Notice of determination where direct payment made to landlords
4.—(1) Part IV of Schedule 6 to the Housing Benefit Regulations (matters to be included in the notice of determination) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(2) In paragraph 11 for the words following “notice of determination” to the end of the paragraph, there shall be substituted the words—
“shall include a statement—
(a)as to the amount of housing benefit which is to be paid direct to the landlord and the date from which it is to be paid; and
(b)informing the landlord of the duty imposed upon him to notify the local authority of—
(i)any change in circumstances which might affect the claimant’s entitlement to housing benefit, or the amount of housing benefit payable in his case; and
(ii)the kind of change of circumstances which is to be notified,
and the notice shall be sent both to the claimant and to the landlord.”.
(3) After paragraph 11 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“11A. In this Part, “landlord” has the same meaning as in regulation 93.”.