SCHEDULE 1U.K.Meaning of payments in respect of accommodation

Rent paymentsU.K.

Rent paymentsU.K.

2.  “Rent payments” are such of the following as are not excluded by paragraph 3—

(a)payments of rent;

(b)payments for a licence or other permission to occupy accommodation;

(c)mooring charges payable for a houseboat;

(d)in relation to accommodation which is a caravan or mobile home, payments in respect of the site on which the accommodation stands;

(e)contributions by residents towards maintaining almshouses (and essential services in them) provided by a housing association which is—

(i)a registered charity, or

(ii)an exempt charity within Schedule 3 to the Charities Act 2011.

Payments excluded from being rent paymentsU.K.

3.  The following are excluded from being “rent payments”—

(a)payments of ground rent;

(b)payments in respect of a tent or the site on which a tent stands;

(c)payments in respect of approved premises;

(d)payments in respect of a care home;

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(f)payments which are owner-occupier payments within the meaning of paragraph 4;

(g)payments which are service charge payments within the meaning of paragraph 7;

[F2(h)payments in respect of accommodation specified in paragraph 3A.]

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[F3Specified accommodationU.K.

3A.—(1) The accommodation referred to in paragraph 3(h) is accommodation to which one or more of the following sub-paragraphs applies.

(2) This sub-paragraph applies to accommodation which is exempt accommodation.

(3) This sub-paragraph applies to accommodation—

(a)which is provided by a relevant body;

(b)into which the claimant has been admitted in order to meet a need for care, support or supervision; and

(c)where the claimant receives care, support or supervision.

(4) This sub-paragraph applies to accommodation which—

(a)is provided by a local authority or a relevant body to the claimant because the claimant has left the home as a result of domestic violence; and

(b)consists of a building, or part of a building, which is used wholly or mainly for the non-permanent accommodation of persons who have left their homes as a result of domestic violence.

(5) This sub-paragraph applies to accommodation—

(a)which would be a hostel within the meaning of paragraph 29(10) (renters excepted form shared accommodation) of Schedule 4 (housing costs element for renters) but for it being owned or managed by a local authority; and

(b)where the claimant receives care, support or supervision.

(6) In this paragraph—

“domestic violence” has the meaning given in regulation 98 (victims of domestic violence);

“relevant body” means a—

(a)

council for a county in England for each part of which there is a district council;

(b)

housing association;

(c)

registered charity; or

(d)

voluntary organisation.]

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