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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-subsidy-to-authorities-amendment-order-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/1079",
  "legislation_title": "The Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-related-benefits-subsidy-to-authorities-amendment-order-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade at 9.30 a.m. on 13th October 2026\nLaid before Parliament at 4.30 p.m. on 13th October 2026\nComing into force 5th November 2026\nThe Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 140B (1), (3), (4) and (4A), 140C (1), (1A), (2) and (4), 140F (2) and 189 (1), (4), (6) and (7) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.\nIn accordance with section 189 (8) of that Act, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Treasury.\nIn accordance with section 176 (1) (b) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c. 5. Sections 140B, 140C and 140F were inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 12 to the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52). Section 140B(1) was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47) (“the Fraud Act”). Section 140B(4) was substituted and section 140B(4A) was inserted by section 10 of the Fraud Act. Section 140C(1A) was inserted by paragraph 37 of Schedule 7 to the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26). Sections 140B, 140C and 140F were repealed by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5) so far as they relate to the abolition of council tax benefit. There are amendments to section 189(1), (4) and (6) which are not relevant to this Order. Section 189(7) was amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) and by paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Fraud Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Relevant amendments were made by paragraph 3 (5) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 176(1)(b) was amended by paragraph 3 (4) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996."
    }
  ],
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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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