# The Universal Credit Regulations 2013, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111531938/schedule/4/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-universal-credit-regulations-2013/schedule-4/paragraph-9
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