# The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997, Paragraph 9: Notifications

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the rent officer shall give notice to the local authority of–
(a) the claim-related rent determined under Part I;
(b) where the dwelling is not in a hostel, the total amount of ineligible charges determined under paragraph 6(3) in relation to that claim-related rent;
(c) whether that claim-related rent includes an amount which would be ineligible for housing benefit under paragraph 1(a)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, paragraph 1(a)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations (charges for meals);
where that claim-related rent includes an amount which would be ineligible for housing benefit under paragraph 1(a)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit Regulations or, as the case may be, paragraph 1(a)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations (charges for meals), the inclusion of an ineligible amount in respect of meals;
(d) any rent determined by the rent officer under paragraph 4 (local reference rents); and
(da) where any rent determined under paragraph 4 includes an amount which would be ineligible for housing benefit under the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (c), the inclusion of an ineligible amount in respect of meals; and
(e) any rent determined by the rent officer under paragraph 5 (single room rents).
(2) If the rent officer determines a rent under—
(a) paragraph 4 (local reference rents); or
(b) paragraph 5 (single room rents);
which is equal to or more than the claim-related rent, the rent officer shall give notice to the local authority of this in place of giving notice of the determination made under paragraph 4 or, as the case may be, paragraph 5 ....
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1984/schedule/1/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-functions-order-1997/schedule-1/paragraph-9
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