Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “Welfare Reform Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 M1;

• “the Universal Credit Regulations” means the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 M2;

• “accommodation” means any residential accommodation whether or not consisting of the whole or part of a building and whether or not comprising separate and self-contained premises;

• F1“assessment period” has the same meaning as in section 40 of the Welfare Reform Act.

• F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• “assured tenancy”—

  1. (a)

     in England F3... , has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988 M3, except that it includes—

     1. (i)

        a tenancy which would be an assured tenancy but for paragraph 2, 8 or 10 of Schedule 1 (tenancies which cannot be assured tenancies) to that Act; and

     2. (ii)

        a licence which would be an assured tenancy (within the extended meaning given in this definition) were it a tenancy; and

  2. (b)

     in Scotland, has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 M4, except that it includes—

     1. (i)

        a tenancy which would be an assured tenancy but for paragraph 7 or 9 of Schedule 4 (tenancies which cannot be assured tenancies) to that Act; and

     2. (ii)

        any other form of occupancy which would be an assured tenancy (within the extended meaning given in this definition) were it a tenancy;

• “broad rental market area” has the meaning given in article 3;

• “housing payment” means a relevant payment within the meaning of paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 (housing costs element for renters) to the Universal Credit Regulations;

• F4“introductory standard contract” has the meaning given by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (see section 16 of that Act);

• “local authority” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to England, the council of a district or London borough, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

  2. (b)

     in relation to Wales, the council of a county or county borough; and

  3. (c)

     in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 (constitution of councils) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 M5;

• “private landlord” has the meaning given by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (see section 10 of that Act);

• “private registered provider of social housing” has the meaning given by section 80(3) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008;

• “provider of social housing” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the Universal Credit Regulations;

• “registered social landlord” means a person registered in the register maintained under section 1 of the Housing Act 1996;

• “relevant time” means the time the request for the determination is made or, if earlier, the date the tenancy ends;

• “secure contract” has the meaning given by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (see section 8 of that Act);

• “service charge payments” has the meaning given in paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 (meaning of payments in respect of accommodation) to the Universal Credit Regulations;

• “standard contract” has the meaning given by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (see section 8 of that Act), but does not include—

  1. (a)

     an introductory standard contract,

  2. (b)

     a prohibited conduct standard contract within the meaning given by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (see section 116 of that Act), or

  3. (c)

     a supported standard contract within the meaning given by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (see section 143 of that Act);

• “tenancy” includes—

  1. (a)

     in England and Wales, a licence to occupy premises; and

  2. (b)

     in Scotland, any other right of occupancy,

  and references to rent, a tenant, a landlord or any other expression appropriate to a tenancy are to be construed accordingly;

• “tenant” includes, where the tenant is a member of a couple within the meaning of section 39 of the Welfare Reform Act, the other member of the couple;

• “working day” means any day other than—

  1. (a)

     a Saturday or a Sunday;

  2. (b)

     Christmas Day or Good Friday; or

  3. (c)

     a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M6 in any part of Great Britain.