SCHEDULE 9Matters to be included in decision notice
PART 2Awards where income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is payable
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Where a person on income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is awarded housing benefit, the decision notice shall include a statement as to—
a
his weekly eligible rent, if any; and
b
the amount and an explanation of any deduction made under paragraph 6(2) or (3) of Schedule 1 (fuel deductions), if any, and that the deduction may be varied if he provides to the authority evidence on which it may estimate the actual or approximate amount of that service charge; and
c
the amount of and the category of non-dependant deductions made under regulation 74, if any; and
d
the normal weekly amount of rent allowance, or rent rebate as the case may be, to which he is entitled; and
e
in the case of a rent allowance or a rent rebate paid as if it were a rent allowance, the day of payment, and the period in respect of which payment of that allowance is to be made; and
f
the first day of entitlement to an allowance or rebate; and
g
his duty to notify any change of circumstances which might affect his entitlement to, or the amount of, housing benefit and (without prejudice to the extent of the duty owed under regulation 88 (duty to notify changes of circumstances)) the kind of change of circumstances which is to be notified, either upon the notice or by reference to some other document available to him on application and without charge.