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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefits-subsidy-order-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefits-subsidy-order-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1805",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing Benefits (Subsidy) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefits-subsidy-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND\nMade 16th October 1987\nLaid before Parliament 26th October 1987\nComing into force 16th November 1987\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 32(2) of the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 36(1) of that Act with organisations appearing to him to be representative of authorities concerned, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1982 c. 24, as amended by section 22 of the Social Security Act 1985 (c. 53)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1805/introduction",
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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."
}