# The Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013, Article 5: Housing payment determination


Where a rent officer receives a request from the Secretary of State for a determination in respect of housing payments for accommodation let by a provider of social housing, the rent officer must—
(a) determine in accordance with Schedule 2 whether each of the housing payments specified by the Secretary of State in that request is reasonable for that accommodation; and
(b) where the rent officer determines that a housing payment is not reasonable, determine in accordance with Schedule 2 the amount that is reasonable for the accommodation and notify the Secretary of State of that amount.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/382/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-universal-credit-functions-order-2013/article-5
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