SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Housing costs element for owner-occupiers
PART IGeneral
Definition of Owner-occupier1
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This Schedule contains provisions about claimants to whom regulation 27(3) applies.
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Claimants who fall within sub-paragraph (1) are referred to in this Schedule as “owner-occupiers” (and references to “joint owner-occupiers” are to joint claimants to whom regulation 27(3) applies).
Interpretation2
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“joint owner-occupier” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(2);
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“owner-occupier” means a single owner-occupier within the meaning of paragraph 1(2) or each of joint owner-occupiers;
“qualifying period” has the meaning given in paragraph 5(2);
“relevant date” means, in relation an owner-occupier, the date on which an amount of housing costs element calculated under this Schedule is first included in the owner occupier's award;
“relevant payments” has the meaning given in paragraph 3;
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Relevant payment for the purposes of this schedule3
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“Relevant payments” means one or more payments which are service charge payments.
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“Service charge payments” is to be understood in accordance with paragraphs 8 and 9 of F4Schedule 1 .