Regulation 3 Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations relating to the determination of the maximum rent (LHA)

(1)

The Housing Benefit Regulations are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 13C^f1 (when a maximum rent (LHA) is to be determined)—

(a)

in paragraph (2)(d)—

(i)

at the end of paragraph (ii) omit “or”; and

(ii)

after paragraph (iii) add—

“or

(iv)
notification of a change of a kind which affects the amount of the claimant’s cap rent as determined in accordance with regulation 13D (determination of a maximum rent (LHA)).”;

(b)

for paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3)
This paragraph applies on 1st April in any year.”;

(c)

omit paragraph (4); and

(d)

in paragraph (6) omit the definition of “the LHA date”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Regulation 13C was inserted by S.I. 2007/2868. There are amendments not relevant to this instrument.