# The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997, Paragraph 1A

Extent: E+W+S

One additional bedroom is allowed where on the application for the determination—
(a) one or more of the following persons is stated as being a person who requires overnight care—
(i) the tenant;
(ii) the tenant’s partner;
(iii) a person (other than the tenant or the tenant’s partner) who occupies the dwelling as their home;
(iv) a child or young person in respect of whom the tenant or the tenant’s partner is a qualifying parent or carer; or
(b) the tenant or the tenant’s partner is (or both of them are) stated as being a qualifying parent or carer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1984/schedule/2/paragraph/1A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-functions-order-1997/schedule-2/paragraph-1A
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