Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 1323
Housing
The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2017
Made
at 11.08 a.m. on 21st December 2017
Laid before Parliament
at 2.00 p.m. on 21st December 2017
Coming into force
26th 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 1996(1).
Citation and commencement
1. 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 1997
2.—(1) The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997(2) 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” |
(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)” |
Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997
3.—(1) The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997(5) 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” |
Amendment of the Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013
4.—(1) The Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013(8) 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” |
(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)” |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Caroline Dinenage
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
At 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.
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 and paragraph (3A) was inserted by S.I. 2007/2871 and substituted by S.I. 2012/646.
Schedule 3B was inserted by S.I. 2007/2871 and amended by S.I. 2013/2978, 2014/3126, 2015/1573 and 2016/1179. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
Article 4B was inserted by S.I. 2003/2398, paragraph (3A) was inserted by S.I. 2007/2871 and was substituted by S.I. 2012/646.
Schedule 3B was inserted by S.I. 2007/2871 and amended by S.I. 2013/2978, 2014/3126, 2015/1573 and 2016/1179. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
Article 3 was amended by S.I. 2013/2978 and 2016/1179.
Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 2013/2978, 2014/3126, 2015/1573 and 2016/1179.