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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-welfare-reform-northern-ireland-order-2015/article-7",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2015/9780111141236",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015",
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  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Claims",
  "text": "(1) A claim may be made for universal credit by—\n(a) a single person, or\n(b) members of a couple jointly.\n(2) Regulations may specify circumstances in which a member of a couple may make a claim as a single person.",
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  "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."
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