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Article 3 Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

Schedule 3B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations) of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 2 (local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (2A) for “other than Lothian and East Dunbartonshire” substitute “not listed in column 1 of the table in paragraph 5A”;

(b)

for sub-paragraph (2B) substitute—

“(2B)

For a broad rental market area listed in column 1 of the table in paragraph 5A, the local housing allowance—

(a)

for a category of dwelling listed in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table, is the lowest of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3A)(a), (b) and (c);

(b)

for a category of dwelling not so listed, is the lower of the amounts set out in sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (b).”;

(c)

omit sub-paragraph (2C);

(d)

in sub-paragraph (3) for “(2A), (2B)(b) and (2C)(b)” substitute “(2A) and (2B)(b)”;

(e)

in sub-paragraph (3A)—

(i)

omit “and (2C)(a)”;

(ii)

after paragraph (a) omit “and”;

(iii)

for the table in paragraph (b) substitute—

“

1. Category of accommodation as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule2. Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling
paragraph (1)(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)£276.51
paragraph (1)(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)£276.51
paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)£320.74
paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)£376.04
paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)£442.42

”

(iv)

after paragraph (b) insert—

  • “; and

    1. (c)

      the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (4) to (8).”.

(3)

After paragraph 5 insert—

“5A.

The table referred to in paragraph 2(2A) and (2B) is as follows—

1. Broad rental market area2. Category of accomodation as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule
East DunbartonshireParagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
FifeParagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Forth ValleyParagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Greater GlasgowParagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Greater GlasgowParagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Greater GlasgowParagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Highlands and IslandsParagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
LothianParagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
LothianParagraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
LothianParagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
LothianParagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
North LanarkshireParagraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Scottish BordersParagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
South LanarkshireParagraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
West LothianParagraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
West LothianParagraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)

”.

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Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1997/1995. Schedule 3B was inserted by S.I. 2007/2871 and amended by S.I. 2016/1179 and 2017/1323. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.