The Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996

39.—(1) Where the relevant person occupies a dwelling as his only or main residence and he provides in that dwelling board and lodging accommodation, an amount, in respect of each person for whom such accommodation is provided for the whole or any part of a week, equal to—

(a) where the aggregate of any payments made in any one week in respect of such accommodation provided to such person does not exceed £20, 100 per cent. of such payments; or

(b) where the aggregate of any such payments exceeds £20, £20 and 50 per cent. of the excess over £20.

(2) In this paragraph “board and lodging accommodation” means accommodation provided to a person or, where he is a member of a family, to him or any other member of his family, for a charge which is inclusive of the provision of that accommodation and at least some cooked and prepared meals which are both cooked or prepared (by a person other than the person to whom the accommodation is provided or a member of his family) and consumed in that accommodation or associated premises.