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| | Page 20, line 16 [Clause 29], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | The AMHB shall vary only for those aged under 21.’. |
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| | Page 20, line 33 [Clause 29], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | The Appropriate Maximum Housing Benefit may not vary according to the age |
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| | Page 22, line 9 [Clause 30], leave out ‘five years’ and insert ‘twelve months’. |
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| | Page 22, line 18 [Clause 30], leave out ‘or may provide’ and insert ‘appropriate’. |
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| | Page 22, line 27 [Clause 30], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(12) | The former occupier may request an independent review of the specified actions |
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| | | contained in the written notice prescribed by the local authority under subsection |
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| | Page 22, line 37 [Clause 30], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | regulations reducing the rate of benefit must specify that the amount of |
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| | | housing benefit payable in respect of any week in Phase C of the |
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| | | restriction period shall not be reduced by a sum in excess of 50 per cent. |
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| | | of the amount of housing benefit to which the former occupier is entitled |
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| | | ( ) | regulations reducing the rate of benefit for a former occupier who is a |
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| | | “person in hardship” must specify that the amount of housing benefit |
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| | | payable in respect of any week during the restriction period shall not be |
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| | | reduced by a sum in excess of 10 per cent of the amount of housing |
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| | | benefit to which the former occupier is entitled in that week.’. |
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| | Page 29, line 36 [Clause 35], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | A person who receives information by virtue of subsection (1) must not disclose |
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| | | the information to any person unless the disclosure is made— |
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| | | (a) | for a purpose mentioned in that subsection (including disclosure to |
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| | | another rent officer in connection with any function he has under section |
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| | | 122 of the Housing Act 1996 relating to housing benefit), |
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| | | (b) | in accordance with any other enactment, or |
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| | | (c) | in accordance with the order of a court.’. |
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| | Page 29, line 39 [Clause 35], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(4) | In respect of determining the local housing allowance, the rent officer upon |
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| | | request, shall make available within a reasonable period the evidence and data |
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| | | used to calculate the local housing allowance. |
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| | | (5) | In determining the broad rental market area or areas in relation to a local |
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| | | authority, the rent officer, upon request, shall make available within a reasonable |
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| | | period the evidence and data used to determine the broad rental market area or |
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| | | (6) | In determining the broad rental market area or areas, the rent officer shall consult |
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| | | with the relevant local authority or authorities on the boundaries and extent of that |
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| | | (7) | Consultation undertaken under subsection (6) shall be in accordance with such |
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| | | requirements as may be specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State. |
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| | | (8) | In this section “broad rental market area” means an area— |
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| | | (a) | comprising two or more distinct areas of residential accommodation, |
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| | | each distinct area of residential accommodation adjoining at least one |
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| | | (b) | within which a person could reasonably be expected to live having regard |
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| | | to facilities and services for the purposes of health, education, recreation, |
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| | | personal banking and shopping, taking account of the distance of travel, |
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| | | by public and private transport, to and from facilities and services of the |
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| | | same type and similar standard; and |
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| | | (c) | containing residential premises of a variety of types, and including such |
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| | | premises held on a variety of tenancies.’. |
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| | Page 30, line 11 [Clause 36], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(2A) | Regulations made under subsection (2) above shall provide for— |
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| | | (a) | a requirement for the authority administering the benefit to establish |
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| | | arrangements to provide free money management advice for any person |
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| | | who seeks such advice and is entitled to housing benefit and receiving |
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| | | direct payments of that benefit, |
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| | | (b) | a requirement for the authority to take steps pro-actively to identify |
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| | | claimants who are unlikely to have sufficient money management skills |
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| | | for accepting direct payment of housing benefit; and to make |
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| | | arrangements for the payments of benefit to be made direct to the |
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| | | landlord in such circumstances, |
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| | | (c) | the authority shall take steps necessary to determine the claimant is not a |
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| | | (d) | for the purposes of paragraph (c) a claimant will be a “person at risk” if |
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| | | (i) | have learning disabilities, |
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| | | (ii) | suffer a medical condition that seriously impairs their ability to |
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| | | manage on a day to day basis, |
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| | | (iii) | are illiterate or unable to speak English, |
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| | | (iv) | have an addiction to drugs, alcohol or gambling, |
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| | | (v) | are fleeing domestic violence, |
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| | | (vi) | are a care leaver, or |
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| | | (vii) | are someone who has recently left prison.’. |
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| | | Bill read the third time, and passed. |
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