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80A.—(1) The relevant amount is determined by dividing the applicable annual limit by 12.
(2) The applicable annual limit is—
(a)[F2£16,967] for a single claimant resident in Greater London who is not responsible for a child or qualifying young person;
(b)[F3£25,323] for—
(i)joint claimants where either joint claimant is resident in Greater London;
(ii)a single claimant resident in Greater London who is responsible for a child or qualifying young person;
(c)[F4£14,753] for a single claimant not resident in Greater London who is not responsible for a child or qualifying young person;
(d)[F5£22,020] for—
(i)joint claimants not resident in Greater London;
(ii)a single claimant not resident in Greater London who is responsible for a child or qualifying young person.
(3) For the purposes of section 96 of the Act (benefit cap) and this regulation a claimant is resident in Greater London if—
(a)where the housing costs element is included in the claimant’s award of universal credit—
(i)accommodation in respect of which the claimant meets the occupation condition is in Greater London; or
(ii)the claimant is in receipt of housing benefit in respect of a dwelling (which has the meaning given in section 137 of the Contributions and Benefits Act) in Greater London;
(b)where the housing costs element is not included in the claimant’s award of universal credit—
(i)accommodation that the claimant normally occupies as their home is in Greater London; or
(ii)where there is no accommodation that the claimant normally occupies as their home, the Jobcentre Plus office to which the Secretary of State has allocated their claim is in Greater London.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 80A inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Benefit Cap (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/909), regs. 1(1), 3(4)
F2Sum in Reg. 80A(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Benefit Cap (Annual Limit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/335), regs. 1(2), 3(a) (with reg. 1(3))
F3Sum in Reg. 80A(2)(b) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Benefit Cap (Annual Limit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/335), regs. 1(2), 3(b) (with reg. 1(3))
F4Sum in Reg. 80A(2)(c) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Benefit Cap (Annual Limit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/335), regs. 1(2), 3(c) (with reg. 1(3))
F5Sum in Reg. 80A(2)(d) substituted (1.4.2023) by The Benefit Cap (Annual Limit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/335), regs. 1(2), 3(d) (with reg. 1(3))
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