Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 1332
Housing
The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2018
Made
11th December 2018
Laid before Parliament
12th December 2018
Coming into force
25th January 2019
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 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 2018 and comes into force on 25th January 2019.
Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997
2.—(1) Schedule 3B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations) of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997(2) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2 (local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (2B)(a) for “lower of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3A)(a) and (b)” substitute “lowest of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3A)(a), (b) and (c)”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (3A)—
(i)after paragraph (a) omit “and”;
(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) | £276.51 |
| paragraph (1)(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) | £276.51 |
| paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) | £320.74 |
| paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) | £376.04 |
| paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) | £442.42” |
(iii)after paragraph (b) insert–
“; and
(c)
the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (4) to (8).”.
(3) For the table in paragraph 5A substitute—
| “1. Broad rental market area | 2. Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule |
|---|---|
| Ashford | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Ashford | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Ashford | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Ashford | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Ashford | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Aylesbury | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Aylesbury | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Aylesbury | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Basingstoke | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Basingstoke | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Bath | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Bath | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| 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)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Birmingham | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Birmingham | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Black Country | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Blackwater Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Blaenau Gwent | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Bolton and Bury | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Bolton and Bury | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Bolton and Bury | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Bournemouth | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Bournemouth | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Bradford & South Dales | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Brecon and Radnor | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Brighton and Hove | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Brighton and Hove | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Brighton and Hove | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Brighton and Hove | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four 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)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Bury St Edmunds | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three 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) |
| Canterbury | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Canterbury | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Canterbury | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Carmarthenshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Central Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Central Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Central Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Central Lancs | 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) |
| Central Norfolk & Norwich | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Central Norfolk & Norwich | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Central Norfolk & Norwich | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Chelmsford | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Chelmsford | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Chelmsford | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Chelmsford | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Chelmsford | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Cherwell Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Cherwell Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Chichester | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Chichester | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Chilterns | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Chilterns | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Chilterns | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Chilterns | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Colchester | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Colchester | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Colchester | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Colchester | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Coventry | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Coventry | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Coventry | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Coventry | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| 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) |
| Crawley & Reigate | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Crawley & Reigate | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Darlington | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Dover-Shepway | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Dover-Shepway | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| East Cheshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| East Thames Valley | 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) |
| East Thames Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Eastbourne | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Eastbourne | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Eastbourne | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Eastbourne | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Eastern Staffordshire | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Flintshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Gloucester | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Gloucester | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Gloucester | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Gloucester | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Grantham & Newark | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Grantham & Newark | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Guildford | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Guildford | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| 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) |
| Herefordshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Herefordshire | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| High Weald | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| High Weald | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| High Weald | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Huntingdon | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Huntingdon | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Huntingdon | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Huntingdon | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four 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)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Inner South East London | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Inner South East London | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Inner South East London | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Inner South West London | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Inner South West London | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| 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)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Inner West London | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| 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)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Ipswich | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Ipswich | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Ipswich | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Kendal | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Kendal | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Kernow West | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Kings Lynn | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Kings Lynn | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Kings Lynn | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Lancaster | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Leicester | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Leicester | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Lincolnshire Fens | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Lincolnshire Fens | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Lincolnshire Fens | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Lincolnshire Fens | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four 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) |
| Maidstone | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Maidstone | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Medway & Swale | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Medway & Swale | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Medway & Swale | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Medway & Swale | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Mendip | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Mendip | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Merthyr Cynon | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Mid & East Devon | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Mid & West Dorset | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Mid Staffs | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| 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) |
| Monmouthshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| 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)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| North Devon | 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)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| North West Kent | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| North West Kent | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three 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 Wales | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Northampton | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Northampton | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Northampton | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Northampton | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Northampton | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four 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) |
| Northants Central | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Northumberland | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Nottingham | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Nottingham | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| 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 North London | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Outer North London | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Outer South East London | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| 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 East London | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| 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 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)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Oxford | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Oxford | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Pembrokeshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Peterborough | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Peterborough | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Peterborough | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Peterborough | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Plymouth | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Portsmouth | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Portsmouth | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Portsmouth | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Reading | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Reading | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Reading | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Rotherham | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| 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) |
| Salisbury | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Scarborough | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Solihull | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| South Cheshire | 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 Gwynedd | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| South West Essex | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| 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) |
| Southampton | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Southampton | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Southampton | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Southend | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Southend | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Southend | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Southend | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Southern Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Southern Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Southern Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Southern Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Southern Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Staffordshire North | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Staffordshire North | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| 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) |
| Sussex East | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Sussex East | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Sussex East | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Sussex East | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| 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) |
| Taff Rhondda | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Taunton & West Somerset | 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) |
| Torfaen | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Tyneside | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Walton | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Walton | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| 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) |
| Warwickshire South | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| West Cumbria | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| West Wiltshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| West Wiltshire | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| West Wiltshire | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| West Wiltshire | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Weston-Super-Mare | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Weston-Super-Mare | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Winchester | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Winchester | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Winchester | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Worcester South | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Worcester South | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Worthing | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Worthing | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Worthing | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Worthing | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Yeovil | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)”. |
Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997
3.—(1) Schedule 3B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations) of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997(3) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2 (local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (2A) for “other than Lothian and East Dunbartonshire” substitute “not listed in column 1 of the table in paragraph 5A”;
(b)for sub-paragraph (2B) substitute—
“(2B) For a broad rental market area listed in column 1 of the table in paragraph 5A, the local housing allowance—
(a)for a category of dwelling listed in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table, is the lowest of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3A)(a), (b) and (c);
(b)for a category of dwelling not so listed, is the lower of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (b).”;
(c)omit sub-paragraph (2C);
(d)in sub-paragraph (3) for “(2A), (2B)(b) and (2C)(b)” substitute “(2A) and (2B)(b)”;
(e)in sub-paragraph (3A)—
(i)omit “and (2C)(a)”;
(ii)after paragraph (a) omit “and”;
(iii)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 dwelling |
|---|---|
| paragraph (1)(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) | £276.51 |
| paragraph (1)(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) | £276.51 |
| paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) | £320.74 |
| paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) | £376.04 |
| paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) | £442.42” |
(iv)after paragraph (b) insert—
“; and
(c)
the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (4) to (8).”.
(3) After paragraph 5 insert—
“5A. The table referred to in paragraph 2(2A) and (2B) is as follows—
| 1. Broad rental market area | 2. Category of accomodation as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule |
|---|---|
| East Dunbartonshire | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Fife | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Forth Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Greater Glasgow | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Greater Glasgow | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Greater Glasgow | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Highlands and Islands | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Lothian | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Lothian | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Lothian | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Lothian | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| North Lanarkshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Scottish Borders | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| South Lanarkshire | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| West Lothian | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| West Lothian | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)”. |
Amendment of the Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013
4.—(1) Schedule 1 (local housing allowance determinations) of the Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013(4) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2 (local housing allowance for category of accommodation in paragraph 1)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (2B)(a) for “lower of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3A)(a) and (b)” substitute “lowest of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3A)(a), (b) and (c)”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (3A)—
(i)after paragraph (a) omit “and”;
(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) | £1,198.20 |
| paragraph (1)(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) | £1,198.20 |
| paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) | £1,389.91 |
| paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) | £1,629.55 |
| paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) | £1,917.12” |
(iii)after paragraph (b) insert–
“; and
(c)
the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with paragraph 3.”.
(3) For the table in paragraph 5A, substitute—
| “1. Broad rental market area | 2. Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule |
|---|---|
Ashford | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Ashford | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Ashford | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Ashford | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Ashford | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Aylesbury | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Aylesbury | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Aylesbury | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Basingstoke | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Basingstoke | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Bath | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Bath | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| 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)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Birmingham | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Birmingham | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Black Country | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Blackwater Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Blaenau Gwent | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Bolton and Bury | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Bolton and Bury | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Bolton and Bury | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Bournemouth | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Bournemouth | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Bradford & South Dales | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Brecon and Radnor | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Brighton and Hove | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Brighton and Hove | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Brighton and Hove | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Brighton and Hove | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four 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)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Bury St Edmunds | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three 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) |
| Canterbury | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Canterbury | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Canterbury | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Carmarthenshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Central Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Central Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Central Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Central Lancs | 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) |
| Central Norfolk & Norwich | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Central Norfolk & Norwich | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Central Norfolk & Norwich | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Chelmsford | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Chelmsford | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Chelmsford | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Chelmsford | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Chelmsford | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Cherwell Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Cherwell Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Chichester | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Chichester | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Chilterns | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Chilterns | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Chilterns | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Chilterns | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Colchester | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Colchester | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Colchester | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Colchester | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Coventry | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Coventry | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Coventry | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Coventry | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| 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) |
| Crawley & Reigate | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Crawley & Reigate | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Darlington | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Dover-Shepway | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Dover-Shepway | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| East Cheshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| East Dunbartonshire | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| East Thames Valley | 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) |
| East Thames Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Eastbourne | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Eastbourne | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Eastbourne | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Eastbourne | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Eastern Staffordshire | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Fife | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Flintshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Forth Valley | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Gloucester | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Gloucester | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Gloucester | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Gloucester | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Grantham & Newark | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Grantham & Newark | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Greater Glasgow | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Greater Glasgow | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Greater Glasgow | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Guildford | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Guildford | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| 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) |
| Herefordshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Herefordshire | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Highland and Islands | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| High Weald | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| High Weald | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| High Weald | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Huntingdon | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Huntingdon | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Huntingdon | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Huntingdon | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four 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)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Inner South East London | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Inner South East London | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Inner South East London | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Inner South West London | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Inner South West London | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| 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)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Inner West London | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| 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)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Ipswich | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Ipswich | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Ipswich | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Kendal | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Kendal | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Kernow West | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Kings Lynn | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Kings Lynn | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Kings Lynn | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Lancaster | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Leicester | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Leicester | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Lincolnshire Fens | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Lincolnshire Fens | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Lincolnshire Fens | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Lincolnshire Fens | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Lothian | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Lothian | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Lothian | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Lothian | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three 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) |
| Maidstone | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Maidstone | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Medway & Swale | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Medway & Swale | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Medway & Swale | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Medway & Swale | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Mendip | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Mendip | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Merthyr Cynon | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Mid & East Devon | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Mid & West Dorset | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Mid Staffs | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| 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) |
| Monmouthshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| 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)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| North Devon | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| North Lanarkshire | 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)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| North West Kent | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| North West Kent | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three 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 Wales | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Northampton | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Northampton | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Northampton | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Northampton | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Northampton | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four 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) |
| Northants Central | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Northumberland | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Nottingham | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Nottingham | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| 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 North London | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Outer North London | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Outer South East London | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| 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 East London | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| 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 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)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Oxford | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Oxford | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Pembrokeshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Peterborough | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Peterborough | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Peterborough | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Peterborough | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Plymouth | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Portsmouth | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Portsmouth | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Portsmouth | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Reading | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Reading | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Reading | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Rotherham | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| 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) |
| Salisbury | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Scarborough | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Scottish Borders | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Solihull | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| South Cheshire | 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 Gwynedd | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| South Lanarkshire | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| South West Essex | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| 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) |
| Southampton | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Southampton | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Southampton | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Southend | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Southend | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Southend | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Southend | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Southern Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Southern Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Southern Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Southern Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Southern Greater Manchester | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Staffordshire North | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Staffordshire North | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| 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) |
| Sussex East | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Sussex East | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Sussex East | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Sussex East | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| 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) |
| Taff Rhondda | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Taunton & West Somerset | 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) |
| Torfaen | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Tyneside | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Walton | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Walton | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| 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) |
| Warwickshire South | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| West Cumbria | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| West Lothian | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| West Lothian | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| West Wiltshire | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| West Wiltshire | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| West Wiltshire | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| West Wiltshire | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Weston-Super-Mare | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Weston-Super-Mare | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Winchester | Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Winchester | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Winchester | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Worcester South | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Worcester South | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Worthing | Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Worthing | Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Worthing | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Worthing | Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Yeovil | Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)”. |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Justin Tomlinson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
11th December 2018
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 to 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 lowest of (a) the rent as last determined plus 3%, (b) the maximum allowance applicable to the dwelling and (c) the rent at the 30th percentile, determined in accordance with the Orders.
These Articles also provide revised amounts of the maximum housing allowance for specified categories of dwellings (or accommodation, in relation to Universal Credit).
For other dwellings, the local housing allowance is the lower of the rent as last determined and the rent at the 30th percentile, determined in accordance with the Orders.
An impact assessment has not been provided for this instrument as it has no impact on business or civil society organisations.
(1)
1996 c.52. Section 122(1) was amended by paragraph 36 of Schedule 2 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5).
(2)
S.I. 1997/1984. Schedule 3B was inserted by S.I. 2007/2871 and amended by S.I. 2016/1179 and 2017/1323. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
(3)
S.I. 1997/1995. Schedule 3B was inserted by S.I. 2007/2871 and amended by S.I. 2016/1179 and 2017/1323. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
(4)
S.I. 2013/382. Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 2016/1179 and 2017/1323.