet 1,509,250
Barnsley Borough Council 858,497
Basildon District Council 600,000
Basingstoke and Deane District Council 389,904
Bassetlaw District Council 317,124
Bath and North East Somerset Council 447,937
Bedford Borough Council 520,834
London Borough of Bexley 607,226
Birmingham City Council 6,268,442
Blaby District Council 151,595
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 521,838
Blackpool Borough Council 697,235
Bolsover District Council 245,893
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council 1,005,095
Boston Borough Council 191,453
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council 1,262,294
Bracknell Forest Borough Council 272,330
Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council 1,650,227
Braintree District Council 364,025
Breckland District Council 329,374
London Borough of Brent 1,704,405
Brentwood District Council 137,613
Brighton and Hove Council 1,188,488
Bristol City Council 1,675,554
Broadland District Council 218,023
London Borough of Bromley 866,470
Bromsgrove District Council 178,055
Broxbourne Borough Council 271,237
Broxtowe Council 248,500
Buckinghamshire Council 1,005,797
Burnley Borough Council 386,005
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council 560,142
Calderdale Borough Council 847,713
Cambridge City Council 348,172
London Borough of Camden 1,512,857
Cannock Chase District Council 262,263
Canterbury City Council 402,811
Castle Point District Council 189,776
Central Bedfordshire Council 555,680
Charnwood Borough Council 348,005
Chelmsford Borough Council 383,259
Cheltenham Borough Council 300,956
Cherwell District Council 316,902
Cheshire East Council 795,516
Cheshire West and Chester Council 918,617
Chesterfield Borough Council 403,765
Chichester District Council 291,437
Chorley Borough Council 280,499
City of London 63,711
Colchester Borough Council 466,042
Cornwall Council 1,741,459
Cotswold District Council 182,942
Coventry City Council 1,133,518
Crawley Borough Council 382,034
London Borough of Croydon 1,670,074
Cumberland Council 790,882
Dacorum Borough Council 417,986
Darlington Borough Council 383,739
Dartford Borough Council 252,084
Derby City Council 847,985
Derbyshire Dales District Council 141,412
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council 1,039,593
Dorset Council 924,249
Dover District Council 378,576
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 916,034
Durham County Council 2,022,609
London Borough of Ealing 1,586,025
East Cambridgeshire District Council 178,328
East Devon District Council 308,618
East Hampshire District Council 202,625
East Hertfordshire District Council 278,434
East Lindsey District Council 464,725
East Riding of Yorkshire Council 708,395
East Staffordshire Borough Council 259,301
East Suffolk Council 677,920
Eastbourne Borough Council 431,971
Eastleigh Borough Council 268,364
Elmbridge Borough Council 278,068
London Borough of Enfield 1,847,508
Epping Forest District Council 294,276
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council 165,386
Erewash Borough Council 330,843
Exeter City Council 390,214
Fareham Borough Council 171,233
Fenland District Council 292,434
Folkestone and Hythe District Council 355,028
Forest of Dean District Council 220,002
Fylde Borough Council 205,171
Gateshead Borough Council 870,065
Gedling Borough Council 266,689
Gloucester City Council 386,093
Gosport Borough Council 247,779
Gravesham Borough Council 278,169
Great Yarmouth Council 422,613
Royal Borough of Greenwich 1,504,546
Guildford Borough Council 272,761
London Borough of Hackney 2,398,650
Halton Borough Council 544,854
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 1,122,434
Harborough District Council 137,026
London Borough of Haringey 1,704,846
Harlow District Council 337,603
Harrow Council 807,776
Hart District Council 120,109
Hartlepool Borough Council 481,089
Hastings Borough Council 480,262
Havant Borough Council 269,884
London Borough of Havering 630,461
Herefordshire Council 453,778
Hertsmere Borough Council 290,159
High Peak Borough Council 231,061
London Borough of Hillingdon 953,925
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council 213,125
Horsham District Council 266,478
London Borough of Hounslow 1,015,552
Huntingdonshire District Council 333,564
Hyndburn Borough Council 310,681
Ipswich Borough Council 483,036
Isle of Wight Council 476,343
Council of the Isles of Scilly 1,734
London Borough of Islington 1,665,897
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 1,083,719
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council 382,044
Hull City Council 1,283,677
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 467,322
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council 1,251,555
Knowsley Borough Council 742,248
London Borough of Lambeth 1,933,882
Lancaster City Council 427,456
Leeds City Council 2,558,738
Leicester City Council 1,181,395
Lewes District Council 274,856
London Borough of Lewisham 1,817,443
Lichfield District Council 199,705
City of Lincoln Council 368,608
Liverpool City Council 2,640,160
Luton Borough Council 685,036
Maidstone Borough Council 390,736
Maldon District Council 131,415
Malvern Hills District Council 179,312
Manchester City Council 2,733,908
Mansfield District Council 366,414
Medway Council 738,065
Melton Borough Council 106,717
London Borough of Merton 549,716
Mid Devon District Council 184,463
Mid Suffolk District Council 176,135
Mid Sussex District Council 259,793
Middlesbrough Council 657,029
Milton Keynes Borough Council 816,257
Mole Valley District Council 185,274
New Forest District Council 373,181
Newark and Sherwood District Council 305,426
Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council 323,447
Newcastle City Council 1,312,597
London Borough of Newham 1,841,037
North Devon District Council 277,024
North East Derbyshire District Council 282,630
North East Lincolnshire Council 575,860
North Hertfordshire District Council 287,657
North Kesteven District Council 213,616
North Lincolnshire Council 459,772
North Norfolk District Council 287,693
North Northamptonshire Council 832,091
North Somerset Council 579,809
North Tyneside Borough Council 731,183
North Warwickshire District Council 154,583
North West Leicestershire District Council 207,130
North Yorkshire Council 1,346,339
Northumberland County Council 934,537
Norwich City Council 634,059
Nottingham City Council 1,419,394
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council 388,016
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council 101,030
Oldham Borough Council 838,458
Oxford City Council 456,851
Pendle Borough Council 267,404
Peterborough City Council 678,063
Plymouth City Council 996,596
Portsmouth City Council 891,714
Preston Borough Council 497,529
Reading Borough Council 564,803
London Borough of Redbridge 1,000,025
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council 543,213
Redditch Borough Council 252,162
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council 309,035
Ribble Valley Borough Council 92,377
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 484,871
Rochdale Borough Council 879,897
Rochford District Council 145,810
Rossendale Borough Council 197,127
Rother District Council 259,244
Rotherham Borough Council 919,858
Rugby Borough Council 238,394
Runnymede Borough Council 178,073
Rushcliffe Borough Council 184,514
Rushmoor Borough Council 285,738
Rutland County Council 73,346
Salford City Council 1,187,209
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 1,161,275
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council 1,023,200
Sevenoaks District Council 250,131
Sheffield City Council 2,005,302
Shropshire Council 719,302
Slough Borough Council 507,453
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council 535,120
Somerset Council 1,524,673
South Cambridgeshire District Council 291,522
South Derbyshire District Council 183,769
South Gloucestershire Council 500,308
South Hams District Council 209,496
South Holland District Council 193,697
South Kesteven District Council 317,015
South Norfolk District Council 261,776
South Oxfordshire District Council 245,188
South Ribble Borough Council 220,430
South Staffordshire District Council 233,612
South Tyneside Council 752,717
Southampton City Council 981,406
Southend-on-Sea City Council 677,833
London Borough of Southwark 1,968,200
Spelthorne Borough Council 234,185
St Albans District Council 278,504
St Helens Borough Council 689,428
Stafford Borough Council 262,194
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council 169,213
Stevenage Borough Council 292,537
Stockport Borough Council 741,802
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 657,685
Stoke-on-Trent City Council 955,837
Stratford-on-Avon District Council 270,289
Stroud District Council 259,522
Sunderland City Council 1,265,287
Surrey Heath Borough Council 142,664
London Borough of Sutton 645,052
Swale Borough Council 450,601
Swindon Borough Council 614,102
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council 887,945
Tamworth Borough Council 215,578
Tandridge District Council 185,839
Teignbridge District Council 328,415
Telford and Wrekin Council 624,162
Tendring District Council 506,017
Test Valley Borough Council 258,264
Tewkesbury Borough Council 185,076
Thanet District Council 568,814
Three Rivers Council 201,957
Thurrock Borough Council 466,529
Tonbridge and Malling District Council 279,338
Torbay Council 544,037
Torridge District Council 184,048
London Borough of Tower Hamlets 2,104,618
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 610,943
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council 265,821
Uttlesford District Council 157,728
Vale of White Horse District Council 242,887
Wakefield Council 1,191,510
Walsall Borough Council 978,019
London Borough of Waltham Forest 1,029,420
London Borough of Wandsworth 1,508,603
Warrington Borough Council 563,462
Warwick District Council 284,406
Watford Borough Council 300,487
Waverley Borough Council 237,655
Wealden District Council 277,466
Welwyn Hatfield District Council 370,287
West Berkshire Council 336,017
West Devon Borough Council 131,940
West Lancashire District Council 294,801
West Lindsey District Council 251,109
West Northamptonshire Council 912,188
West Oxfordshire District Council 210,282
West Suffolk Council 404,717
City of Westminster 1,576,904
Westmorland and Furness Council 501,989
Wigan Council 1,018,723
Wiltshire Council 1,029,483
Winchester City Council 250,881
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead 286,152
Wirral Borough Council 1,298,734
Woking Borough Council 222,898
Wokingham District Council 208,338
Wolverhampton City Council 1,022,685
Worcester City Council 284,220
Worthing Borough Council 333,327
Wychavon District Council 275,362
Wyre Borough Council 305,435
Wyre Forest District Council 305,508
City of York Council 403,458
Wales
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council 340,407
Bridgend County Borough Council 494,803
Caerphilly County Borough Council 689,507
Cardiff City Council 1,371,368
Carmarthenshire County Council 561,895
Ceredigion Council 211,832
Conwy County Borough Council 420,006
Denbighshire County Council 379,369
Flintshire County Council 438,759
Gwynedd Council 351,929
Isle of Anglesey County Council 226,283
Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council 237,984
Monmouthshire County Council 245,751
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council 629,102
Newport City Council 611,268
Pembrokeshire County Council 394,186
Powys County Council 356,333
Rhondda-Cynon-Taff County Borough Council 833,755
Swansea City Council 952,972
Torfaen Borough Council 413,585
Vale of Glamorgan Council 388,561
Wrexham County Borough Council 475,173
Scotland
Aberdeen City Council 694,211
Aberdeenshire Council 487,618
Angus Council 378,762
Argyll and Bute Council 298,092
Clackmannanshire Council 243,760
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar Council 72,781
Dumfries and Galloway Council 578,247
Dundee City Council 827,365
East Ayrshire Council 528,436
East Dunbartonshire Council 223,360
East Lothian District Council 351,145
East Renfrewshire Council 199,796
City of Edinburgh Council 1,775,114
Falkirk District Council 597,534
Fife Council 1,421,133
Glasgow City Council 4,055,105
Highland Council 707,899
Inverclyde District Council 420,008
Midlothian Council 311,951
Moray Council 256,430
North Ayrshire Council 703,196
North Lanarkshire Council 1,477,341
Orkney Islands Council 64,869
Perth and Kinross Council 388,219
Renfrewshire Council 735,556
Scottish Borders Council 387,069
Shetland Islands Council 60,695
South Ayrshire Council 463,365
South Lanarkshire Council 1,208,944
Stirling Council 292,591
West Dunbartonshire Council 475,688
West Lothian Council 722,186”.
