Regulation 5 Calculation of period for payment of affordability tariff

A qualifying consumer shall be charged an affordability tariff from the first day of that month in which he became a qualifying consumer and shall cease to be charged an affordability tariff on the last day of the month in which he ceased to be a qualifying consumer.

The date on which a consumer becomes a qualifying consumer is the date specified by NIHE or DFP as the date on which he is in receipt of housing benefit, or DFP as the date on which he is in receipt of rate relief under Article 30A of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 or qualifies for rate relief under regulations made under Article 30B of that Order.