1. Which rent restriction rules apply (here)

2. The local housing allowance rules (here)

3. The social sector rules: the ‘bedroom tax’ (here)

4. Hostels, houseboats, mobile homes, caravans and boarders (here)

5. Exempt accommodation and claimants: the old scheme rules (here)

6. Common definitions (here)

7. Delaying a rent restriction (here)

This chapter covers the rent restriction rules for housing benefit. The rent restriction rules for the universal credit housing costs element are covered in Chapter 6.