SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 N.I.Claimant treated as liable or not liable to make payments

PART 2 N.I.Treated as not liable to make payments

Liability to make rent and other payments to close relative N.I.

5.—(1) A claimant is to be treated as not liable to make rent payments where the liability to make them is owed to a person who lives in the accommodation and who is—

(a) if the claimant is a member of a couple, the other member, or

(b) a child or qualifying young person for whom—

(i) the claimant is responsible, or

(ii) if the claimant is a member of a couple, the other member is responsible, or

(c) a close relative of—

(i) the claimant, or

(ii) if the claimant is a member of a couple, the other member, or

(iii) any child or qualifying young person who falls within paragraph (b).

(2) A claimant who is treated under sub-paragraph (1) as not liable to make rent payments to any person is also to be treated as not liable to make service charge payments where the liability to make the service charge payments is to the same person.