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4.—(1) The Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (6)(b) of article 3 (Broad rental market area determinations) and in paragraph (3) of article 4 (Local housing allowance determinations) for “1st April” substitute “7th April”.
(3) Schedule 1 (Local housing allowance determinations)(2) is amended as follows—
(a)For paragraph 2 (Local housing allowance for category of accommodation in paragraph 1) substitute—
2.—(1) Subject to paragraph 5 (anomalous local housing allowances) the rent officer must determine a local housing allowance for each category of accommodation in paragraph 1 as follows.
(2) For the broad rental market areas listed in column 1 of the table in paragraph 6 the local housing allowance is—
(a)for a category of accommodation listed in column 2 in relation to that broad rental market area, either—
(i)the rate last determined increased by 4 per cent; or
(ii)the maximum local housing allowance for that category of accommodation listed in column (2) of the table in paragraph 4 (Maximum local housing allowance) where that is lower than or equal to the rate last determined increased by 4 per cent;
(b)for any category of accommodation not listed in column 2 of the table in paragraph 6 in relation to that broad rental market area, either—
(i)the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with paragraph 3 (Rent at the 30th percentile); or
(ii)the rate last determined for that category of accommodation increased by 1 per cent. where that is lower than or equal to the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with paragraph 3.
(3) For all other broad rental market areas the local housing allowance for a category of accommodation is, either—
(a)the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with paragraph 3; or
(b)the rate last determined for that category of accommodation increased by 1 per cent. where that is lower than or equal to the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with paragraph 3.
(4) Where the local housing allowance would otherwise not be a whole number of pence, it must be rounded to the nearest whole penny by disregarding any amount less than half a penny and treating any amount of half a penny or more as a whole penny.”;
(b)in paragraph 3 (Rent at the 30th percentile)—
(i)for sub-paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) The rent officer must compile a list of rents in ascending order of the monthly rents which, in the rent officer’s opinion, are payable—
(a)for accommodation let under an assured tenancy for each category of accommodation specified in paragraph 1; and
(b)in the 12 month period ending on the 30th day of the September preceding the date of the determination.”;
(ii)for sub-paragraph (6) substitute—
“(6) Sub-paragraph (7) applies where the rent officer is not satisfied that the list of rents in respect of any category of accommodation would contain sufficient rents, payable in the 12 month period ending on the 30th day of the September preceding the date of the determination for accommodation in the broad rental market area, to enable a local housing allowance to be determined which is representative of the rents that a landlord might reasonably be expected to obtain in that area.”;
(c)for paragraph 4 (Amount determined by reference to the previous local housing allowance)(3) substitute—
4. The maximum local housing allowance for each category of accommodation specified in the paragraph of this Schedule listed in column (1) is the amount specified for that category of accommodation in column (2).
(1) Paragraph of this Schedule defining the category of accommodation | (2) Maximum local housing allowance for that category of accommodation |
|---|---|
| paragraph 1(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) | £1121.33 |
| paragraph 1(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) | £1121.33 |
| paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms) | £1300.70 |
| paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms) | £1524.96 |
| paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms) | £1794.11”; |
(d)after paragraph 5 insert—
“6. The table referred to in paragraph 2(2) of this Schedule is below.
(1) Broad rental market area | (2) Paragraph of this Schedule defining the category of accommodation |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen and Shire | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Argyll and Bute | paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Ashford | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Aylesbury | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Barnsley | paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Bath | paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Bedford | paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Blackwater Valley | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Blaenau Gwent | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Bolton and Bury | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Brecon and Radnor | paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Bridgend | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Brighton and Hove | paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Bristol | paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Caerphilly | paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Cambridge | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Canterbury | paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Central Lancs | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Central London | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Ceredigion | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Cheltenham | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Cherwell Valley | paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Chesterfield | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Chichester | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Coventry | paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Crawley & Reigate | paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Derby | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Durham | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| East Cheshire | paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| East Thames Valley | paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Exeter | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Fife | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Forth Valley | paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Gloucester | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Greater Glasgow | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| High Weald | paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Hull & East Riding | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Inner East London | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Inner North London | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Inner South East London | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Inner South West London | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Inner West London | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Lancaster | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Leeds | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Luton | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Maidstone | 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) paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| Mid & West Dorset | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Mid Staffs | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Neath Port Talbot | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Newbury | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| North Cornwall & Devon Borders | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| North Nottingham | paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| North West Kent | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| North West London | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| North West Wales | paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Northampton | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Outer East London | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Outer North London | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Outer South London | paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Outer South West London | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Oxford | paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Rotherham | paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| Scarborough | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Scottish Borders | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Sheffield | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| South Cheshire | paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) |
| South East Herts | paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) |
| South Gwynedd | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Southampton | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Southern Greater Manchester | paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| Staffordshire North | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Taff Rhondda | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Thanet | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Walton | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Warwickshire South | paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) |
| West Wiltshire | paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) |
| Wolds and Coast | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Worcester North | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Worcester South | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) |
| Yeovil | paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)”. |
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