SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Housing costs element for renters

PART IGeneral

“Relevant payments” for purposes of this Schedule3

1

Relevant payments” means one or more payments of any of the following descriptions—

a

rent payments, and

b

service charge payments.

2

Rent payments” in relation to any calculation under Part 4 or 5 of this Schedule, has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1.

3

“Service charge payments”—

a

for the purposes of calculations under Part 4 of this Schedule, has the meaning given in paragraph 8 of Schedule 1, and

b

for the purposes of calculations under Part 5 of this Schedule, is to be understood in accordance with paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 1.