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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/independent-living-fund-2006-order-northern-ireland-2007/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2007/382",
  "legislation_title": "The Independent Living Fund (2006) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/independent-living-fund-2006-order-northern-ireland-2007",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order amends—\nthe Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;\nthe Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992;\nthe Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;\nthe State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003;\nthe Housing Renewal Grants (Reduction of Grant) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004;\nthe Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, and\nthe Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006.\nThe amendments are consequential upon the coming into force of section 61 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007. Section 61 amends the Disability (Grants) Act 1993 (c. 14) to enable the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Department for Social Development to make grants to the Independent Living Fund (2006). From 1st October 2007, the Independent Living Fund (2006) will operate in place of the Independent Living (Extension) Fund and the Independent Living (1993) Fund.\nThis Order provides that, in matters of social security, child support and housing, payments from the Independent Living Fund (2006) will be treated in the same way as payments from the Independent Living (Extension) Fund and the Independent Living (1993) Fund. The amendments insert a definition of “the Independent Living Fund (2006)”, include this Fund in the definition of “the Independent Living Funds” and, where necessary within the Regulations, add a reference to this Fund.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/382/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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