Housing Benefit subsidy circulars 2018
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
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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.gsi.gov.uk
Updates to this page
Last updated 5 November 2018 + show all updates
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Added Housing Benefit subsidy circular S12/2018: Assurance of Housing Benefit subsidy following the end of Public Sector Audit Appointments transitional arrangements (England only).
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Published Housing Benefit S11/2018: Self-employed review funding 2018/19.
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Added circular S10/2018 'Payment for the verify earnings and pension alerts service 2018'.
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Added Housing Benefit Circular: S9/2018 Transition to Universal Credit Housing Payments and removal of temporary accommodation from Universal Credit New Burdens payments.
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Published Housing Benefit Subsidy circular S8/2018: 2018/19 Rent Rebate Subsidy Limitation information.
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Added HB Subsidy Circulars S5/2018: Additional New Burdens funding to meet the costs of implementing Welfare Reform changes in 2018-19, S6/2018: Payment of New Burdens relating to the Single Fraud Investigation Service for 2018-19 and S7/2018: Assurance of Housing Benefit subsidy claims 2018-19 (England only).
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Published Housing Benefit Subsidy circular S4/2018: Final New Burdens payment 2017/18 for the Real Time Information Bulk Data Matching initiative.
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Published Housing Benefit Subsidy circular S3/2018: 2018/19 Housing Benefit administration subsidy arrangements for English, Scottish and Welsh local authorities.
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Published Housing Benefit Subsidy circular S2/2018: Universal Credit live service closure New Burdens payments.
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First published.