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This Order amends the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997 and the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997.
Schedule 2 to each of the Orders requires the rent officer to apply size criteria when making determinations in accordance with Schedule 1. Schedule 2 requires the rent officer to allow an additional bedroom where the local authority making an application for a determination states that the tenant or the tenant’s partner is a person requiring overnight care or where the tenant or the tenant’s partner is a qualifying parent or carer within the meaning of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/213).
The amendments allow an additional bedroom for a child who would normally be expected to share a room under the size criteria in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Orders but is unable to share because of his or her disability. In order to qualify for the extra room the property must already have an extra room in it, the child must be eligible for the higher or middle rate care component of Disability Living Allowance and the relevant local authority must be satisfied that the child is, because of their disability, not reasonably able to share a bedroom with another child. Where more than one child in a household satisfies the criteria each will be entitled to their own room.
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