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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-discretionary-support-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-discretionary-support-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "nidsr/2016/9780338005540",
  "legislation_title": "The Discretionary Support Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-discretionary-support-regulations-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Decision to award a loan or a grant",
  "text": "(1) Where a claimant applies for a discretionary support award under regulation 4 a discretionary support officer may determine the claim as a claim for a loan or a grant.\n(2) In making a decision in relation to a discretionary support award a discretionary support officer shall take into account any guidance issued by the Department.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2016/9780338005540/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:40:41.494463+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}