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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-regulations-1996/schedule-7/paragraph-56",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/207",
  "legislation_title": "The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-regulations-1996",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/56",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "56",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Any payment made ... as a direct payment as defined in section 4(2) of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 , or under sections 12A to 12D of the National Health Service Act 2006 (direct payments for health care) or under sections 31 to 33 of the Care Act 2014 (direct payments), or under regulations made under section 57 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (direct payments) or under regulations made under section 57 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (direct payments) or in accordance with regulations made under section 50 or 52 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (direct payments).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 7 paras. 56-59 added (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/65), reg. 1(1)(2), 2(4)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 7 para. 56 omitted (6.4.2009) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/583), regs. 1(2), 4(12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 7 para. 56 substituted (1.4.2014) by The Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 (Consequential Modifications and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/513), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 5(a) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 7 para. 56 inserted (6.4.2010) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/641), regs. 1(1), 4(13)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 7 para. 56 inserted (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/643), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 9(3)(d) (with art. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 7 para. 56 inserted (W.) (1.11.2004) by The Community Care, Services for Carers and Children’s Services (Direct Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1748), reg. 1(b), Sch. 2 para. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 7 para. 56 inserted (E.) (8.4.2003) by The Community Care, Services for Carers and Children’s Services (Direct Payments) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/762), regs. 1(1), 11(2), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 7 para. 56 inserted (3.11.2017) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/901), arts. 1, 6(7)(f)"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:53:28.715055+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}