The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/587
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2008 and shall come into force on 7th April 2008.

Section 2 Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2007

(1) The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2007 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In article 4 (amendments to the Rent Officers Order relating to the local housing allowance coming into force on 20th March 2008), in paragraph (2)(d) in the inserted paragraph (3A) omit “working”.

(3) In article 6 (amendments to the Rent Officers Order relating to the local housing allowance coming into force on 7th April 2008 save for certain purposes), in paragraph (4)(c)—

(a) for paragraph (ii) substitute—

(ii) for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

(b) any local housing allowance determination made in accordance with paragraph (4) shall take effect for the month in which the relevant date falls, except that no such determination can have effect before 7th April 2008; and

(c) any local housing allowance determination made in accordance with paragraph (4A) shall take effect for the month in which notice is given in accordance with sub-paragraph (a), except that no such determination can have effect before 7th April 2008.

(b) omit paragraph (iii).

(4) In article 13 (amendments to the Rent Officers (Scotland) Order relating to the local housing allowance coming into force on 20th March 2008) in paragraph (2)(d) in the inserted paragraph (3A) omit “working”.

(5) In article 15 (amendments to the Rent Officers (Scotland) Order relating to the local housing allowance coming into force on 7th April 2008 save for certain purposes) in paragraph (4)(c)—

(a) for paragraph (ii) substitute—

(ii) for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

(b) any local housing allowance determination made in accordance with paragraph (4) shall take effect for the month in which the relevant date falls, except that no such determination can have effect before 7th April 2008; and

(c) any local housing allowance determination made in accordance with paragraph (4A) shall take effect for the month in which notice is given in accordance with sub-paragraph (a), except that no such determination can have effect before 7th April 2008.

(b) omit paragraph (iii).