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  "legislation_title": "The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987",
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  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph 11, the maximum referred to in paragraph 1(1)(a) shall be—\n(a) in the case of a single claimant, the appropriate amount in respect of that claimant specified in or determined in accordance with paragraphs 6 to 10;\n(b) where the claimant is a member of a family, the aggregate of the following amounts—\n(i) in respect of each member of the family aged under 11, 1½ times the amount specified in paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 2, and\n(ii) in respect of each other member of the family, the appropriate amount specified in or determined in accordance with paragraphs 6 to 10.\n(2) The maximum amount in respect of a member of the family aged under 11 calculated in the manner referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i) shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 5p by treating an odd amount of 2·5p or more as 5p and by disregarding an odd amount of less than 2·5p.",
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