Statutory Instruments
Housing
Made
24th November 2014
Laid before Parliament
1st December 2014
Coming into force
8th January 2015
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 122(1) and (6) of the Housing Act 1996(1).
1. This Order may be cited as the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2014 and comes into force on 8th January 2015.
2.—(1) The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997(2) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (2B) of article 4B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations)(3) substitute—
“(2B) The date specified for the purposes of paragraph (2A) is the last working day of January.”.
(3) Schedule 3B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations)(4) is amended as follows—
(a)For the table in sub-paragraph (9) of paragraph 2 (local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1)(5) substitute—
| “(1) Paragraph of this Schedule defining the category of dwelling | (2) Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling |
|---|---|
| paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) | £260.64 |
| paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) | £260.64 |
| paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) | £302.33 |
| paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) | £354.46 |
| paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) | £417.02.” |
(b)For the table in paragraph 6(6) substitute the table in Schedule 1 to this Order.
3.—(1) The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997(7) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (2B) of article 4B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations)(8) substitute—
“(2B) The date specified for the purposes of paragraph (2A) is the last working day of January.”.
(3) Schedule 3B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations)(9) is amended as follows—
(a)For the table in sub-paragraph (9) of paragraph 2 (local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1)(10) substitute—
| “(1) Paragraph of this Schedule defining the category of dwelling | (2) Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling |
|---|---|
| paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) | £260.64 |
| paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) | £260.64 |
| paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) | £302.33 |
| paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) | £354.46 |
| paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) | £417.02.” |
(b)For the table in paragraph 6(11) substitute the table in Schedule 2 to this Order.
4.—(1) The Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013(12) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2 (interpretation)(13) after the definition of “accommodation” insert—
““assessment period” has the same meaning as in section 40 of the Welfare Reform Act.”.
(3) For paragraph (2A) of article 4 (local housing allowance determinations)(14) substitute—
“(2A) The date specified for the purposes of paragraph (2) is the last working day of January.”.
(4) For paragraph 3 of article 4 (local housing allowance determinations) substitute—
“(3) Any local housing allowance determination made in accordance with paragraph 1 is to take effect—
(a)on the next 6th April following the day on which the determination is made; or
(b)in the case of existing claims—
(i)on the next 6th April following the day on which the determination is made where that is the first day of the claimant’s assessment period; or
(ii)where the next 6th April following the day on which the determination is made is not the first day of the claimant’s assessment period, on the first day of the next assessment period following that.”.
(5) Schedule 1 (local housing allowance determinations)(15) is amended as follows—
(a)For the table in paragraph 4 (maximum local housing allowance)(16) substitute—
| “(1) Paragraph of this Schedule defining the category of accommodation | (2) Maximum local housing allowance for that category of accommodation |
|---|---|
| paragraph 1(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) | £1129.42 |
| paragraph 1(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) | £1129.42 |
| paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms) | £1310.13 |
| paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms) | £1536.01 |
| paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms) | £1807.07.” |
(6) For the table in paragraph 6(17) substitute the table in Schedule 3 to this Order.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Freud
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
24th November 2014
Article 2(3)(b)
| “(1) Broad rental market area | (2) Paragraph of this Schedule defining the category of dwelling |
|---|---|
| Ashford | Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Aylesbury | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Barnsley | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Barrow-in-Furness | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Basingstoke | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Bedford | Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) |
| Birmingham | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Blackwater Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Blaenau Gwent | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Bolton and Bury | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Brighton and Hove | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Bristol | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Bury St Edmunds | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Canterbury | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Central Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Central London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Central Norfolk & Norwich | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Ceredigion | Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) |
| Chelmsford | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Cherwell Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Chichester | Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) |
| Chilterns | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Crawley & Reigate | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Darlington | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Doncaster | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Dover-Shepway | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| East Cheshire | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| East Lancs | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| East Thames Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Eastbourne | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Eastern Staffordshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Fylde Coast | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Grantham & Newark | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Greater Liverpool | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Guildford | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Harlow & Stortford | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Herefordshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| High Weald | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Hull & East Riding | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Huntingdon | Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Inner East London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Inner North London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Inner South East London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Inner South West London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Inner West London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Kings Lynn | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Lancaster | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Luton | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Maidstone | Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) |
| Medway & Swale | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Merthyr Cynon | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Milton Keynes | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Monmouthshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Neath Port Talbot | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Newbury | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Newport | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| North Clwyd | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| North Cornwall & Devon Borders | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| North Devon | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| North Nottingham | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| North West Kent | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| North West London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Northampton | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Outer East London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Outer North East London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Outer North London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Outer South East London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Outer South London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Outer South West London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Outer West London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Peaks & Dales | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Plymouth | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Portsmouth | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Reading | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Scarborough | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Sheffield | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| South Cheshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| South East Herts | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| South West Essex | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| South West Herts | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Southampton | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Southend | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Southern Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Southport | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Staffordshire North | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Stevenage & North Herts | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Sussex East | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Swindon | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Taff Rhondda | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Teesside | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Thanet | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Torfaen | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Walton | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Warwickshire South | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| West Cheshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| West Pennine | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| West Wiltshire | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Winchester | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Wolds and Coast | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Worcester North | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Worthing | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms).” |
Article 3(3)(b)
| “(1) Broad rental market area | (2) Paragraph of this Schedule defining the category of dwelling |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen and Shire | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Argyll and Bute | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Dundee and Angus | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Fife | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Greater Glasgow | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Lothian | Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) |
| Renfrewshire/ Inverclyde | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Scottish Borders | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| South Lanarkshire | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| West Dunbartonshire | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms).” |
Article 4(6)
| “(1) Broad rental market area | (2) Paragraph of this Schedule defining the category of accommodation |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen and Shire | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Argyll and Bute | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Ashford | Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Aylesbury | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Barnsley | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Barrow-in-Furness | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Basingstoke | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Bedford | Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) |
| Birmingham | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Blackwater Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Blaenau Gwent | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Bolton and Bury | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Brighton and Hove | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Bristol | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Bury St Edmunds | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Canterbury | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Central Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Central London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Central Norfolk & Norwich | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Ceredigion | Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) |
| Chelmsford | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Cherwell Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Chichester | Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) |
| Chilterns | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Crawley & Reigate | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Darlington | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Doncaster | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Dover-Shepway | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Dundee and Angus | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| East Cheshire | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| East Lancs | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| East Thames Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Eastbourne | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Eastern Staffordshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Fife | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Fylde Coast | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Grantham & Newark | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Greater Glasgow | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Greater Liverpool | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Guildford | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Harlow & Stortford | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Herefordshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| High Weald | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Hull & East Riding | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Huntingdon | Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Inner East London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Inner North London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Inner South East London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Inner South West London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Inner West London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Kings Lynn | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Lancaster | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Lothian | Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) |
| Luton | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Maidstone | Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) |
| Medway & Swale | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Merthyr Cynon | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Milton Keynes | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Monmouthshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Neath Port Talbot | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Newbury | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Newport | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| North Clwyd | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| North Cornwall & Devon Borders | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| North Devon | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| North Nottingham | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| North West Kent | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| North West London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Northampton | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Outer East London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Outer North East London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Outer North London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Outer South East London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Outer South London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Outer South West London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Outer West London | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Peaks & Dales | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Plymouth | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Portsmouth | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Reading | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Renfrewshire/ Inverclyde | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Scarborough | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Scottish Borders | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Sheffield | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| South Cheshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| South East Herts | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| South Lanarkshire | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| South West Essex | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| South West Herts | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Southampton | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Southend | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Southern Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Southport | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Staffordshire North | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Stevenage & North Herts | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Sussex East | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Swindon | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) | |
| Taff Rhondda | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Teesside | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Thanet | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Torfaen | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| Walton | Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(c)(two bedrooms) | |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Warwickshire South | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| West Cheshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| West Dunbartonshire | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) |
| West Pennine | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(b)(one bedroom, exclusive use) | |
| West Wiltshire | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Winchester | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Wolds and Coast | Paragraph 1(1)(a)(one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms) | |
| Worcester North | Paragraph 1(1)(d)(three bedrooms) |
| Worthing | Paragraph 1(1)(e)(four bedrooms).” |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1984), the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1995) and the Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/382) to make changes to how and when the local housing allowance is determined.
Article 2 amends the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997 to provide that Rent Officers must carry out the local housing allowance determinations on the last working day of January. It also inserts the new local housing allowance cap rates and the new targeted affordability funding rates into that Order.
Article 3 makes similar amendments to the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997.
Article 4 makes similar amendments to the Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013 and also amends this to change the day the new local housing allowance rate will take effect. Instead of taking effect on the next 7th April following the date the determination was made, it will take effect: on the next 6th April following the date of the determination; or, in the case of existing claimants, either the next 6th April following the day on which the determination is made where that is the first day of a claimant’s assessment period; or where that is not the case the first day of the claimant’s next assessment period following the 6th April.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.
1996 c. 52. Section 122(1) was amended by paragraph 36 of Schedule 2 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5).
Article 4B was inserted by S.I. 2003/2398. Paragraph 2B was inserted by S.I. 2013/1544.
Schedule 3B was inserted by S.I. 2007/2871 and amended by S.I. 2013/2978. There are other amendments that are not relevant to this order.
Paragraph 2 was substituted by S.I. 2013/2978.
Paragraph 6 was inserted by S.I. 2013/2978.
Article 4B was inserted by S.I. 2003/2398. Paragraph 2B was inserted by S.I. 2013/1544.
Schedule 3B was inserted by S.I. 2007/2871 and amended by S.I. 2013/2978. There are other amendments that are not relevant to this order.
Paragraph 2 was substituted by S.I. 2013/2978.
Paragraph 6 was inserted by S.I. 2013/2978.
Article 2 was amended by S.I. 2013/1544.
Article 4 was amended by S.I. 2013/1544 and S.I. 2013/2978.
Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 2013/1544 and S.I. 2013/2978.
Paragraph 4 was substituted by S.I. 2013/2978.
Paragraph 6 was inserted by S.I. 2013/2978.