# The Social Security (Payments to Reduce Under-occupation) Regulations 2000, Regulation 5: Calculation of a payment to reduce under-occupation by housing benefit claimants


(1) A payment shall be calculated according to the formula—
12×(A-B)×156 where—
A is the housing benefit claimant’s rent in respect of the dwelling he occupies at the time he applies for a payment less the ineligible service charges in respect of that dwelling; and
B is the housing benefit claimant’s rent in respect of the qualifying dwelling to which he has expressed an interest in moving less the ineligible service charges in respect of that dwelling.
(2) The calculation described in paragraph (1) does not require that an application be made to a rent officer for a determination and accordingly the exception described in regulation 10(3)(b) of the Housing Benefit Regulations will not apply in calculating the ineligible service charges.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/637/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-payments-to-reduce-under-occupation-regulations-2000/regulation-5
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