# The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2018, Article 3: Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997


(1) Schedule 3B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations) of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997 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 Schedule
2. 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
(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 area
2. Category of accomodation as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule
East Dunbartonshire
Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Fife
Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Forth Valley
Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Greater Glasgow
Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Greater Glasgow
Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Greater Glasgow
Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
Highlands and Islands
Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Lothian
Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Lothian
Paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
Lothian
Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
Lothian
Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
North Lanarkshire
Paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
Scottish Borders
Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
South Lanarkshire
Paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms)
West Lothian
Paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms)
West Lothian
Paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms)
”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1332/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-and-universal-credit-functions-amendment-order-2018/article-3
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