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<p>This year, in addition to the original Government contribution and the extra £5 million for sparsely populated areas, local authorities are able to bid for funding from a £20 million reserve fund. The scheme is open to bids until 3 February 2014.</p><p>The 21 Councils which received a share of the £5 million of extra discretionary housing payment for sparsely populated areas and how much they received as part of the £5 million are as follows:</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Localauthority<br /></td><td valign="top">Additionalamount(£)<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">EileanSiar<br /></td><td valign="top">66,930<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Highland<br /></td><td valign="top">734,995<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">ArgyllandBute<br /></td><td valign="top">252,313<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">ShetlandIslands<br /></td><td valign="top">46,748<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">OrkneyIslands<br /></td><td valign="top">37,071<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">DumfriesandGalloway<br /></td><td valign="top">488,177<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Eden<br /></td><td valign="top">133,104<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">ScottishBorders<br /></td><td valign="top">322,067<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Powys<br /></td><td valign="top">357,870<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">PerthandKinross<br /></td><td valign="top">361,018<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Ryedale<br /></td><td valign="top">157,746<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Aberdeenshire<br /></td><td valign="top">412,173<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Moray<br /></td><td valign="top">180,923<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Richmondshire<br /></td><td valign="top">104,640<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Stirling<br /></td><td valign="top">272,576<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Ceredigion<br /></td><td valign="top">161,542<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">WestDevon<br /></td><td valign="top">79,143<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Craven<br /></td><td valign="top">110,926<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Gwynedd<br /></td><td valign="top">363,788<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">WestSomerset<br /></td><td valign="top">81,850<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Angus<br /></td><td valign="top">274,401<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Further information can be found in Housing Benefit Bulletin U4/2013 and Subsidy Circular S6/2013 which can be accessed through the following links:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226996/u4-2013.pdf</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/236635/s6-2013.pdf</p> |