2018 No. 1332

Housing

The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2018

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1) and (6) of the Housing Act 19961.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2018 and comes into force on 25th January 2019.

Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 19972

1

Schedule 3B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations) of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 19972 is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 2 (local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1)—

a

in sub-paragraph (2B)(a) for “lower of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3A)(a) and (b)” substitute “lowest of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3A)(a), (b) and (c)”;

b

in sub-paragraph (3A)—

i

after paragraph (a) omit “and”;

ii

for the table in paragraph (b) substitute—

1. 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)

£276.51

paragraph (1)(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)

£276.51

paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)

£320.74

paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)

£376.04

paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)

£442.42

iii

after paragraph (b) insert–

  • ; and

    1. a

      the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (4) to (8).

3

For the table in paragraph 5A substitute—

1. 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 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)

Flintshire

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)

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)

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)

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 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)

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 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 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)

Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 19973

1

Schedule 3B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations) of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 19973 is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 2 (local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1)—

a

in sub-paragraph (2A) for “other than Lothian and East Dunbartonshire” substitute “not listed in column 1 of the table in paragraph 5A”;

b

for sub-paragraph (2B) substitute—

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

b

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

c

omit sub-paragraph (2C);

d

in sub-paragraph (3) for “(2A), (2B)(b) and (2C)(b)” substitute “(2A) and (2B)(b)”;

e

in sub-paragraph (3A)—

i

omit “and (2C)(a)”;

ii

after paragraph (a) omit “and”;

iii

for the table in paragraph (b) substitute—

1. Category of accommodation 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)

£276.51

paragraph (1)(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)

£276.51

paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)

£320.74

paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)

£376.04

paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)

£442.42

iv

after paragraph (b) insert—

  • ; and

    1. a

      the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (4) to (8).

3

After paragraph 5 insert—

5A

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

1. Broad rental market area

2. Category of accomodation as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule

East Dunbartonshire

Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)

Fife

Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)

Forth Valley

Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)

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)

Highlands and Islands

Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)

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)

North Lanarkshire

Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)

Scottish Borders

Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)

South Lanarkshire

Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)

West Lothian

Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)

West Lothian

Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)

Amendment of the Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 20134

1

Schedule 1 (local housing allowance determinations) of the Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 20134 is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 2 (local housing allowance for category of accommodation in paragraph 1)—

a

in sub-paragraph (2B)(a) for “lower of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3A)(a) and (b)” substitute “lowest of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3A)(a), (b) and (c)”;

b

in sub-paragraph (3A)—

i

after paragraph (a) omit “and”;

ii

for the table in paragraph (b) substitute—

1. 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

iii

after paragraph (b) insert–

  • ; and

    1. a

      the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with paragraph 3.

3

For the table in paragraph 5A, substitute—

1. 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)

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Justin TomlinsonParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Work and Pensions
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1984), the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1995) and the Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/382) (“the Orders”) to make changes to the manner in which a local housing allowance is determined.

Articles 2, 3 and 4 amend the Orders to provide that, for dwellings (or accommodation, in relation to Universal Credit) in specified categories in specified broad rental market areas, the local housing allowance is the lowest of (a) the rent as last determined plus 3%, (b) the maximum allowance applicable to the dwelling and (c) the rent at the 30th percentile, determined in accordance with the Orders.

These Articles also provide revised amounts of the maximum housing allowance for specified categories of dwellings (or accommodation, in relation to Universal Credit).

For other dwellings, the local housing allowance is the lower of the rent as last determined and the rent at the 30th percentile, determined in accordance with the Orders.

An impact assessment has not been provided for this instrument as it has no impact on business or civil society organisations.