Housing Benefit Assurance Protocol (HBAP) Reporting Accountant

Derbyshire Dales District Council (the Council) has awarded a contract for the provision of a reporting accountant (external auditor) to audit and certify their Housing Benefit (HB) Subsidy Grant claims, to meet the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) requirements to give the DWP assurance of a valid and true claim.

The reporting accountant will conduct testing of all Housing Benefit Assurance Process (HBAP) aspects of the audit.

The contract is for subsidy years 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 The contract value is subject to indexation on 1 April each year based upon CPI .