Article 2 Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997

The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997^f1 is amended as follows.

In article 4B(3A) (date on which a broad rental market area determination takes effect)^f2, for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)

for all other purposes—

(i)

on the next 1st April following the day on which the determination is made; or

(ii)

where the next 1st April is within 11 months beginning with the day on which the determination is made, on the next 1st April after that.”.

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 3B (broad rental market determinations and local housing allowance determinations)^f3—

For the table in paragraph 5A of Schedule 3B, substitute—

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1. Broad rental market area	2. Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule
Ashford	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Ashford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Aylesbury	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Aylesbury	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Aylesbury	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Barrow-in-Furness	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Basingstoke	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bath	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bath	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bath	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bath	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bedford	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Birmingham	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bolton and Bury	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bolton and Bury	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bridgend	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Brighton and Hove	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bristol	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Bury St Edmunds	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Caerphilly	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Cambridge	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Cambridge	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Cambridge	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Cambridge	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Central London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Chelmsford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Chelmsford	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Chelmsford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Chelmsford	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Cheltenham	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Cherwell Valley	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Cherwell Valley	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Chesterfield	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Chilterns	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Chilterns	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Coventry	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Crawley & Reigate	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Crawley & Reigate	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Crawley & Reigate	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Darlington	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
East Thames Valley	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
East Thames Valley	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Eastbourne	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Guildford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Guildford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Guildford	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Harlow & Stortford	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Herefordshire	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Herefordshire	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Huntingdon	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Huntingdon	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Huntingdon	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner East London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner North London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner South East London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner South East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner South East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner South West London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Inner South West London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Inner South West London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner South West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Inner West London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Inner West London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Inner West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Ipswich	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Ipswich	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Ipswich	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Leicester	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Luton	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Maidstone	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Maidstone	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Medway & Swale	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Medway & Swale	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Medway & Swale	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Mid & East Devon	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Milton Keynes	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Milton Keynes	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Milton Keynes	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Milton Keynes	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Neath Port Talbot	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Newbury	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Newbury	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Newbury	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Newbury	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North Cheshire	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North Clwyd	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North Cornwall & Devon Borders	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West Kent	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West Kent	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
North West Kent	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
North West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
North West Wales	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Northampton	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Northampton	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Northants Central	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Northants Central	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Northants Central	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Northants Central	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Northumberland	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer East London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer North East London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer North London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South East London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South East London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer South East London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer South London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer South London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer South London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer South West London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer South West London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer South West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Outer West London	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Oxford	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Reading	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Reading	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Rugby & East	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Salisbury	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Solihull	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South East Herts	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South East Herts	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South East Herts	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
South West Essex	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South West Essex	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South West Essex	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
South West Herts	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
South West Herts	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
South West Herts	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
South West Herts	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Southend	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Southend	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Southern Greater Manchester	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
St Helens	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Staffordshire North	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Stevenage & North Herts	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Stevenage & North Herts	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Stevenage & North Herts	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Stevenage & North Herts	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Sunderland	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swansea	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
Swindon	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Thanet	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Thanet	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Thanet	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Thanet	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Vale of Glamorgan	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Walton	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Walton	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Warwickshire South	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Warwickshire South	paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Warwickshire South	paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
West Cumbria	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Winchester	paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Worcester South	paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)

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