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The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2017
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Amendment of the Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013
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4.—(1) The Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 3 (broad rental market area determinations)(2)—
(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)(3)—
(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)” |
(1)
(2)
Article 3 was amended by S.I. 2013/2978 and 2016/1179.
(3)
Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 2013/2978, 2014/3126, 2015/1573 and 2016/1179.
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