# The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026, Article 1: Citation, commencement and extent


(1) This Order may be cited as the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026 and comes into force on 30th January 2026.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/5/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-and-universal-credit-functions-modification-order-2026/article-1
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.