Amendment of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations relating to the determination of the maximum rent (LHA)
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4.—(1) The Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 13C(1) (when a maximum rent (LHA) is to be determined)—
(a)in paragraph (2)(d)—
(i)at the end of paragraph (ii) omit “or”; and
(ii)after paragraph (iii) add—
“or
(iv)notification of a change of a kind which affects the amount of the claimant’s cap rent as determined in accordance with regulation 13D (determination of a maximum rent (LHA)).”;
(b)for paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) This paragraph applies on 1st April in any year.”;
(c)omit paragraph (4); and
(d)in paragraph (6) omit the definition of “the LHA date”.
(1)
Regulation 13C was inserted by S.I. 2007/2869. There are amendments not relevant to this instrument.