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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/home-energy-efficiency-scheme-england-amendment-regulations-2006/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1953",
  "legislation_title": "The Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/home-energy-efficiency-scheme-england-amendment-regulations-2006",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Home Energy Efficiency (England) Regulations 2005.\nRegulation 2(2) increases the qualifying cut-off point in relevant income for households in receipt of child tax credit or working tax credit from £15,050 to 15,460.\nRegulation 2(4) extends the category of applicants who may apply for a grant to householders who have attained, or are living with a partner who has attained, the age of 60 and who do not otherwise qualify for a grant.\nRegulation 2(5) makes amendments to reflect that the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is now in force.\nRegulation 2(7) provides that householders who qualify under the newly introduced category of applicants can receive a grant for the purpose of the provision or replacement of, or improvements to, certain heating systems installed in the dwelling. Regulation 2(8) limits that grant to £300.\nA full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 c. 33."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1953/note",
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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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