Guidance

Housing Benefit subsidy circulars 2022

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: 24 February 2022
• Last updated: 18 November 2022 — See all updates

Documents

S10/2022: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative funding for financial year ending March 2023 for local authorities participating from October 2022 (Year 3)

Ref: S10/2022

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S9/2022: Mid-year Discretionary Housing Payments government contribution for English and Welsh local authorities for the financial year ending March 2023

Ref: S9/2022

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S8/2022: Payment for the Verify Earnings and Pension service for the financial year ending March 2023

Ref: S8/2022

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S7/2022: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative funding for financial year ending March 2023 for local authorities participating from 4 April 2022

Ref: S7/2022

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S6/2022: Housing Benefit administration subsidy arrangements for English, Scottish and Welsh local authorities for the financial year ending March 2023

Ref: S6/2022

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S5/2022: Additional New Burdens funding to meet the costs of implementing changes following the Incapacity Benefit Reassessment LEAP exercise

Ref: S5/2022

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S4/2022: Additional New Burdens funding to meet the costs of delivering Welfare Reform changes in the financial year ending March 2023

Ref: S4/2022

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S3/2022: Additional New Burdens funding to meet the costs of implementing the Improvements to supported accommodation and temporary accommodation Single Housing Benefit Extract management information

Ref: S3/2022

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S2/2022: Rent Rebate Subsidy Limitation information for financial year ending March 2023

Ref: S2/2022

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S1/2022: Discretionary Housing Payment government contribution for English and Welsh local authorities for financial year ending March 2023

Ref: S1/2022

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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: [email protected]

Published 24 February 2022
Last updated 18 November 2022 + show all updates

1. 18 November 2022

   Added S10/2022: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative funding for financial year ending March 2023 for local authorities participating from October 2022 (Year 3).

2. 11 August 2022

   Added Housing Benefit subsidy memo S9/2022: Mid-year Discretionary Housing Payments government contribution for English and Welsh local authorities for the financial year ending March 2023.

3. 17 June 2022

   Added HB Subsidy circular S8/2022: Payment for the Verify Earnings and Pension service for the financial year ending March 2023.

4. 29 April 2022

   Added Housing Benefit Circular HB S7/2022.

5. 5 April 2022

   Added HB Subsidy circulars S4/2022: Additional New Burdens funding for costs of delivering Welfare Reform changes ending March 2023, S5/2022: Additional New Burdens funding for costs of implementing changes after the Incapacity Benefit Reassessment LEAP exercise and S6/2022: HB administration subsidy arrangements for English, Scottish and Welsh LAs ending March 2023.

6. 18 March 2022

   Added S3/2022.

7. 11 March 2022

   Added S2/2022: Rent Rebate Subsidy Limitation information for financial year ending March 2023.

8. 24 February 2022

   First published.