Paragraph 1 Categories of dwellingC1
The categories of dwelling for which the Executive is required to determine a local housing allowance in accordance with F1 regulation 3(2) are—
a dwelling where the tenant has the exclusive use of only one bedroom and where the tenancy provides for him to share the use of one or more of—
a kitchen;
a bathroom;
a toilet, or
a room suitable for living in;
a dwelling where the tenant (together with his partner where he has one) has the exclusive use of only one bedroom and exclusive use of a kitchen, a bathroom, a toilet and a room suitable for living in;
a dwelling where the tenant has the use of only 2 bedrooms;
a dwelling where the tenant has the use of only 3 bedrooms;
a dwelling where the tenant has the use of only 4 bedrooms;
a dwelling where the tenant has the use of only 5 bedrooms.
In—
sub-paragraph (1)(b) “partner” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 2 of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations;
sub-paragraph (1)(c) to (f) “bedroom” means a bedroom, except for a bedroom which the tenant shares with any person other than—
a member of his household;
a non-dependant of the tenant (within the meaning of regulation 3 of the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, regulation 3 of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations), or
a person who pays rent to the tenant.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. para. 1(1) substituted (2.4.2012) by The Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/157), regs. 1(1), 2(4)(a)