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

Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997

3.—(1) The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 4B(3A) (date on which a broad rental market area determination takes effect)(2), 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)(3)—

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

(b) in sub-paragraph (2B)—

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

(c) after sub-paragraph (2B) insert—

“(2C) For the East Dunbartonshire broad rental market area, the local housing allowance—

(a) for the category of dwelling defined in paragraph 1(1)(a) of this Schedule (one bedroom, shared accommodation), is the lower of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3A)(a) and (b);

(b) for all other categories of dwelling, is the lower of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (b).”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (3)—

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

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

(e) in sub-paragraph (3A)—

(i) after “(2B)(a)” insert “and (2C)(a)”;

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

(iii) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) the maximum local housing allowance listed in column 2 of the following table for the category of dwelling—

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

(1)

S.I. 1997/1995.

(2)

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.

(3)

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.