Explanatory note

Article 2 of this Order amends the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997 which confers functions on rent officers, in connection with housing benefit and rent allowance subsidy, and requires them to make determinations and redeterminations in respect of tenancies and licences of dwellings. In particular it makes an amendment to the local reference rent provisions in Schedule 1 to that Order. It also amends the date on which rent officer determinations made before 2nd July 2001 shall cease to have effect.

This Order does not impose any costs on business.