Section 88 — Housing and Planning Act 2016: Interaction with other legislation and consequential amendments

Interaction with other legislation and consequential amendments 88 1 The Secretary of State must use the power in section 24(5) of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 to provide that section 23 of that Act does not apply to a high income tenant of social housing to whom rent regulations apply.

2 In section 24 of the Housing Act 1985 (rent), after subsection (5) insert— 5A See also Chapter 3 of Part 4 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (rents for high income social tenants in England).

3 In Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (the keeping of the Housing Revenue Account: debits), after item 10 insert— Item 11: payments under section 86 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 Any sums payable for the year to the Secretary of State under regulations made in reliance on section 86 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (rents for high income social tenants: payment by local authority of increased income to Secretary of State).