Part 2Scheme of assistance for housing purposes

Provision of assistance for housing purposes

I172Guidance about availability and amount of assistance

1

A local authority must prepare and make publicly available a statement of—

a

the criteria by reference to which it determines whether to provide assistance under section 71(1) in particular types of case and the form of the assistance,

b

the circumstances in which the approved expense relating to assistance provided by way of a grant or loan may be limited in a manner specified in the statement (see section 76(5) and (6)),

c

the rate of interest or the rate or amount of other charges payable on a standard loan or on the repayment element of a subsidised loan.

2

Such a statement may make different provision for different cases.

3

The local authority may revise or replace such a statement.