Amendment of regulation 11 of the Housing Benefit Regulations

5.  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;”.