Guidance

Housing Benefit subsidy circulars 2018

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
29 January 2018
Last updated
5 November 2018 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

S12/2018 Assurance of Housing Benefit subsidy following the end of Public Sector Audit Appointments transitional arrangements (England only)

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S11/2018 Self-employed review funding 2018/19

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S10/2018 Payment for the verify earnings and pension alerts service 2018

Ref: S10/2018

PDF, 539 KB, 12 pages

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S9/2018 Transition to Universal Credit Housing Payments and removal of temporary accommodation from Universal Credit New Burdens payments

Ref: S9/2018

PDF, 196 KB, 17 pages

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S8/2018: 2018/19 Rent Rebate Subsidy Limitation information

Ref: S8/2018

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S7/2018: Assurance of Housing Benefit subsidy claims 2018/19 (England only)

Ref: S7/2018

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S6/2018: Payment of New Burdens relating to the Single Fraud Investigation Service for 2018/19

Ref: S6/2018

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S5/2018: Additional New Burdens funding to meet the costs of implementing Welfare Reform changes in 2018/19

Ref: S5/2018

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S4/2018: Final New Burdens payment 2017/18 for the Real Time Information Bulk Data Matching initiative

Ref: S4/2018

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S3/2018: 2018/19 Housing Benefit administration subsidy arrangements for English, Scottish and Welsh local authorities

Ref: S3/2018

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S2/2018: Universal Credit live service closure New Burdens payments

Ref: S2/2018

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S1/2018: 2018/19 Discretionary Housing Payments government contribution for English and Welsh local authorities

Ref: S1/2018

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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.gsi.gov.uk

Published 29 January 2018
Last updated 5 November 2018 + show all updates

  1. Added Housing Benefit subsidy circular S12/2018: Assurance of Housing Benefit subsidy following the end of Public Sector Audit Appointments transitional arrangements (England only).

  2. Published Housing Benefit S11/2018: Self-employed review funding 2018/19.

  3. Added circular S10/2018 'Payment for the verify earnings and pension alerts service 2018'.

  4. Added Housing Benefit Circular: S9/2018 Transition to Universal Credit Housing Payments and removal of temporary accommodation from Universal Credit New Burdens payments.

  5. Published Housing Benefit Subsidy circular S8/2018: 2018/19 Rent Rebate Subsidy Limitation information.

  6. 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).

  7. Published Housing Benefit Subsidy circular S4/2018: Final New Burdens payment 2017/18 for the Real Time Information Bulk Data Matching initiative.

  8. Published Housing Benefit Subsidy circular S3/2018: 2018/19 Housing Benefit administration subsidy arrangements for English, Scottish and Welsh local authorities.

  9. Published Housing Benefit Subsidy circular S2/2018: Universal Credit live service closure New Burdens payments.

  10. First published.

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