SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5N.I.Housing costs element for owner-occupiers

PART IN.I.General

Definition of Owner-occupierN.I.

1.—(1) This Schedule contains provisions about claimants to whom regulation 27(3) applies.

(2) 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).

InterpretationN.I.

2.  In this Schedule—

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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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Textual Amendments

Relevant payment for the purposes of this scheduleN.I.

3.—[F2(1) “Relevant payments” means one or more payments which are service charge payments.]

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(3) “Service charge payments” is to be understood in accordance with paragraphs 8 and 9 of [F4Schedule 1] .

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