2020 No. 1519
The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2020
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 122(1) and (6) of the Housing Act 19961, makes the following Order.
Citation and Commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2020 and comes into force on 28th January 2021.
Modifications to the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 19972
For the purposes of determining the local housing allowances in 2021, Schedule 3B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations) to the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 19972 is to be read as if for paragraph 2(2) there were substituted—
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For all broad rental market areas the local housing allowance for a category of dwelling is the allowance determined for that category of dwelling on 31st March 2020.
Modifications to the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 19973
For the purposes of determining the local housing allowances in 2021, Schedule 3B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations) to the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 19973 is to be read as if for paragraph 2(2) there were substituted—
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For all broad rental market areas the local housing allowance for a category of dwelling is the allowance determined for that category of dwelling on 31st March 2020.
Modifications to the Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 20134
For the purposes of determining the local housing allowances in 2021, Schedule 1 (local housing allowance determinations) to the Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 20134 is to be read as if for paragraph 2(2) there were substituted—
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For all broad rental market areas the local housing allowance for a category of accommodation is the allowance determined for that category of accommodation on 31st March 2020.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(This note is not part of the Order)