{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-and-universal-credit-functions-modification-order-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/5",
  "legislation_title": "The Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-benefit-and-universal-credit-functions-modification-order-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HOUSING\nMade 6th January 2026\nLaid before Parliament 8th January 2026\nComing into force 30th January 2026\nThe Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 122(1) and (6)(b) of the Housing Act 1996.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 52; section 122(1) was amended by paragraph 36 of Schedule 2 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/5/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:07:45.399770+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."
}