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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-2008/schedule-9/paragraph-36",
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  "legislation_title": "The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008",
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  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "36",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Any grant made to the claimant in accordance with a scheme under section 129 of the Housing Act 1988 or section 66 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (schemes for payments to assist local housing authorities and local authority tenants to obtain other accommodation) which is to be used—\n(a) to purchase premises intended for occupation as the claimant's home; or\n(b) to carry out repairs or alterations which are required to render premises fit for occupation as the claimant's home,\nfor a period of 26 weeks from the date on which the claimant received such a grant or such longer period as is reasonable in the circumstances to enable the purchase, repairs or alterations to be completed and the claimant to commence occupation of those premises as the claimant's home.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "text": "1988 c. 43."
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