SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Meaning of payments in respect of accommodation
Rent payments
Rent Payments2
“Rent payments” are such of the following as are not excluded by paragraph 3—
a
payments of rent;
b
payments for a licence or other permission to occupy accommodation;
c
mooring charges payable for a houseboat;
d
in relation to accommodation which is a caravan or mobile home, payments in respect of the site on which the accommodation stands.
Payments excluded from being rent payments3
The following are excluded from being “rent payments”—
a
payments of ground rent;
b
payments in respect of a tent or the site on which a tent stands;
c
payments in respect of approved premises;
d
payments in respect of a care home;
e
payments in respect of accommodation specified in paragraph 4.
f
payments which, are owner-occupier payments within the meaning of paragraph 5;
g
payments which, are service charge payments within the meaning of paragraph 8.
Specified accommodation4
1
The accommodation referred to in paragraph 3(e) is accommodation to which one or more of the following sub-paragraphs applies.
2
This sub-paragraph applies to accommodation which is exempt accommodation.
3
This sub-paragraph applies to accommodation—
a
which is provided by a relevant body,
b
into which the claimant has been admitted in order to meet a need for care, support or supervision, and
c
where the claimant receives care, support or supervision.
4
This sub-paragraph applies to accommodation which—
a
is provided by the Housing Executive or a relevant body to the claimant because the claimant has left the home as a result of domestic violence, and
b
consists of a building, or part of a building, which is used wholly or mainly for the non-permanent accommodation of persons who have left their homes as a result of domestic violence.
5
This sub-paragraph applies to accommodation—
a
which would be a hostel within the meaning of paragraph 28(6) (renters excepted from shared accommodation) of Schedule 4 (housing costs element for renters) but for it being owned or managed by the Housing Executive, and
b
where the claimant receives care, support or supervision.
6
In this paragraph—
“domestic violence” has the meaning given in regulation 96 (victims of domestic violence);
“relevant body” means a—
- a
housing association,
- b
registered charity, or
- c
voluntary organisation.
- a