Housing Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2020 and comes into force on 30th January 2020. Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997 2 1 The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Order 1997 is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph (1B) of article 4B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations), for “2(2A) or (2B)” substitute “2(2)”. 3 In Schedule 3B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations)— a In paragraph 2 (local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1), for sub-paragraphs (2A), (2B), (3) and (3A) substitute— 2 The local housing allowance for any category of dwelling is the lowest of— a the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (4) to (8); b the local housing allowance last determined for that category of dwelling (or, where the determination is amended under article 7A(4) (errors), the allowance provided for in the amended determination), increased by 1.7%; and c for a category of dwelling listed in column 1 of the following table, the amount listed in column 2 of that table (maximum local housing allowance)— 1. Category of dwelling as specified in paragraph 1 Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accomodation) £281.21 paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) £281.21 paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) £326.19 paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) £382.43 paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) £449.94 ; and b omit paragraph 5A. Amendment of the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Scotland) Order 1997 3 1 The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions)(Scotland) Order 1997 is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph (1B) of article 4B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations), for “2(2A) or (2B)” substitute “2(2)”. 3 In Schedule 3B (broad rental market area determinations and local housing allowance determinations)— a in paragraph 2 (local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1), for sub-paragraphs (2A), (2B), (3) and (3A) substitute— 2 The local housing allowance for any category of dwelling is the lowest of— a the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (4) to (8); b the local housing allowance last determined for that category of dwelling (or, where the determination is amended under article 7A(4) (errors), the allowance provided for in the amended determination), increased by 1.7%; and c for a category of dwelling listed in column 1 of the following table, the amount listed in column 2 of that table (maximum local housing allowance)— 1. Category of dwelling as specified in paragraph 1 2. Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling paragraph 1(1)(a) (one bedroom, shared accomodation) £281.21 paragraph 1(1)(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) £281.21 paragraph 1(1)(c) (two bedrooms) £326.19 paragraph 1(1)(d) (three bedrooms) £382.43 paragraph 1(1)(e) (four bedrooms) £449.94 ; and b omit paragraph 5A. Amendment of the Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013 4 1 The Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013 is amended as follows. 2 In paragraph 2A of article 3 (broad rental market area determinations), for “2(2A) or (2B)” substitute “2(2)”. 3 In Schedule 1 (local housing allowance determinations)— a in paragraph 2 (local housing allowance for category of accommodation in paragraph 1), for sub-paragraphs (2A), (2B), (3), and (3A) substitute— 2 The local housing allowance for any category of accommodation is the lowest of— a the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with paragraph 3; b the local housing allowance last determined for that category of accommodation (or, where the allowance is redetermined under article 6 (redeterminations), the allowance as so redetermined), increased by 1.7%; and c for a category of accommodation listed in column 1 of the following table, the amount listed in column 2 of that table (maximum local housing allowance)— 1. Category of accommodation as in paragraph 1 2. Maximum local housing allowance for that accommodation paragraph 1(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation) £1,218.57 paragraph 1(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use) £1,218.57 paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms) £1,413.54 paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms) £1,657.25 paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms) £1,949.71 ; and b omit paragraph 5A. Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Will Quince Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of Work and Pensions At 9.30 a.m. on 13th January 2020