{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/schedule-2/paragraph-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/schedule-2/paragraph-6.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2006/405",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-regulations-northern-ireland-2006",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Claim-related rent",
  "text": "(1) In this paragraph, “claim-related rent” means the claim-related rent decided by the Executive in accordance with paragraph (2A).\n(2A) The Executive shall decide that the claim-related rent is—\n(a) where it makes a decision under sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 2 and sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 3, the lowest of the 3 rents decided under those sub-paragraphs;\n(b) where it makes a decision under only 2 of the sub-paragraphs referred to in head (a), the lower of the 2 rents decided under those sub-paragraphs;\n(c) where it makes a decision under only one of the sub-paragraphs referred to in head (a), the rent decided under that sub-paragraph;\n(d) where it does not make a decision under any of the sub-paragraphs referred to in head (a), the rent payable under the tenancy of the dwelling at the relevant time.\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) ... The Executive shall also decide the total amount of ineligible charges, as defined in paragraph 7, which it has not included in the claim-related rent because of the assumptions made in accordance with that paragraph.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 6(1) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4) of the amending Rule) by The Housing Benefit (Local Housing Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/101), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 6(2A) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4) of the amending Rule) by The Housing Benefit (Local Housing Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/101), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(a)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 6(2) omitted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4) of the amending Rule) by virtue of The Housing Benefit (Local Housing Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/101), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 6(3) omitted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4) of the amending Rule) by virtue of The Housing Benefit (Local Housing Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/101), regs. 1(1), 2(13)(a)(iv)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 6 in operation at 20.11.2006, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/405/schedule/2/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-12T03:38:14.194536+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}