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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-benefit-general-regulations-1992/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/1814",
  "legislation_title": "The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-benefit-general-regulations-1992",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Applicable amounts",
  "text": "Subject to regulations 9 and 10 (polygamous marriages and patients), a claimant’s weekly applicable amount shall be the aggregate of such of the following amounts as may apply in his case—\n(a) an amount in respect of himself or, if he is a member of a couple, an amount in respect of both of them, determined in accordance with paragraph 1(1), (2) or (3), as the case may be, of Schedule 1;\n(b) an amount determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 in respect of any child or young person who is a member of his family, except a child or young person whose capital, if calculated in accordance with Chapter VI of Part IV (income and capital) in like manner as for the claimant , except as provided in regulation 27(5) (modifications in respect of child or young person), would exceed £3,000;\n(c) if he is a member of a family of which at least one member is a child or young person, an amount determined in accordance with Part II of Schedule 1 (family premium);\n(d) the amount of any premiums which may be applicable to him determined in accordance with Parts III and IV of Schedule 1 (premiums).",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 8(b) inserted (4.10.1993) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/2118), regs. 1(1), 18"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Reg. 8(b): sum confirmed (1.4.1993) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/349), arts. 1(2)(a), 20(1)(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 8 in force at 1.4.1993, see reg. 1(b)"
    }
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    {
      "type": "sum maintained",
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      "type": "omitted",
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    },
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      "type": "words omitted",
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    {
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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