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  "legislation": "nisr/2006/405",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006",
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  "number": "21",
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  "text": "(1) Where the claimant is the parent of a student aged under 25 in advanced education who either—\n(a) is not in receipt of any award, grant or student loan in respect of that education; or\n(b) is in receipt of an award under Article 50(3) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (awards made at the discretion of boards),\nand the claimant makes payments by way of a contribution towards the student’s maintenance, other than a parental contribution falling within paragraph 20, an amount specified in sub-paragraph (2) in respect of each week during the student’s term.\n(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the amount shall be equal to—\n(a) the weekly amount of the payments; or\n(b) the amount by way of a personal allowance for a single claimant under 25 less the weekly amount of any award referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b),\nwhichever is less.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Sch. 6 para. 21 in operation at 20.11.2006, see reg. 1(1)"
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