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;