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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-miscellaneous-amendments-no2-regulations-1994/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/1608",
  "legislation_title": "The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-schemes-miscellaneous-amendments-no2-regulations-1994",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the following Regulations—\nthe Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992;\nthe Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991;\nthe Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987;\nthe Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987;\nthe Income Support (General) Regulations 1987.\nThey increase the amount to be allowed in respect of the cost of books and equipment in calculating a student’s grant income.\nIn respect of housing benefit only, they increase the amount of the deduction to be made in calculating a student’s eligible rent.\nIn respect of the amendments relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, under section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5), the Secretary of State is not required to consult, and has not consulted, with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.\nThese Regulations do not impose a charge on businesses.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1608/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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