{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-universal-credit-regulations-2013/schedule-4/paragraph-34",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2013/9780111531938",
  "legislation_title": "The Universal Credit Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-universal-credit-regulations-2013",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/34",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "34",
  "heading": "Determining the amount from which HCC deductions are to be made",
  "text": "Except where paragraph 35 applies, amount S referred to in paragraph 33 is to be found as follows.\nStep 1\nDetermine which relevant payments are to be taken into account under paragraph 6 and determine the amount of each of them (applying paragraphs 31 and 32(3) and (4) as necessary).\nStep 2\nDetermine the period in respect of which each relevant payment is payable and, in accordance with paragraph 7, determine the amount of the payment in respect of a month.\nStep 3\nIf there is more than one relevant payment, add together the amounts determined in step 2 in relation to all relevant payments.\nStep 4\nDetermine under paragraph 36(1) whether an under-occupation deduction is to be made and, if one is to be made, determine the amount of the deduction under paragraph 36(2) and deduct it from the amount resulting from step 2 or 3 (as the case may be).\nThe result is amount S from which the sum of the housing costs contributions are to be deducted under paragraph 33.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111531938/schedule/4/paragraph/34",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:50:55.239318+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."
}