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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-functions-order-1997/schedule-1/paragraph-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1984",
  "legislation_title": "The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-functions-order-1997",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Claim-related rent",
  "text": "(1) In this paragraph, and in paragraph 9 below, “claim-related rent” means–\n(a) where the rent officer makes a determination under sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 2 and sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 3, the lowest of the three rents determined under those sub-paragraphs;\n(b) where the rent officer makes a determination under only two of the sub-paragraphs referred to in paragraph (a) above, the lower of the two rents determined under those sub-paragraphs;\n(c) where the rent officer makes a determination under only one of the sub-paragraphs referred to in paragraph (a) above, the rent determined under that sub-paragraph;\n(d) where the rent officer does not make a determination under any of the sub-paragraphs referred to in paragraph (a) above, the rent payable under the tenancy of the dwelling at the relevant time.\nIn this paragraph, and in paragraph 9, “claim-related rent” means the claim-related rent determined by the rent officer in accordance with paragraph (2A).\n(2) Where a rent officer makes any determinations under paragraphs 1, 2 or 3, he shall also determine which rent is the claim-related rent.\n(2A) The rent officer shall determine that the claim-related rent is—\n(a) where he makes a determination under sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 2 and sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 3, the lowest of the three rents determined under those sub-paragraphs;\n(b) where he makes a determination under only two of the sub-paragraphs referred to in paragraph (a), the lower of the two rents determined under those sub-paragraphs;\n(c) where he makes a determination under only one of the sub-paragraphs referred to in paragraph (a), the rent determined under that sub-paragraph;\n(d) where he does not make a determination under any of the sub-paragraphs referred to in sub-paragraph (a), the rent payable under the tenancy of the dwelling at the relevant time.\n(3) Where the dwelling is not in a hostel, the rent officer shall also determine the total amount of ineligible charges, as defined in paragraph 7, which he has not included in the claim-related rent because of the assumptions made in accordance with that paragraph.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 6 substituted (3.4.2000) by The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1), arts. 1(1), 11 (with art. 16)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 6(1) substituted (7.4.2008) by Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2871), arts. 1(4), 9(2)(a) (with arts. 2, 7(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 6(2) omitted (7.4.2008) by virtue of Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2871), arts. 1(4), 9(2)(c) (with arts. 2, 7(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 6(2A) inserted (7.4.2008) by Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2871), arts. 1(4), 9(2)(b) (with arts. 2, 7(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(3) omitted (7.4.2008) by virtue of Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2871), arts. 1(4), 9(2)(d) (with arts. 2, 7(1))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1984/schedule/1/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:58:21.166385+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}