Areas of doubt
Elsmore, K.
Areas of doubt - 2002 - London Housing February 2002, 5(1) .
Looks at Appeal Court ruling on Local Reference Rent regime, which appears to contradict accepted guidelines about what constitutes a locality. Case challenged the Government's rules on rents which should be paid for private sector housing benefit claimants. In case, tenants had reasonable market rents, which exceeded the LRR, and were only eligible for housing benefit up to this level. Claimants challenged fact that rent officer had taken whole of Stockport as the locality, rather than more limited area. In order to close this anomaly, recommends abolishing LRRs, making localities smaller, or introducing more flexibility into the scheme to pay above LRR levels.
LOCAL REFERENCE RENT
RENTS
MARKET RENTS
PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR
LOCALITY
Areas of doubt - 2002 - London Housing February 2002, 5(1) .
Looks at Appeal Court ruling on Local Reference Rent regime, which appears to contradict accepted guidelines about what constitutes a locality. Case challenged the Government's rules on rents which should be paid for private sector housing benefit claimants. In case, tenants had reasonable market rents, which exceeded the LRR, and were only eligible for housing benefit up to this level. Claimants challenged fact that rent officer had taken whole of Stockport as the locality, rather than more limited area. In order to close this anomaly, recommends abolishing LRRs, making localities smaller, or introducing more flexibility into the scheme to pay above LRR levels.
LOCAL REFERENCE RENT
RENTS
MARKET RENTS
PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR
LOCALITY