Paragraph 9 Extended benefit unit of a renter for purposes of this Schedule

(1)

For the purposes of this Schedule, the members of a renter’s extended benefit unit are—

(a)

the renter (or joint renters);

(b)

any child or qualifying young person for whom the renter or either joint renter is responsible; and

(c)

any person who is a non-dependant.

(2)

A person is a non-dependant if the person lives in the accommodation with the renter (or joint renters) and is none of the following—

(a)

a person within sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b);

(b)

where the renter is a member of a couple claiming as a single person, the other member of the couple;

(c)

a foster child;

(d)

a person who is liable to make payments on a commercial basis in respect of the person’s occupation of the accommodation (whether to the renter, joint renters or another person);

(e)

a person to whom the liability to make relevant payments is owed or a member of their household;

(f)

a person who has already been treated as a non-dependant in relation to a claim for universal credit by another person liable to make relevant payments in respect of the accommodation occupied by the renter.

(3)

“Foster child” means a child in relation to whom the renter (or either joint renter) is a foster parent.