2017 No. 1323

Housing

The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2017

Madeat 11.08 a.m. on 21st December 2017

Laid before Parliamentat 2.00 p.m. on 21st December 2017

Coming into force26th January 2018

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1) and (6) of the Housing Act 19961.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2017 and comes into force on 26th January 2018.

Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 19972

1

The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 19972 is amended as follows.

2

In article 4B(3A) (date on which a broad rental market area determination takes effect)3, for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

b
for all other purposes—
i
on the next 1st April following the day on which the determination is made; or
ii
where the next 1st April is within 11 months beginning with the day on which the determination is made, on the next 1st April after that.

3

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 3B (broad rental market determinations and local housing allowance determinations)4—

a

in sub-paragraph (3)(a), for “determined for that category of dwelling on 30th January 2015” substitute “last determined for that category of dwelling”;

b

in sub-paragraph (3A)–

i

in paragraph (a), for “determined for that category of dwelling on 30th January 2015” substitute “last determined for that category of dwelling”;

ii

for the table in paragraph (b), substitute—

1. Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule
2. Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
£268.46
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
£268.46
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
£311.40
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
£365.09
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
£429.53

1. Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule	2. Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)	£268.46
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)	£268.46
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)	£311.40
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)	£365.09
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)	£429.53

4

For the table in paragraph 5A of Schedule 3B, substitute—

1. Broad rental market area
2. Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule
Ashford
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Ashford
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Aylesbury
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Aylesbury
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Aylesbury
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Barrow-in-Furness
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Basingstoke
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bath
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bath
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bath
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bath
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bedford
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bedford
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bedford
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bedford
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bedford
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Birmingham
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bolton and Bury
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bolton and Bury
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bridgend
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Brighton and Hove
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bristol
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bristol
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bristol
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bristol
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bristol
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bury St Edmunds
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bury St Edmunds
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Caerphilly
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Cambridge
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Cambridge
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Cambridge
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Cambridge
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Central London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Central London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Central London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Central London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Central London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Chelmsford
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Chelmsford
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Chelmsford
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Chelmsford
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Cheltenham
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Cherwell Valley
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Cherwell Valley
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Chesterfield
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Chilterns
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Chilterns
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Coventry
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Crawley & Reigate
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Crawley & Reigate
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Crawley & Reigate
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Darlington
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
East Thames Valley
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
East Thames Valley
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Eastbourne
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Guildford
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Guildford
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Guildford
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Harlow & Stortford
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Harlow & Stortford
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Herefordshire
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Herefordshire
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Huntingdon
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Huntingdon
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Huntingdon
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner East London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner East London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner East London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner East London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner East London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner North London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner North London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner North London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner North London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner North London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner South East London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner South East London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner South East London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner South West London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner South West London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner South West London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner South West London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner West London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner West London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner West London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Ipswich
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Ipswich
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Ipswich
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Leicester
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Luton
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Luton
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Luton
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Luton
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Luton
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Maidstone
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Maidstone
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Medway & Swale
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Medway & Swale
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Medway & Swale
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Mid & East Devon
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Milton Keynes
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Milton Keynes
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Milton Keynes
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Milton Keynes
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Neath Port Talbot
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Newbury
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Newbury
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Newbury
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Newbury
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North Cheshire
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)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West Kent
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West Kent
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
North West Kent
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North West London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
North West London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
North West London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
North West London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North West Wales
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Northampton
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Northampton
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Northants Central
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Northants Central
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Northants Central
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Northants Central
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Northumberland
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer East London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer East London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer East London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer East London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer East London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer North East London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer North East London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer North East London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer North East London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer North East London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer North London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South East London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South East London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer South East London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer South London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer South London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer South London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer South West London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer South West London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South West London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer West London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer West London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer West London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer West London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer West London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Oxford
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Reading
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Reading
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Rugby & East
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Rugby & East
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Rugby & East
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Rugby & East
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Rugby & East
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Salisbury
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Solihull
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South East Herts
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South East Herts
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South East Herts
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
South West Essex
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South West Essex
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South West Essex
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
South West Herts
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South West Herts
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South West Herts
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South West Herts
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Southend
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Southend
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Southern Greater Manchester
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
St Helens
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Staffordshire North
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Stevenage & North Herts
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Stevenage & North Herts
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Stevenage & North Herts
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Stevenage & North Herts
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Sunderland
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swansea
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swindon
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swindon
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Swindon
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Swindon
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Swindon
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Thanet
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Thanet
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Thanet
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Thanet
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Vale of Glamorgan
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Walton
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Walton
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Warwickshire South
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Warwickshire South
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Warwickshire South
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
West Cumbria
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Winchester
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Worcester South
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)

1. Broad rental market area	2. Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule
Ashford	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Ashford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Aylesbury	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Aylesbury	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Aylesbury	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Barrow-in-Furness	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Basingstoke	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bath	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bath	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bath	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bath	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Birmingham	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bolton and Bury	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bolton and Bury	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bridgend	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Brighton and Hove	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Caerphilly	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Cambridge	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Cambridge	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Cambridge	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Cambridge	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Chelmsford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Chelmsford	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Chelmsford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Chelmsford	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Cheltenham	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Cherwell Valley	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Cherwell Valley	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Chesterfield	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Chilterns	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Chilterns	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Coventry	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Crawley & Reigate	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Crawley & Reigate	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Crawley & Reigate	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Darlington	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
East Thames Valley	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
East Thames Valley	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Eastbourne	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Guildford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Guildford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Guildford	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Herefordshire	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Herefordshire	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Huntingdon	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Huntingdon	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Huntingdon	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner South East London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner South East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner South East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner South West London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner South West London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner South West London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner South West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner West London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner West London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Ipswich	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Ipswich	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Ipswich	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Leicester	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Maidstone	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Maidstone	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Medway & Swale	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Medway & Swale	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Medway & Swale	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Mid & East Devon	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Milton Keynes	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Milton Keynes	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Milton Keynes	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Milton Keynes	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Neath Port Talbot	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Newbury	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Newbury	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Newbury	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Newbury	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North Cheshire	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)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West Kent	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West Kent	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
North West Kent	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North West Wales	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Northampton	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Northampton	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Northants Central	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Northants Central	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Northants Central	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Northants Central	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Northumberland	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer North London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer South East London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer South London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer South London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer South London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer South West London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer South West London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Oxford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Reading	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Reading	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Salisbury	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Solihull	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South East Herts	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South East Herts	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South East Herts	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
South West Essex	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South West Essex	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South West Essex	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
South West Herts	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South West Herts	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South West Herts	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South West Herts	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Southend	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Southend	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Southern Greater Manchester	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
St Helens	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Staffordshire North	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Stevenage & North Herts	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Stevenage & North Herts	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Stevenage & North Herts	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Stevenage & North Herts	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Sunderland	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swansea	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Thanet	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Thanet	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Thanet	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Thanet	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Vale of Glamorgan	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Walton	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Walton	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Warwickshire South	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Warwickshire South	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Warwickshire South	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
West Cumbria	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Winchester	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Worcester South	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)

Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 19973

1

The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 19975 is amended as follows.

2

In article 4B(3A) (date on which a broad rental market area determination takes effect)6, for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

b
for all other purposes—
i
on the next 1st April following the day on which the determination is made; or
ii
where the next 1st April is within 11 months beginning with the day on which the determination is made, on the next 1st April after that.

3

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 3B (local housing allowance determinations)7—

a

in sub-paragraph (2A), after “Lothian” insert “and East Dunbartonshire”;

b

in sub-paragraph (2B)—

i

in paragraph (a), for “category” substitute “categories” and after “(one bedroom, exclusive use)” insert “or paragraph 1(1)(c) of this Schedule (two bedrooms)”;

c

after sub-paragraph (2B) insert—

2C
For the East Dunbartonshire broad rental market area, the local housing allowance—
a
for the category of dwelling defined in paragraph 1(1)(a) of this Schedule (one bedroom, shared accommodation), is the lower of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3A)(a) and (b);
b
for all other categories of dwelling, is the lower of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (b).

d

in sub-paragraph (3)—

i

in the words before paragraph (a), for “and (2B)(b)” substitute “, (2B)(b) and (2C)(b)”;

ii

in paragraph (a), for “determined for that category of dwelling on 30th January 2015” substitute “last determined for that category of dwelling”;

e

in sub-paragraph (3A)—

i

after “(2B)(a)” insert “and (2C)(a)”;

ii

in paragraph (a), for “determined for that category of dwelling on 30th January 2015” substitute “last determined for that category of dwelling”; and

iii

for paragraph (b) substitute—

b
the maximum local housing allowance listed in column 2 of the following table for the category of dwelling—
1. category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule
2. Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
£268.46
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
£268.46
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
£311.40

1. category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule	2. Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)	£268.46
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)	£268.46
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)	£311.40

Amendment of the Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 20134

1

The Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 20138 is amended as follows.

2

In article 3 (broad rental market area determinations)9—

a

for paragraph (6)(b) (date on which a broad rental market area determination takes effect) substitute—

b
for all other purposes—
i
on the next relevant Monday following the day on which the determination is made; or
ii
where the next relevant Monday is within 11 months beginning with the day on which the determination is made, on the next relevant Monday after that.

b

after paragraph (7) insert—

8
“Relevant Monday” has the same meaning as in article 4(4).

3

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 (local housing allowance determinations)10—

a

in sub-paragraph (3)(a), for “determined for that category of accommodation on 30th January 2015” substitute “last determined for that category of accommodation”;

b

in sub-paragraph (3A)—

i

in paragraph (a), for “determined for that category of accommodation on 30th January 2015” substitute “last determined for that category of accommodation”; and

ii

for the table in paragraph (b), substitute—

1. Category of accommodation as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule
2. Maximum local housing allowance for that category of accommodation
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
£1,163.30
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
£1,163.30
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
£1,349.43
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
£1,582.09
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
£1,861.28

1. Category of accommodation as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule	2. Maximum local housing allowance for that category of accommodation
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)	£1,163.30
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)	£1,163.30
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)	£1,349.43
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)	£1,582.09
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)	£1,861.28

4

For the table in paragraph 5A of Schedule 1, substitute—

1. Broad rental market area
2. Category of accommodation as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule
Ashford
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Ashford
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Aylesbury
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Aylesbury
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Aylesbury
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Barrow-in-Furness
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Basingstoke
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bath
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bath
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bath
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bath
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bedford
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bedford
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bedford
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bedford
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bedford
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Birmingham
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bolton and Bury
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bolton and Bury
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bridgend
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Brighton and Hove
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bristol
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bristol
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bristol
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bristol
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bristol
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bury St Edmunds
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bury St Edmunds
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Caerphilly
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Cambridge
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Cambridge
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Cambridge
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Cambridge
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Central London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Central London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Central London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Central London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Central London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Chelmsford
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Chelmsford
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Chelmsford
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Chelmsford
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Cheltenham
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Cherwell Valley
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Cherwell Valley
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Chesterfield
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Chilterns
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Chilterns
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Coventry
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Crawley & Reigate
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Crawley & Reigate
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Crawley & Reigate
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Darlington
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
East Dunbartonshire
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
East Thames Valley
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
East Thames Valley
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Eastbourne
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Guildford
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Guildford
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Guildford
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Harlow & Stortford
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Harlow & Stortford
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Herefordshire
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Herefordshire
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Huntingdon
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Huntingdon
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Huntingdon
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner East London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner East London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner East London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner East London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner East London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner North London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner North London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner North London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner North London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner North London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner South East London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner South East London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner South East London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner South West London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner South West London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner South West London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner South West London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner West London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner West London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner West London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Ipswich
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Ipswich
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Ipswich
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Leicester
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Lothian
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Lothian
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Luton
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Luton
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Luton
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Luton
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Luton
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Maidstone
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Maidstone
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Medway & Swale
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Medway & Swale
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Medway & Swale
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Mid & East Devon
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Milton Keynes
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Milton Keynes
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Milton Keynes
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Milton Keynes
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Neath Port Talbot
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Newbury
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Newbury
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Newbury
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Newbury
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North Cheshire
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)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West Kent
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West Kent
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
North West Kent
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North West London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
North West London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
North West London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
North West London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North West Wales
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Northampton
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Northampton
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Northants Central
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Northants Central
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Northants Central
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Northants Central
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Northumberland
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer East London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer East London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer East London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer East London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer East London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer North East London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer North East London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer North East London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer North East London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer North East London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer North London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South East London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South East London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer South East London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer South London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer South London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer South London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer South West London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer South West London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South West London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer West London
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer West London
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer West London
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer West London
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer West London
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Oxford
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Reading
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Reading
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Rugby & East
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Rugby & East
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Rugby & East
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Rugby & East
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Rugby & East
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Salisbury
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Solihull
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South East Herts
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South East Herts
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South East Herts
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
South West Essex
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South West Essex
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South West Essex
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
South West Herts
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South West Herts
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South West Herts
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South West Herts
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Southend
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Southend
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Southern Greater Manchester
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
St Helens
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Staffordshire North
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Stevenage & North Herts
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Stevenage & North Herts
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Stevenage & North Herts
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Stevenage & North Herts
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Sunderland
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swansea
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swindon
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swindon
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Swindon
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Swindon
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Swindon
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Thanet
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Thanet
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Thanet
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Thanet
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Vale of Glamorgan
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Walton
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Walton
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Warwickshire South
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Warwickshire South
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Warwickshire South
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
West Cumbria
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Winchester
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Worcester South
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)

1. Broad rental market area	2. Category of accommodation as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule
Ashford	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Ashford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Aylesbury	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Aylesbury	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Aylesbury	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Barrow-in-Furness	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Basingstoke	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bath	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bath	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bath	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bath	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Birmingham	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bolton and Bury	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bolton and Bury	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bridgend	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Brighton and Hove	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Caerphilly	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Cambridge	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Cambridge	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Cambridge	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Cambridge	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Chelmsford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Chelmsford	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Chelmsford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Chelmsford	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Cheltenham	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Cherwell Valley	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Cherwell Valley	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Chesterfield	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Chilterns	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Chilterns	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Coventry	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Crawley & Reigate	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Crawley & Reigate	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Crawley & Reigate	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Darlington	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
East Dunbartonshire	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
East Thames Valley	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
East Thames Valley	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Eastbourne	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Guildford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Guildford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Guildford	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Herefordshire	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Herefordshire	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Huntingdon	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Huntingdon	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Huntingdon	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner South East London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner South East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner South East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner South West London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner South West London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner South West London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner South West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner West London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner West London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Ipswich	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Ipswich	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Ipswich	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Leicester	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Lothian	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Lothian	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Maidstone	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Maidstone	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Medway & Swale	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Medway & Swale	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Medway & Swale	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Mid & East Devon	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Milton Keynes	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Milton Keynes	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Milton Keynes	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Milton Keynes	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Neath Port Talbot	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Newbury	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Newbury	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Newbury	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Newbury	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North Cheshire	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)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West Kent	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West Kent	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
North West Kent	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North West Wales	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Northampton	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Northampton	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Northants Central	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Northants Central	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Northants Central	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Northants Central	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Northumberland	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer North London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer South East London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer South London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer South London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer South London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer South West London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer South West London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Oxford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Reading	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Reading	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Salisbury	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Solihull	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South East Herts	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South East Herts	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South East Herts	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
South West Essex	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South West Essex	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South West Essex	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
South West Herts	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South West Herts	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South West Herts	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South West Herts	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Southend	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Southend	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Southern Greater Manchester	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
St Helens	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Staffordshire North	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Stevenage & North Herts	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Stevenage & North Herts	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Stevenage & North Herts	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Stevenage & North Herts	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Sunderland	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swansea	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Thanet	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Thanet	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Thanet	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Thanet	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Vale of Glamorgan	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Walton	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Walton	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Warwickshire South	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Warwickshire South	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Warwickshire South	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
West Cumbria	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Winchester	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Worcester South	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Caroline DinenageParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Work and PensionsAt 11.08 a.m. on 21st December 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(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) (“the Orders”) to make changes to the manner in which a local housing allowance is determined.

Articles 2, 3 and 4 amend the Orders by substituting tables that provide that, for dwellings (or accommodation, in relation to Universal Credit) in specified categories in specified broad rental market areas, the local housing allowance is the lower of (a) the rent as last determined plus 3% and (b) the maximum allowance applicable to the dwelling, as specified in the table inserted by this Order.

For other dwellings, the local housing allowance is lower of the rent as last determined and the rent at the 30th percentile, determined in accordance with the Orders.

Further, this Order also amends the Orders so that any changes to a broad rental market area made as a result of a broad rental market area determination takes effect either from the 1st of April following the day on which the determination is made or, if that is within 11 months of the day on which the determination is made, the 1st of April the following year (in the case of Universal Credit, the 1st of April is replaced by the “relevant Monday”, as defined in the Regulations).

An impact assessment has not been provided for this instrument as it has no impact on business or civil society organisations.