PART 4

Social housing in England
CHAPTER 3

Rents for high income social tenants

Mandatory rents for local authority tenants

Meaning of “high income” etc
81
1
Rent regulations must—
a
define what is meant by “high income” for the purposes of this Chapter, and
b
make provision about how a person's income is to be calculated.
2
The regulations may, in particular—
a
define “high income” in different ways for different areas;
b
specify things that are, or are not, to be treated as income;
c
make provision about the period by reference to which a person's income is to be calculated (which may be a period in the past);
d
make provision about how a person's income is to be verified;
e
require a person's household income (as defined by the regulations) to be taken into account;
f
require a local housing authority to have regard to guidance given by the Secretary of State when calculating or verifying a person's income.
S. 81 in force at 1.10.2016 by S.I. 2016/956, reg. 2(a)