{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-and-universal-credit-functions-amendment-order-2017/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-and-universal-credit-functions-amendment-order-2017/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1323",
  "legislation_title": "The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-and-universal-credit-functions-amendment-order-2017",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997",
  "text": "(1) The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997 is amended as follows.\n(2) In article 4B(3A) (date on which a broad rental market area determination takes effect), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—\n“(b) for all other purposes—\n(i) on the next 1st April following the day on which the determination is made; or\n(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.”.\n(3) In paragraph 2 of Schedule 3B (broad rental market determinations and local housing allowance determinations)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (3)(a), for “determined for that category of dwelling on 30th January 2015” substitute “last determined for that category of dwelling”;\n(b) in sub-paragraph (3A)–\n(i) in paragraph (a), for “determined for that category of dwelling on 30th January 2015” substitute “last determined for that category of dwelling”;\n(ii) for the table in paragraph (b), substitute—\n“\n1. Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule\n2. Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\n£268.46\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\n£268.46\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\n£311.40\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\n£365.09\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\n£429.53\n”\n(4) For the table in paragraph 5A of Schedule 3B, substitute—\n“\n1. Broad rental market area\n2. Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule\nAshford\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nAshford\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nAylesbury\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nAylesbury\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nAylesbury\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nBarrow-in-Furness\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nBasingstoke\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nBath\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nBath\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nBath\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nBath\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nBedford\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nBedford\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nBedford\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nBedford\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nBedford\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nBirmingham\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nBolton and Bury\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nBolton and Bury\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nBridgend\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nBrighton and Hove\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nBristol\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nBristol\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nBristol\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nBristol\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nBristol\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nBury St Edmunds\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nBury St Edmunds\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nBury St Edmunds\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nBury St Edmunds\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nBury St Edmunds\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nCaerphilly\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nCambridge\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nCambridge\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nCambridge\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nCambridge\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nCentral London\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nCentral London\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nCentral London\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nCentral London\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nCentral London\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nChelmsford\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nChelmsford\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nChelmsford\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nChelmsford\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nCheltenham\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nCherwell Valley\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nCherwell Valley\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nChesterfield\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nChilterns\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nChilterns\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nCoventry\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nCrawley & Reigate\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nCrawley & Reigate\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nCrawley & Reigate\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nDarlington\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nEast Thames Valley\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nEast Thames Valley\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nEastbourne\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nGuildford\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nGuildford\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nGuildford\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nHarlow & Stortford\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nHarlow & Stortford\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nHarlow & Stortford\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nHarlow & Stortford\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nHarlow & Stortford\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nHerefordshire\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nHerefordshire\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nHuntingdon\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nHuntingdon\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nHuntingdon\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nInner East London\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nInner East London\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nInner East London\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nInner East London\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nInner East London\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nInner North London\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nInner North London\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nInner North London\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nInner North London\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nInner North London\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nInner South East London\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nInner South East London\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nInner South East London\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nInner South West London\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nInner South West London\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nInner South West London\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nInner South West London\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nInner West London\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nInner West London\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nInner West London\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nIpswich\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nIpswich\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nIpswich\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nLeicester\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nLuton\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nLuton\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nLuton\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nLuton\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nLuton\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nMaidstone\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nMaidstone\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nMedway & Swale\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nMedway & Swale\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nMedway & Swale\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nMid & East Devon\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nMilton Keynes\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nMilton Keynes\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nMilton Keynes\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nMilton Keynes\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nNeath Port Talbot\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nNewbury\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nNewbury\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nNewbury\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nNewbury\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nNorth Cheshire\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nNorth Clwyd\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nNorth Cornwall & Devon Borders\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nNorth West Kent\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nNorth West Kent\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nNorth West Kent\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nNorth West London\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nNorth West London\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nNorth West London\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nNorth West London\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nNorth West London\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nNorth West Wales\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nNorthampton\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nNorthampton\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nNorthants Central\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nNorthants Central\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nNorthants Central\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nNorthants Central\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nNorthumberland\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nOuter East London\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nOuter East London\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nOuter East London\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nOuter East London\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nOuter East London\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nOuter North East London\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nOuter North East London\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nOuter North East London\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nOuter North East London\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nOuter North East London\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nOuter North London\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nOuter South East London\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nOuter South East London\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nOuter South East London\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nOuter South London\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nOuter South London\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nOuter South London\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nOuter South London\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nOuter South West London\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nOuter South West London\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nOuter South West London\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nOuter West London\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nOuter West London\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nOuter West London\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nOuter West London\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nOuter West London\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nOxford\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nReading\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nReading\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nRugby & East\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nRugby & East\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nRugby & East\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nRugby & East\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nRugby & East\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nSalisbury\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nSolihull\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nSouth East Herts\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nSouth East Herts\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nSouth East Herts\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nSouth West Essex\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nSouth West Essex\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nSouth West Essex\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nSouth West Herts\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nSouth West Herts\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nSouth West Herts\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nSouth West Herts\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nSouthend\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nSouthend\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nSouthern Greater Manchester\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nSt Helens\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nStaffordshire North\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nStevenage & North Herts\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nStevenage & North Herts\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nStevenage & North Herts\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nStevenage & North Herts\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nSunderland\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nSwansea\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nSwindon\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nSwindon\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nSwindon\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nSwindon\nparagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)\nSwindon\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nThanet\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nThanet\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nThanet\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nThanet\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\nVale of Glamorgan\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nWalton\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nWalton\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nWarwickshire South\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nWarwickshire South\nparagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)\nWarwickshire South\nparagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)\nWest Cumbria\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nWinchester\nparagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)\nWorcester South\nparagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)\n”",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1997/1984."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Article 4B was inserted by S.I. 2003/2398 and paragraph (3A) was inserted by S.I. 2007/2871 and substituted by S.I. 2012/646."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Schedule 3B was inserted by S.I. 2007/2871 and amended by S.I. 2013/2978, 2014/3126, 2015/1573 and 2016/1179. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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