F1SCHEDULE 3 HOUSING COSTS
General exclusions from F2paragraph 8
9.
(1)
F3Paragraph 8 shall not apply where—
F4(a)
the claimant’s partner has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit;
(b)
the housing costs are payments—
(i)
under a co-ownership agreement;
(ii)
under or relating to a tenancy or licence of a Crown tenant; or
(iii)
where the dwelling occupied as the home is a tent, in respect of the tent and the site on which it stands.
(2)
In a case falling within sub-paragraph (1), the housing costs to be met are—
(a)
where head (a) of sub-paragraph (1) applies, an amount—
F5(i)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii)
equal to the payments which qualify under paragraph 17;
(b)
where head (b) of sub-paragraph (1) applies, an amount equal to the payments which qualify under paragraph 17(1)(d) to (f).