S8/2023 Additional New Burdens funding to meet the costs of recording Adult Disability Payment awards on Housing Benefit systems
Updated 19 December 2023
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Who should read
All Housing Benefit (HB) staff in Scotland
Action
For information
Guidance Manual
The information in this circular does not affect the content of the HB Guidance Manual.
Queries
If you want extra copies of this circular/copies of previous circulars, they can be found in the Housing Benefit for local authorities: subsidy circulars collection.
If you have any queries about the:
- technical content of this circular, contact lawelfare.laliaisonteam@dwp.gov.uk
- about the payments, contact lawelfare.laliaisonteam@dwp.gov.uk
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Introduction
1. This circular is to inform you of additional funding of £115,784.24 that will be allocated to local authorities (LAs) in Scotland to support the costs of recording Adult Disability Payment (ADP) since its introduction in August 2022.
2. The funding is intended to meet New Burdens incurred by LAs as a result of the following activities:
- checking ADP award details
- recording ADP award details on Housing Benefit (HB) systems
- reporting outcomes to the Department for Work and Pensions
Funding details
3. Funding for each LA is based on the number of cases in each LA and the estimated level of resource required to administer the HB cases.
4. The funding is to cover an increase in LA costs for HB cases and does not support Local Council Tax Reduction. The funding for Council Tax related expenditure is administered by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the devolved administrations.
5. In order to provide transparency, a breakdown of the total funding is provided at Annex A - Individual LA allocations.
Payment details
6. Each LA will receive their allocation payments in the week commencing 10 July 2023.
Individual LA allocations
| LA | Funding allocation (£) |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen City Council | 3,569.28 |
| Aberdeenshire Council | 2,059.20 |
| Angus Council | 1,853.28 |
| Argyll & Bute Council | 1,178.32 |
| City Of Edinburgh Council | 10,719.28 |
| City Of Glasgow | 25,923.04 |
| Clackmannanshire Council | 1,006.72 |
| Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar Council | 457.60 |
| Dumfries & Galloway Council | 2,871.44 |
| Dundee City Council | 5,342.48 |
| East Ayrshire Council | 2,379.52 |
| East Dunbartonshire Council | 835.12 |
| East Lothian District Council | 1,361.36 |
| East Renfrewshire Council | 1,029.60 |
| Falkirk District Council | 3,100.24 |
| Fife Council | 6,292.00 |
| Highland Council | 3,237.52 |
| Inverclyde District Council | 1,761.76 |
| Midlothian Council | 1,269.84 |
| Moray Council | 1,178.32 |
| North Ayrshire Council | 3,603.60 |
| North Lanarkshire Council | 11,073.92 |
| Orkney Islands Council | 320.32 |
| Perth & Kinross Council | 2,013.44 |
| Renfrewshire Council | 4,644.64 |
| Scottish Borders Council | 1,258.40 |
| Shetland Islands Council | 251.68 |
| South Ayrshire Council | 537.68 |
| South Lanarkshire Council | 5,891.60 |
| Stirling Council | 1,246.96 |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | 3,168.88 |
| West Lothian Council | 4,347.20 |