Guidance

Housing Benefit subsidy circulars 2019

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

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published
11 February 2019
Last updated
27 November 2019 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

S11/2019 revised: Rents for Social Housing from 2020 to 2021 for local authorities in England

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S10/2019: Payment for the Verify Earnings and Pension alerts service 2019 to 2020

Ref: S10/2019

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S9/2019: Additional new burdens funding to meet the costs of implementing welfare reform changes in 2019 to 2020

Ref: S9/2019

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S9/2019 Annex: Allocation of additional funding

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S9/2019 Annex: Allocation of additional funding for Universal Credit

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S8/2019: Payment of New Burdens relating to the administration of Housing Benefit fraud referrals for 2019-20

Ref: S8/2019

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S7/2019 (Revised): New Burdens funding to meet the costs of implementing Carers Allowance Supplement and Best Start Grant in 2018-19

Ref: S7/2019 (Revised)

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S6/2019 (Revised): New Burdens funding to meet the costs of implementing Severe Disability Premium and Pension Credit Child Addition changes in 2018-19

Ref: S6/2019

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S5/2019 (Revised): New burdens funding to meet the costs of implementing mixed age couples changes in 2018 to 2019

Ref: S5/2019 (Revised)

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S4/2019: Second payment for the Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts service 2018 to 2019

Ref: S4/2019

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S3/2019: Rent Rebate Subsidy Limitation information 2019-20

Ref: S3/2019

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S2/2019: 2019-20 Housing Benefit administration subsidy arrangements for English, Scottish and Welsh local authorities

Ref: S2/2019

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S1/2019: 2019-20 Discretionary Housing Payments government contribution for English and Welsh local authorities (Revised)

Ref: S1/2019

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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

Published 11 February 2019
Last updated 27 November 2019 + show all updates

  1. Revised circular S11/2019 with changes to paragraph 12 to change references from the 'regulatory framework' to the 'Rent Standard'.

  2. Added circular S11/2019: Rents for Social Housing from 2020 to 2021 for local authorities in England.

  3. Added circular S10/2019: Payment for the Verify Earnings and Pension alerts service 2019 to 2020.

  4. Added circular S9/2019 'Additional new burdens funding to meet the costs of implementing welfare reform changes in 2019 to 2020'.

  5. Revised HB Subsidy circulars S5/2019 and S6/2019. The changes are given in the 'Revision' section of the circulars.

  6. Published HB Subsidy circular S8/2019: Payment of New Burdens relating to the administration of Housing Benefit fraud referrals for 2019-20. Also, revised S7/2019 with added year the subsidy applies to - 2018-19.

  7. Added HB Subsidy circulars S6/2019: New Burdens funding to meet the costs of implementing Severe Disability Premium and Pension Credit Child Addition changes in 2018-19 and S7/2019: New Burdens funding to meet the costs of implementing Carers Allowance Supplement and Best Start Grant.

  8. Added circulars 'S4/2019: Second payment for the Verify Earnings and Pension Alerts service 2018 to 2019' and 'S5/2019: New burdens funding to meet the costs of implementing mixed age couples changes in 2019 to 2020'.

  9. Added HB subsidy circular 3/19: Rent Rebate Subsidy Limitation information 2019-20 for England and Wales.

  10. Added HB subsidy circular 2/19: 2019-20 Housing Benefit administration subsidy arrangements for English, Scottish and Welsh local authorities.

  11. Added new paragraph 4 and 'Overall limit (x2.5)' column at Annex A. Changes given under 'Revisions' heading.

  12. First published.

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