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1.—(1) This Schedule contains provisions about claimants to whom regulation 26(3) applies.
(2) Claimants who fall within sub-paragraph (1) are referred to in this Schedule as “owner-occupiers” (and references to “joint owner-occupiers” are to joint claimants to whom regulation 26(3) applies).
(3) Part 2 of this Schedule sets out an exception to section 11(1) of the Act for certain owner-occupiers in whose case an award of universal credit is not to include an amount of housing costs element calculated under this Schedule.
(4) Part 3 of this Schedule provides for a qualifying period that is to elapse before an amount of housing costs element calculated under this Schedule may be included in an owner-occupier’s award of universal credit.
(5) Part 4 provides for the calculation of the amount of housing costs element to be included under this Schedule in an owner-occupier’s award of universal credit.
2. In this Schedule—
“alternative finance payments” has the meaning given in paragraph 6 of Schedule 1;
“joint owner-occupier” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(2);
“loan interest payments” has the meaning given in paragraph 5 of Schedule 1;
“owner-occupier” means a single owner-occupier within the meaning of paragraph 1(2) or each of joint owner-occupiers;
“qualifying period” has the meaning given in paragraph 5(2);
“relevant payments” has the meaning given in paragraph 3;
“standard rate” has the meaning given in paragraph 12.
3.—(1) “Relevant payments” means one or more payments of any of the following descriptions—
(a)owner-occupier payments;
(b)service charge payments.
(2) “Owner-occupier payments” has the meaning given in paragraph 4 of Schedule 1.
(3) “Service charge payments” is to be understood in accordance with paragraphs 7 and 8 of that Schedule.
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