{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-2019/schedule-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-2019/schedule-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2019/9780111179888",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-2019",
  "path": "schedule/4",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "PARAGRAPH 1 OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT (SPC) REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER",
  "text": "PART 1\nPersonal Allowances\n1 The amount specified in column (2) below in respect of each person or couple specified in column (1) shall be the amount specified for the purposes of regulation 22—\nColumn (1)\nColumn (2)\nPerson, couple or polygamous marriage\nAmount\n(1) Single claimant or lone parent—\n(1)\n(a)\naged under 65;\n(a)\n£167.25;\n(b)\naged 65 or over.\n(b)\n£181.00.\n(2) Couple—\n(2)\n(a)\nboth members aged under 65;\n(a)\n£255.25;\n(b)\none member or both members aged 65 or over.\n(b)\n£270.60.\n(3) If the claimant is a member of a polygamous marriage and none of the members of the marriage have attained the age of 65—\n(3)\n(a)\nfor the claimant and the other party to the marriage;\n(a)\n£255.25;\n(b)\nfor each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the claimant.\n(b)\n£88.00.\n(4) If the claimant is a member of a polygamous marriage and one or more members of the marriage are aged 65 or over—\n(4)\n(a)\nfor the claimant and the other party to the marriage;\n(a)\n£270.60;\n(b)\nfor each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the claimant.\n(b)\n£89.60.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2018/281."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111179888/schedule/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:01:11.296592+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."
}