SCHEDULE 4 Housing costs element for renters

PART 4 Private rented sector and temporary accommodation

Further provisions about size criteria for cases to which this Part applies

28 Meaning of “specified renters”
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 27, “specified renter” means a renter in respect of whom all of the following conditions are met.
(2) The first condition is that the renter is a single person (or a member of a couple claiming as a single person) who—
(a) is under 35 years old; and
(b) is not an excepted person under paragraph 29.
(3) The second condition is that the renter is not responsible for any children or qualifying young persons.
(4) The third condition is that no person is a non-dependant in relation to the renter.