The Universal Credit Regulations 2013

Meaning of “temporary accommodation”

21.—(1) Accommodation is temporary accommodation for the purposes of paragraph 20(1)(b) if it falls within Case 1 or Case 2.

(2) Case 1 is where—

(a) rent payments are payable to a local authority;

(b) the local authority makes the accommodation available to the renter—

(i) to discharge any of the local authority’s functions under Part 3 of the Housing Act 1985(1), Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996(2) or Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987(3), or

(ii) to prevent the person being or becoming homeless within the meaning of Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996 or Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987; and

(c) the accommodation is not exempt accommodation.

(3) Case 2 is where—

(a) rent payments are payable to a provider of social housing other than a local authority;

(b) that provider makes the accommodation available to the renter in pursuance of arrangements made with it by a local authority—

(i) to discharge any of the local authority’s functions under Part 3 of the Housing Act 1985, Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996 or Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, or

(ii) to prevent the renter being or becoming homeless within the meaning of Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996 or Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987; and

(c) the accommodation is not exempt accommodation.

(4) Sub-paragraph (1) applies irrespective of whether the renter is also liable to make service charge payments.

(1)

1985 c.68.

(2)

1996 c.52.

(3)

1987 c.26.