Eilidh Whiteford
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Women), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Agriculture and Fisheries)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department has determined the cost of housing benefit administration to local authorities in Scotland since 2010.
Steve Webb
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
Central government provides a contribution to the cost of Housing Benefit administration. The allocation of this funding is based on a methodology agreed by the Department, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities along with the local authority associations for England and Wales. Details of the methodology for each year from 2010 are highlighted in the subsidy circulars listed below.
2010/11 – is in S9/2009.
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100210151716/http://dwp.gov.uk/docs/s6-2009.pdf
2011/12 – is in S5/2010.
http://www.hblearning.co.uk/media/circular_summaries/2010/1012/S5v2010_Full.pdf
2012/13 – is in S9/2011.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226906/s9-2011.pdf
2013/14 – is in S5/2012
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226452/s5-2012.pdf
2014/15 – is in S10/2013
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261037/s10-2013.pdf
2015/16 – is in S6/2014
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