PART 2 E+W Rogue landlords and property agents in England

CHAPTER 4 E+W Rent repayment orders

Valid from 06/04/2017

Amendments etc and interpretation E+W

52 Interpretation of Chapter E+W

(1) In this Chapter—

• “offence to which this Chapter applies” has the meaning given by section 40;

• “relevant award of universal credit” means an award of universal credit the calculation of which included an amount under section 11 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;

• “rent” includes any payment in respect of which an amount under section 11 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 may be included in the calculation of an award of universal credit;

• “rent repayment order” has the meaning given by section 40.

(2) For the purposes of this Chapter an amount that a tenant does not pay as rent but which is offset against rent is to be treated as having been paid as rent.