# The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997, Paragraph 3A: Minimum local housing allowance


Where—
(a) the rent officer has determined the local housing allowance for each of the categories of dwelling in paragraph 1(1) in accordance with paragraph 2 and, where relevant, paragraph 3 (anomalous local housing allowances); and
(b) the local housing allowance as so determined for a category of dwelling is lower than the local housing allowance determined for that category of dwelling on 31st March 2020,
that local housing allowance is to be the same as the local housing allowance determined for that category of dwelling on 31st March 2020.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1984/schedule/3B/paragraph/3A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-functions-order-1997/schedule-3B/paragraph-3A
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