When a premises starts to be billed

A new premises starts as pending. It becomes open when its first young person moves in.

• A premises is billed once it is open.
• A premises that is pending, or closed, is not billed.
• Until a premises has opened, the service pays for the minimum of 3 places.

A premises that is temporarily closed but still registered is still billed.

For the price of a place, see Pricing and what you are billed for. For what happens when the first young person moves in, see Move a young person in, and the Regulation 28 notice.