Guidance

Housing Benefit subsidy circulars 2016

Subsidy circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

S10/2016: 2017/18 Housing Benefit administration subsidy arrangements for English, Scottish and Welsh local authorities

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S9/2016: New Burdens payment 2016/17, removal of temporary accommodation management fee in Housing Benefit subsidy

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S8/2016: New Burdens payment for the implementation of the 2016 benefit cap changes

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S7/2016: Rent Rebate Subsidy Limitation information – 2016/17

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S6/2016: New Burdens payment 2016/17 for the Pension Credit assessed income period reform

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S5/2016: Payment of New Burdens relating to the Single Fraud Investigation Service Project for 2016/17

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S4/2016: Additional New Burdens funding to meet the costs of implementing welfare reform changes in 2016/17

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S3/2016: Final New Burdens payment 2015/16 for the Real Time Information Bulk Data Matching Initiative, reduction in Housing Benefit backdating and removal of Family Premium

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S2/2016: Extension of Fraud and Error Reduction Incentive Scheme 2016/17 Maintenance Fund

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S1/2016: Discretionary Housing Payments government contribution for 2016/17

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Details

Housing Benefit subsidy (S) circulars give information about:

  • the money the government pays local authorities in the form of a subsidy to administer Housing Benefit
  • other financial matters for local authority staff

For enquiries about the distribution of circulars, email: housing.correspondenceandpqs@dwp.gov.uk.

Updates to this page

Published 4 February 2016
Last updated 21 December 2016 + show all updates
  1. Published S10/2016: 2017/18 Housing Benefit administration subsidy arrangements for English, Scottish and Welsh local authorities.

  2. Published HB circular S9/2016: New Burdens payment 2016/17: Removal of temporary accommodation management fee in Housing Benefit subsidy.

  3. Published HB circular S8/2016: New Burdens payment for the implementation of the 2016 benefit cap changes.

  4. Published HB circular S7/2016: Rent Rebate Subsidy Limitation information – 2016/17.

  5. Published HB circular S6/2016: New Burdens payment 2016/17 for the Pension Credit Assessed Income Period Reform.

  6. Published S5/2016: Payment of New Burdens relating to the Single Fraud Investigation Service Project for 2016/17.

  7. Published S4/2016: Additional New Burdens funding to meet the costs of implementing welfare reform changes in 2016/17.

  8. Published S3/2016: Final New Burdens payment 2015/16 for the Real Time Information Bulk Data Matching Initiative, reduction in Housing Benefit backdating and removal of Family Premium.

  9. Published S2/2016: Extension of Fraud and Error Reduction Incentive Scheme 2016/17 Maintenance Fund.

  10. First published.

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