Amendment of regulation 11 of the Housing Benefit Regulations5
In regulation 11 of the Housing Benefit Regulations (maximum rent)–
a
in paragraphs (2), (4), (5), (5C), (5D) and (6A) for the words “relevant rent” wherever they appear there shall be substituted the words “claim-related rent”;
b
in paragraph (8A)–
i
sub-paragraphs (a) and (c) shall be omitted; and
ii
the words “or charges” shall be omitted;
c
in paragraph (8B) the words “for fuel or” shall be omitted;
d
in paragraph (8C)–
i
sub-paragraph (b) shall be omitted; and
ii
in sub-paragraph (c) the words “for fuel and a deduction” shall be omitted; and
e
in paragraph (13)–
i
the definitions “deduction for fuel”, “property-specific rent”, “ relevant rent”, “size-related rent” and “the Rent Officers Order ” shall be omitted; and
ii
the following definition shall be inserted in the appropriate place–
“claim-related rent” means the rent notified by the rent officer under paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 1 to the Rent Officers Order;