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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/income-support-general-regulations-northern-ireland-1987/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1987/459",
  "legislation_title": "The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Definition of non-dependant",
  "text": "(1) In these regulations, ''non-dependant'' means any person, except someone to whom paragraph (2) applies, who normally resides with a claimant.\n(2) This paragraph applies to—\n(a) any member of the claimant's family;\n(b) a child or young person who is living with the claimant but who is not a member of his household by virtue of regulation 16 (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household);\n(c) a person who jointly occupies the claimant's dwelling;\n(d) subject to paragraph (3), any person who is liable to make payments in respect of his occupation of the dwelling to the claimant or the claimant's partner;\n(e) a person who lives with the claimant -in order to care for him or a partner of his and who is engaged by a charitable or voluntary body (other than a Health and Social Services Board) which makes a charge to the claimant or his partner for the services provided by that person.\n(3) A person, other than one to whom paragraph (2)(a) to (c) or (e) applies, who lives in board and lodging accommodation or a hostel within the meaning of regulation 20(2) (persons in board and lodging accommodation and hostels) shall be a non-dependant.\n(4) For the purposes of this regulation a person resides with another only if they share any accommodation except a bathroom, a lavatory or a communal area.\n(5) In this regulation “communal area” means any area (other than rooms) of common access (including halls and passageways) and rooms of common use in sheltered accommodation.",
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      "affecting": "nisr/2022/230",
      "affecting_title": "The Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022"
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      "affecting_title": "The Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022"
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      "affecting_title": "The Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022"
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      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "nisr/2003/367",
      "affecting_title": "The Social Security (Back to Work Bonus and Lone Parent Run-on Amendment and Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1987/459/regulation/3",
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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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