§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland by what statutory authority payment of housing subsidies has been delayed in respect of local authorities in breach of the Housing Finance Act 1972.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellSection 13 of the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972 provides that subsidy shall be payable at such times and in such manner as the Treasury may direct. The final entitlement to subsidy for any year under the Act cannot be determined until an authority's accounts for the year have been closed and audited. Any payment before then is an advance based on estimates, and the timing of such payments is not governed by Statute.