Regulation 56 Calculation of weekly amountsI1

In calculating the amount of housing benefit to which a person is entitled in respect of any benefit week, the appropriate authority shall take account of any personal community charge or collective community charge contributions for which that person is liable in respect of that week having regard to the manner in which that charge or those contributions are payable.

Any amount determined under these Regulations including any amount to which the members of a couple or of a polygamous marriage may be entitled may, if it is appropriate, be rounded to the nearest whole penny by disregarding any amount less than half a penny and treating any amount of half a penny or more as a whole penny.