23 Reduction in social housing rents
Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (2016 c 7) | Legislation

Social Housing Rents

23  Reduction in social housing rents

(1)     In relation to each relevant year, registered providers of social housing must secure that the amount of rent payable in respect of that relevant year by a tenant of their social housing in England is at least 1% less than the amount of rent that was payable by the tenant in respect of the preceding 12 months.

(2)     If—

(a)     the tenancy of particular social housing comes to an end after part of a relevant year has elapsed, or

(b)     this section ceases to apply in relation to the tenancy of particular social housing after part of a relevant year has elapsed,

the requirement in subsection (1) has effect in relation to the part of the relevant year falling before that time with a proportionate reduction in the maximum amount of rent payable to the registered

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