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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-earned-income-disregards-amendment-regulations-2026/introduction/enacted",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/753",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Benefit (Earned Income Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-earned-income-disregards-amendment-regulations-2026/enacted",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade\nat 9.00 a.m. on 6th July 2026 Laid before Parliament\nat 3.00 p.m. on 6th July 2026 Coming into force\n5th October 2026 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(d), 136(3) and (5)(b), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.\nIn accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (“the Administration Act”), the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.\nIn accordance with section 176(1)(a) of the Administration Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "enacted",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4; section 137(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to “prescribed”; section 175(1) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 176(1)(a) was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) and was repealed, to the extent that it related to council tax benefit, by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5)."
    }
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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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