The Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013

Article 4

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Local housing allowance determinations

Categories of accommodation U.K.

1.  The categories of accommodation for which a rent officer is required to determine a local housing allowance in accordance with article 4 are—

(a) accommodation where the tenant has the exclusive use of only one bedroom and where the tenancy provides for the tenant to share the use of one or more of—

(i) a kitchen;

(ii) a bathroom;

(iii) a toilet; or

(iv) a room suitable for living in;

(b) accommodation where the tenant has the exclusive use of only one bedroom and exclusive use of a kitchen, a bathroom, a toilet and a room suitable for living in;

(c) accommodation where the tenant has the use of only two bedrooms;

(d) accommodation where the tenant has the use of only three bedrooms;

(e) accommodation where the tenant has the use of only four bedrooms.

[F1 Local housing allowance for category of accommodation in paragraph 1 U.K.

2.— (1) Subject to paragraph 5 (anomalous local housing allowances) the rent officer must determine a local housing allowance for each category of accommodation in paragraph 1 as follows.

F2 ( 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F3 (2A) For a broad rental market area not listed in column 1 of the table in paragraph 5A, the local housing allowance for any category of accommodation is the lower of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (b).

(2B) For a broad rental market area listed in column 1 of the table in paragraph 5A, the local housing allowance—

(a) for a category of accommodation listed in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table, is the [F4 lowest of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3A)(a), (b) and (c)];

(b) for a category of accommodation not so listed, is the lower of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (b).]

(3) [F5 [F6 The amounts referred to in sub-paragraphs (2A) and (2B)(b) are—]

(a) the local housing allowance [F7 last determined for that category of accommodation] (or, where the allowance is redetermined under article 6 (redeterminations), the allowance as so redetermined); [F6 and]

(b) the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with paragraph 3F6 ....]

(3A) [F8 The amounts referred to in sub-paragraph (2B)(a) are—

(a) the local housing allowance [F9 last determined for that category of accommodation] (or, where the determination is amended under article 6 (redeterminations), the allowance as so redetermined), plus 3%; F10 ...

(b) the maximum local housing allowance listed in column 2 of the following table for the category of accommodation[F11 ; and

1. [F12 Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule	2. Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling
paragraph (1)(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)	£1,198.20
paragraph (1)(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)	£1,198.20
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)	£1,389.91
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)	£1,629.55
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)	£1,917.12]

(c) the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with paragraph 3.]

(4) Where the local housing allowance would otherwise not be a whole number of pence, it must be rounded to the nearest whole penny by disregarding any amount less than half a penny and treating any amount of half a penny or more as a whole penny.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 2 substituted (13.1.2014) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2978), arts. 1, 4(3)(a)

F2 Sch. 1 para. 2(2) omitted (2.11.2015) by virtue of The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1753), art. 4(3)(a) , art. 1

F3 Sch. 1 para. 2(2A), (2B) inserted (23.1.2017) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1179), arts. 1, 4(3)(a)(i)

F4 Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(2B)(a) substituted (25.1.2019) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1332), arts. 1, 4(2)(a)

F5 Sch. 1 para. 2(3) substituted (2.11.2015) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1753), art. 4(3)(b) , art. 1

F6 Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(3) substituted and repealed (23.1.2017) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1179), arts. 1, 4(3)(a)(ii), (aa)

F7 Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(3)(a) substituted (26.1.2018) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1323), arts. 1, 4(3)(a)

F8 Sch. 1 para. 2(3A) inserted (23.1.2017) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1179), arts. 1, 4(3)(a)(iii)

F9 Words in Sch. 1 para. 2(3A)(a) substituted (26.1.2018) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1323), arts. 1, 4(3)(b)(i)

F10 Word in Sch. 1 para. 2(3A) omitted (25.1.2019) by virtue of The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1332), arts. 1, 4(2)(b)(i)

F11 Sch. 1 para. 2(3A)(c) and word inserted (25.1.2019) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1332), arts. 1, 4(2)(b)(iii)

F12 Sch. 1 para. 2(3A)(b) substituted (25.1.2019) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1332), arts. 1, 4(2)(b)(ii)

Rent at the 30th percentile U.K.

3.—(1) The rent officer must determine the rent at the 30th percentile in accordance with the following sub-paragraphs.

(2) The rent officer must compile a list of rents.

[F13 (3) The rent officer must compile a list of rents in ascending order of the monthly rents which, in the rent officer’s opinion, are payable—

(a) for accommodation let under an assured tenancy for each category of accommodation specified in paragraph 1; and

(b) in the 12 month period ending on the 30th day of the September preceding the date of the determination.]

(4) The list must include any rents which are of the same amount.

(5) The criteria for including an assured tenancy on the list of rents in relation to each category of accommodation specified in paragraph 1 are that—

(a) the accommodation let under the assured tenancy is in the broad rental market area for which the local housing allowance for that category of accommodation is being determined;

(b) the accommodation is in a reasonable state of repair; and

(c) the assured tenancy permits the tenant to use exclusively or share the use of, as the case may be, the same number and type of rooms as the category of accommodation in relation to which the list of rents is being compiled.

[F14 (6) Sub-paragraph (7) applies where the rent officer is not satisfied that the list of rents in respect of any category of accommodation would contain sufficient rents, payable in the 12 month period ending on the 30th day of the September preceding the date of the determination for accommodation in the broad rental market area, to enable a local housing allowance to be determined which is representative of the rents that a landlord might reasonably be expected to obtain in that area.]

(7) In a case where this sub-paragraph applies, the rent officer may add to the list rents for accommodation in the same category in other areas in which a comparable market exists.

(8) Where rent is payable other than monthly the rent officer must use the figure which would be payable if the rent were to be payable monthly by calculating the rent for a year and dividing the total by 12.

(9) When compiling the list of rents for each category of accommodation, the rent officer must—

(a) assume that no-one had sought or is seeking the tenancy who would have been entitled to housing benefit under Part 7 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1 or universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act; and

(b) exclude the amount of any rent which, in the rent officer's opinion, is fairly attributable to the provision of services performed or facilities (including the use of furniture) provided for, or rights made available to, the tenant and which would not be classed as service charge payments.

(10) The rent at the 30th percentile in the list of rents (“R”) is determined as follows—

(a) where the number of rents on the list is a multiple of 10, the formula is—

where—

i

P is the position on the list found by multiplying the number of rents on the list by 3 and dividing by 10; and

ii

P1 is the following position on the list;

(b) where the number of rents on the list is not a multiple of 10, the formula is—

where P2 is the position on the list found by multiplying the number of rents on the list by 3 and dividing by 10 and rounding the result upwards to the nearest whole number.

Textual Amendments

F13 Sch. 1 para. 3(3) substituted (13.1.2014) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2978), arts. 1, 4(3)(b)(i)

F14 Sch. 1 para. 3(6) substituted (13.1.2014) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2978), arts. 1, 4(3)(b)(ii)

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c.4.

Maximum local housing allowance U.K.

4.  .F15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F15 Sch. 1 para. 4 omitted (2.11.2015) by virtue of The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1753), art. 4(3)(c) , art. 1

Anomalous local housing allowances U.K.

5.  Where—

(a) the rent officer has determined the local housing allowance for each of the categories of accommodation in paragraph 1 in accordance with the preceding paragraphs of this Schedule; and

(b) the local housing allowance for a category of accommodation in paragraph 1(b) to (e) is lower than the local housing allowance for any of the categories of accommodation which precede it,

that local housing allowance is to be the same as the highest local housing allowance which precedes it.

5A.   [F16 The table referred to in paragraph 2(2A) and (2B) is as follows—

1. [F17 Broad rental market area	2. Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule
Ashford	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Ashford	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Ashford	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Ashford	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Ashford	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Aylesbury	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Aylesbury	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Aylesbury	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Basingstoke	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Basingstoke	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bath	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bath	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bath	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bath	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bedford	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bedford	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bedford	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bedford	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bedford	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Birmingham	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Birmingham	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Birmingham	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Black Country	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Blackwater Valley	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Blaenau Gwent	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bolton and Bury	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bolton and Bury	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bolton and Bury	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bournemouth	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bournemouth	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bradford & South Dales	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Brecon and Radnor	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Brighton and Hove	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Brighton and Hove	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Brighton and Hove	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Brighton and Hove	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bristol	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bristol	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bristol	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bristol	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bristol	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Caerphilly	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Cambridge	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Cambridge	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Cambridge	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Cambridge	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Canterbury	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Canterbury	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Canterbury	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Carmarthenshire	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Central Greater Manchester	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Central Greater Manchester	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Central Greater Manchester	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Central Lancs	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Central London	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Central London	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Central London	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Central London	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Central Norfolk & Norwich	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Central Norfolk & Norwich	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Central Norfolk & Norwich	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Chelmsford	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Chelmsford	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Chelmsford	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Chelmsford	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Chelmsford	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Cherwell Valley	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Cherwell Valley	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Chichester	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Chichester	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Chilterns	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Chilterns	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Chilterns	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Chilterns	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Colchester	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Colchester	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Colchester	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Colchester	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Coventry	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Coventry	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Coventry	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Coventry	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Crawley & Reigate	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Crawley & Reigate	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Crawley & Reigate	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Crawley & Reigate	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Crawley & Reigate	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Darlington	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Dover-Shepway	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Dover-Shepway	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
East Cheshire	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
East Dunbartonshire	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
East Thames Valley	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
East Thames Valley	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
East Thames Valley	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
East Thames Valley	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Eastbourne	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Eastbourne	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Eastbourne	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Eastbourne	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Eastern Staffordshire	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Fife	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Flintshire	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Forth Valley	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Gloucester	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Gloucester	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Gloucester	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Gloucester	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Grantham & Newark	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Grantham & Newark	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Greater Glasgow	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Greater Glasgow	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Greater Glasgow	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Guildford	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Guildford	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Guildford	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Harlow & Stortford	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Harlow & Stortford	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Herefordshire	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Herefordshire	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Highland and Islands	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
High Weald	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
High Weald	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
High Weald	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Huntingdon	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Huntingdon	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Huntingdon	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Huntingdon	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner East London	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner East London	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner East London	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner East London	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner East London	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner North London	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner North London	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner North London	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner North London	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner North London	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner South East London	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner South East London	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner South East London	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner South East London	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner South West London	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner South West London	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner South West London	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner South West London	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner South West London	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner West London	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner West London	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner West London	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner West London	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Ipswich	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Ipswich	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Ipswich	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Ipswich	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Ipswich	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Kendal	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Kendal	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Kernow West	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Kings Lynn	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Kings Lynn	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Kings Lynn	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Lancaster	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Leicester	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Leicester	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Lincolnshire Fens	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Lincolnshire Fens	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Lincolnshire Fens	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Lincolnshire Fens	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Lothian	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Lothian	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Lothian	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Lothian	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Luton	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Luton	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Luton	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Luton	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Luton	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Maidstone	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Maidstone	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Maidstone	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Maidstone	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Medway & Swale	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Medway & Swale	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Medway & Swale	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Medway & Swale	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Mendip	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Mendip	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Merthyr Cynon	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Mid & East Devon	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Mid & West Dorset	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Mid Staffs	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Milton Keynes	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Milton Keynes	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Milton Keynes	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Milton Keynes	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Monmouthshire	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Neath Port Talbot	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Newbury	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Newbury	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Newbury	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Newbury	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North Cheshire	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North Clwyd	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North Cornwall & Devon Borders	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North Devon	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North Lanarkshire	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West Kent	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West Kent	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
North West Kent	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
North West Kent	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
North West Kent	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North West London	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West London	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
North West London	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
North West London	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
North West Wales	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Northampton	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Northampton	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Northampton	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Northampton	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Northampton	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Northants Central	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Northants Central	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Northants Central	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Northants Central	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Northants Central	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Northumberland	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Nottingham	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Nottingham	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer East London	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer East London	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer East London	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer East London	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer East London	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer North East London	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer North East London	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer North East London	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer North East London	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer North East London	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer North London	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer North London	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer North London	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer South East London	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer South East London	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South East London	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer South East London	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer South East London	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer South London	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South London	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer South London	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer South West London	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer South West London	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer West London	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer West London	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer West London	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer West London	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Oxford	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Oxford	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Pembrokeshire	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Peterborough	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Peterborough	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Peterborough	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Peterborough	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Plymouth	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Portsmouth	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Portsmouth	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Portsmouth	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Reading	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Reading	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Reading	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Rotherham	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Rugby & East	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Rugby & East	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Rugby & East	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Rugby & East	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Rugby & East	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Salisbury	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Salisbury	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Scarborough	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Scottish Borders	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Solihull	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South Cheshire	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South East Herts	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South East Herts	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South East Herts	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
South Gwynedd	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South Lanarkshire	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
South West Essex	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South West Essex	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South West Essex	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South West Essex	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
South West Herts	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South West Herts	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South West Herts	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South West Herts	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Southampton	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Southampton	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Southampton	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Southend	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Southend	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Southend	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Southend	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Southern Greater Manchester	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Southern Greater Manchester	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Southern Greater Manchester	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Southern Greater Manchester	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Southern Greater Manchester	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Staffordshire North	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Staffordshire North	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Stevenage & North Herts	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Stevenage & North Herts	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Stevenage & North Herts	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Stevenage & North Herts	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Sunderland	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Sussex East	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Sussex East	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Sussex East	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Sussex East	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Swindon	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swindon	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Swindon	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Swindon	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Swindon	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Taff Rhondda	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Taunton & West Somerset	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Thanet	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Thanet	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Thanet	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Torfaen	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Tyneside	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Vale of Glamorgan	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Walton	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Walton	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Warwickshire South	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Warwickshire South	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Warwickshire South	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Warwickshire South	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
West Cumbria	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
West Lothian	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
West Lothian	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
West Wiltshire	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
West Wiltshire	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
West Wiltshire	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
West Wiltshire	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Weston-Super-Mare	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Weston-Super-Mare	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Winchester	Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Winchester	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Winchester	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Worcester South	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Worcester South	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Worthing	Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Worthing	Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Worthing	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Worthing	Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Yeovil	Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)]]

Textual Amendments

F16 Sch. 1 para. 5A inserted (23.1.2017) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1179), arts. 1, 4(3)(b)

F17 Sch. 1 para. 5A table substituted (25.1.2019) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1332), arts. 1, 4(3)

F18 6.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F18 Sch. 1 para. 6 omitted (2.11.2015) by virtue of The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1753), art. 4(3)(c) , art. 1