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PART 2E+W+SPayments in respect of fuel charges

5.  A service charge for fuel except a charge in respect of services for communal areas shall be ineligible to be met by housing benefit.E+W+S

6.—(1) Where a charge is ineligible to be met by housing benefit under paragraph 5—E+W+S

(a)in the calculation of entitlement to a rent rebate; or

(b)in the calculation of entitlement to a rent allowance if the amount of the charge is specified or is otherwise readily identifiable (except where the amount of the charge is unrealistically low in relation to the fuel provided or the charge cannot readily be distinguished from a charge for a communal area),

the amount ineligible to be met by housing benefit shall be the full amount of the service charge.

(2) In any other case, subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) and paragraph 7, the amount ineligible to be met by housing benefit shall be the following amounts in respect of each week—

(a)for heating (other than hot water) [F1£35.25;]

(b)for hot water [F2£4.10;]

(c)for lighting [F3£2.85;]

(d)for cooking [F4£4.10.]

(3) Where the accommodation occupied by the claimant or, if he is a member of a family, by the claimant and the members of his family, consists of one room only, the amount ineligible to be met by housing benefit in respect of each week where heating only is, or heating and either hot water or lighting (or both) are, provided, shall be one-half of the aggregate of the amounts specified in sub-paragraphs (2)(a), (b) and (c).

(4) In a case to which sub-paragraph (2) or (3) applies, if a claimant provides evidence on which the actual or approximate amount of the service charge for fuel may be estimated, the amount ineligible to be met by housing benefit under this paragraph shall be that estimated amount.

Textual Amendments

F1Sum in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 6(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2022 for specified purposes, 4.4.2022 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/292), arts. 1(3)(j), 24(5)(a)

F2Sum in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 6(2)(b) substituted (1.4.2022 for specified purposes, 4.4.2022 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/292), arts. 1(3)(j), 24(5)(b)

F3Sum in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 6(2)(c) substituted (1.4.2022 for specified purposes, 4.4.2022 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/292), arts. 1(3)(j), 24(5)(c)

F4Sum in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 6(2)(d) substituted (1.4.2022 for specified purposes, 4.4.2022 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/292), arts. 1(3)(j), 24(5)(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

7.—(1) Where rent is payable other than weekly, any amount ineligible to be met by housing benefit which is specified in this Schedule as a weekly amount shall—E+W+S

(a)where rent is payable in multiples of a week, be multiplied by the number equal to the number of weeks in respect of which it is payable; or

(b)in any other case, be divided by 7 and multiplied by the number of days in the period to be used by the relevant authority for the purpose of calculating the claimant's weekly eligible rent under regulation 80 (calculation of weekly amounts).

(2) In a case to which regulation 81 applies (rent free periods), any amount ineligible to be met by housing benefit which is specified in this Schedule as a weekly amount shall, where appropriate, be converted in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) and shall—

(a)where rent is payable weekly, or in multiples of a week, be multiplied by 52 or 53, whichever is appropriate, and divided by the number equal to the number of weeks in that 52 or 53 week period in respect of which he is liable to pay rent; or

(b)in any other case, be multiplied by 365 or 366, whichever is appropriate, and divided by the number of days in that 365 or 366 day period in respect of which he is liable to pay rent.

8.  In this Schedule—E+W+S

communal areas mean areas (other than rooms) of common access (including halls and passageways) and rooms of common use in sheltered accommodation;

fuel” includes gas and electricity and a reference to a charge for fuel includes a charge for fuel which includes an amount in respect of the facility of providing it other than a specified amount for the provision of a heating system.

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