Section 140A | Subsidy ^F1F2

(1)For each year the Secretary of State shall pay a subsidy to each authority administering housing benefit or council tax benefit.

(2)He shall pay—

(a)rent rebate subsidy to each housing authority;

(b)rent allowance subsidy to each local authority; and

(c)council tax benefit subsidy to each billing authority and to each local authority in Scotland.^F3

(3)In the following provisions of this Part “subsidy”, without more, refers to subsidy of any of those descriptions.