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The LHA system is a form of housing benefit administered, along with council tax benefit, by the local authority in whose area the property being rented lies. For those areas where there is two-tier local government Housing Benefit is administered by the district or borough council layer of local government.
Local Government Changes for England (Community Charge and Council Tax, Valuation and Community Charge Tribunals and Alteration of Lists and Appeals) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/624) Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit and Income Support (Amendments) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/625)
Council Tax Benefit was a means-tested rebate that potentially rebated 100% of a claimant's Council Tax bill. The rebate would be reduced by a fifth of any qualifying income above a certain level; benefits did not qualify for this calculation, but most other income did. In effect, Council Tax Benefit was a rebate for people with low incomes.
In 2009–2010 the DWP stated £1.95 billion job-seekers allowance, £2 billion income support and employment and support allowance, £2.4 billion in council tax, £2.8 billion in pension credit and £3.1 billion for housing benefit; in total £12.25 billion had not been claimed. [43]
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Housing Benefit (section 130 of the 1992 Act) Council Tax Benefit (section 131 of the 1992 Act) Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit (Tax Credits Act 2002) The benefit is to operate as a single payment to claimants and will be available to working people on a low income and the unemployed.
The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Supply of Information) Amendment Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004 No. 574) The Taxation of Benefits under Government Pilot Schemes (Working Neighbourhoods Pilot and In Work Credit) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004 No. 575) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004 No. 576)
Housing Benefit is a means-tested social security benefit in the United Kingdom that is intended to help meet housing costs for rented accommodation.It is the second biggest item in the Department for Work and Pensions' budget after the state pension, totalling £23.8 billion in 2013–14.