OPEN - ESDS

Last rent paymant Q. 18
NOTE CHANGES IN 1988
From Januag-March those receiving 100% Housing Benefit will not be asked this
question. Commencing in April 1988 all renters will ba asked this question.
At this question only the amount ACTUALLY paid by informant should bs entered.
Therefore those with housing banefit should not include the amount covsred by
housing benefit at this question.
Rent holidays Q. 20
Rent holidays occur where tenants ha W? one or more weeks in the year for which no
rent is due, usually at holiday perioda. TO allw for this, the year’s rent is
divided into 48, 49 or 50 instalmants instead of 52.
Rent rebates, allowances or housing bsnefit Q. 21
Rent rebates are granted to those living in Loca 1 Authority accommodation and rent
allowances are granted to those living in privately rented accommodation. Another
name for rebate or allowance is Housing Banefit.
Rebates are normally deducted from rent ie rent payable is reduced.
Allowances are normally received in the form of a lump sum refund.
In order to obtain rent rebate or allowance the tenant must apply
Local Authority giting details of rent and personal circumstances.
to the DHSS ~
Under the Housing Benefit schame, the banefit could ba receiwd in the form of a
rebate or allowance from the I.ocalAuthority. TIIisapplies whether application was
made to the Local Authority ~ to the DHSS. It is possible, howeter, that during an
interim period sores infor!nants will recei w housing banef it in the form of
Supplementary Benef it/IncOme support (Income Schedule Q56 (d) ).
Rebates are not the same as the differential rent schema in which tenants are
required to declare their income, whether or not they wish to apply for a rebate/
allnwance. TIIUS in applying for a rent rebate/allowance, the tenant offers his
income detai 1s wluntarily. The onus is on him to apply for a rebste/allowance.
NB. The smount recorded at Q21 (a) should not include rates rebste (see Q25 ). If
rates cannot ba separated make note that amount includes rates rebate.
Sertices included in rent Q. 22
This question only applies to households who actually pay sonb?or all of their rent
and havs answered Q. 18.
Services paid for separately by informants who havs 100% housing banefit for rent
should be shown in diaries only.
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