103The following section shall be inserted after section 41 of the [1988 c. 50.] Housing Act 1988—
In order to assist authorities to give effect to the housing benefit scheme under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, where a rent is determined under section 14 or 22 above, the rent assessment committee shall note in their determination the amount (if any) of the rent which, in the opinion of the committee, is fairly attributable to the provision of services, except where that amount is in their opinion negligible; and the amount so noted may be included in the information specified in an order under section 42 below.”.
104The following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (7) of section 121 of that Act (rent officers: additional functions relating to housing benefits etc)—
“(7)In this section—
“housing benefit” means housing benefit under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; and
“rent allowance subsidy” has the meaning assigned to it by section 135 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.”.