GCC001 - Provision of Reporting Accountant: Housing Benefit (Subsidy) Assurance Process (HBAP)
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| Contract Title: | GCC001 - Provision of Reporting Accountant: Housing Benefit (Subsidy) Assurance Process (HBAP) |
| Published Date: | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Notice Type: | Notice (AdditionalInformationNotice) |
| Value Banding: | High Value |
| Delivery Point: | United Kingdom |
Description:
The Housing Benefit Assurance Process (HBAP) is the testing and reporting requirements to be followed by Reporting Accountants undertaking engagement work for a local authority's claim for Housing Benefit subsidy from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP reporting framework instruction requires local authorities to appoint a Reporting Accountant, by the 1 March prior to the commencement of the financial year for which this procedure will apply. Gloucester City Council seeks to app...