Paragraph 3 Rent officers' determination
Where the rent officer determines a property-specific rent, and does not make a determination under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Rent Officers Order, and the amount of eligible rent exceeds the property-specific rent less ineligible amounts, in respect of the period beginning with the relevant date and ending with the termination date—
where the allowance granted is the same as or is less than the excess—
except in a case to which paragraph 5 applies, paragraph 6 shall apply to any such allowance;
where paragraph 5 applies, the appropriate amount shall be 60 per cent. of the housing benefit qualifying expenditure attributable to such allowance;
where the allowance granted is greater than the excess the appropriate amount shall be—
except where paragraph 5 applies, nil per cent. of the housing benefit qualifying expenditure which is equal to the excess;
where paragraph 5 applies, 60 per cent. of the housing benefit qualifying expenditure which is equal to the excess, and in either case 95 per cent. of the housing benefit qualifying expenditure which remains after deducting the excess.