Regulation 14A Protection on death and 13 week protectionF1

In a case where the claimant occupies a dwelling which is the same as that occupied by him at the date of death of a linked person, the maximum rent shall be either—

for a period of 12 months from the date of such a death.

For the purposes of paragraph (1), a claimant is treated as occupying the dwelling if—

Subject to paragraph (4), where the Executive is satisfied that the claimant or a linked person was able to meet the financial commitments for his dwelling when they were entered into, there shall be no maximum rent during the first 13 weeks of the claimant’s award of housing benefit.

Paragraph (3) shall not apply where a claimant or the claimant’s partner was previously entitled to benefit in respect of an award of housing benefit which fell wholly or partly less than 52 weeks before the commencement of the claimant’s current award of housing benefit.