Legislation – The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations 2020
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Local housing allowance4.
(1)
The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997 M1 is amended as follows—
(a)
in article 4B (broad rental market determinations and local housing allowance determinations)—
(i)
in paragraph (2B), at the end add “
;
and also the 31st March 2020
”
(ii)
in paragraph (3B), at the end add “
;
, and the determinations made on the 31st March 2020 shall take effect (on 1st April 2020) in place of the determinations made on the 31st January 2020
”
(b)
“(2)
The local housing allowance for any category of dwelling is the lower of—
(a)
the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (4) to (8); and
(b)
for a category of dwelling listed in column 1 of the following table, the amount listed in column 2 of that table (maximum local housing allowance)—
1. Category of dwelling as specified in paragraph 1
2. Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
£ 295.49
paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
£ 295.49
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
£ 365.92
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
£ 441.86
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
£ 593.75”.
(2)
The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997 M2 is amended as follows—
(a)
in article 4B (broad rental market determinations and local housing allowance determinations)—
(i)
in paragraph (2B), at the end add “
;
and also the 31st March 2020
”
(ii)
in paragraph (3B), at the end add “
;
and the determinations made on the 31st March 2020 shall take effect (on 1st April 2020) in place of the determinations made on the 31st January 2020
”
(b)
“(2)
The local housing allowance for any category of dwelling is the lower of—
(a)
the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (4) to (8); and
(b)
for a category of dwelling listed in column 1 of the following table, the amount listed in column 2 of that table (maximum local housing allowance)—
1. Category of dwelling as specified in paragraph 1
2. Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling
paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
£ 295.49
Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
£ 295.49
Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
£ 365.92
Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
£ 441.86
Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
£ 593.75”.
(3)
The Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013 M3 is amended as follows—
(a)
in article 4 (local housing allowance determinations)—
(i)
in paragraph (2), at the end add “
;
and also the 31st March 2020
”
(ii)
“(3A)
The determinations made in accordance with paragraph (1) on the 31st March 2020 shall take effect (under paragraph (3)) in place of the determinations made in accordance with paragraph (1) on the 31st January 2020.”;
(b)
“(2)
The local housing allowance for any category of accommodation is the lower of—
(a)
the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with paragraph 3; and
(b)
for a category of accommodation listed in column 1 of the following table, the amount listed in column 2 of that table (maximum local housing allowance)—
1. Category of accommodation as specified in paragraph 1
2. Maximum local housing allowance for that category of accommodation
paragraph 1(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
£ 1,283.96
Paragraph 1(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
£ 1,283.96
Paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms)
£ 1,589.99
Paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms)
£ 1,920.00
Paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms)
£ 2,579.98”.