# The Universal Credit Regulations 2013, Paragraph 1: Introduction


(1) This Schedule contains provisions about claimants to whom regulation 26(3) applies.
(2) Claimants who fall within sub-paragraph (1) are referred to in this Schedule as “owner-occupiers” (and references to “joint owner-occupiers” are to joint claimants to whom regulation 26(3) applies).
(3) Part 2 of this Schedule sets out an exception to section 11(1) of the Act for certain owner-occupiers in whose case an award of universal credit is not to include an amount of housing costs element calculated under this Schedule.
(4) Part 3 of this Schedule provides for a qualifying period that is to elapse before an amount of housing costs element calculated under this Schedule may be included in an owner-occupier’s award of universal credit.
(5) Part 4 provides for the calculation of the amount of housing costs element to be included under this Schedule in an owner-occupier’s award of universal credit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111531938/schedule/5/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-universal-credit-regulations-2013/schedule-5/paragraph-1
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