Guidance

S11/2021: Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative funding for financial year ending March 2022 for local authorities participating from 4 October 2021

Updated 17 June 2022

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Who should read

All Housing Benefit (HB) staff.

Action

For information.

Subject

Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative funding for financial year ending March 2022 for local authorities participating from 4 October 2021.

Guidance Manual

The information in this circular does not affect the content of the HB Guidance Manual.

Queries

If you:

Introduction

1. This circular is to confirm the funding payments of approximately £760,654 allocated to local authorities (LAs) participating in the Housing Benefit Award Accuracy (HBAA) Initiative from 4 October 2021. You should refer to circulars HB S8/2021(Revised) and HB S9/2021 for HBAA Initiative starters for 6 April 2021 and 5 July 2021 respectively.

2. The funding is intended to support LAs undertaking activities to proactively identify unreported changes and make sure the right amount of HB is paid to the right person, at the right time.

3. Circular HB A6/2021 provides details of the HBAA Initiative for financial year ending (FYE) March 2022.

4. This funding is for LAs to undertake:

  • HB Full Case Reviews (FCRs)
  • Housing Benefit Matching Service (HBMS) referrals, including:
    • Self-Employed Case Reviews (SER)
  • the correct recording of case information on LA IT systems and clerical management information (MI) returns to DWP

5. If LAs have any queries regarding the HBAA Initiative they can contact us at lawelfare.frauderrordebt@dwp.gov.uk

Funding details

6. For LAs participating from 4 October 2021, funding and volumes will be apportioned on a pro rata basis.

7. The funding payments for LAs are shown in Annex A.

8. LAs should refer to Annex B of HB Circular A6/2021 and apportion accordingly for volumes.

Payment details

9. Payments will be made to those LAs participating from the week commencing 25 October 2021.

Annex A: HBAA Initiative funding payments for LAs participating from 4 October 2021

LA Funding Payments
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council £12,429.84
Birmingham City Council £267,181.39
Braintree District Council £9,214.20
Bromsgrove District Council £4,187.35
London Borough of Camden £42,898.76
Chichester District Council £8,998.39
Copeland Borough Council £3,318.47
Derby City Council £24,312.04
East Hampshire District Council £5,645.40
Exeter City Council £10,946.10
Fife Council £21,782.54
Glasgow City Council £86,977.35
Haringey Council £38,541.00
Melton Borough Council £1,534.61
Mid Sussex District Council £8,281.64
Monmouthshire County Council £5,813.67
London Borough of Newham £103,065.99
North East Derbyshire District Council £3,656.52
Northumberland County Council £17,977.00
Plymouth City Council £22,041.14
Redditch Borough Council £4,899.20
South Ayrshire Council £7,586.12
Stirling Council £4,791.53
Tendring District Council £13,225.88
Torfaen County Borough Council £7,111.00
West Lindsey District Council £4,799.87
City of Wolverhampton Council £19,436.99
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