{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-adjustment-of-amounts-and-thresholds-regulations-2016/regulation-6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/242",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits (Adjustment of Amounts and Thresholds) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-adjustment-of-amounts-and-thresholds-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006",
  "text": "(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 55 (non-dependant deductions)—\n(a) in paragraph (1)(a) for “£93.80” substitute “£94.50”;\n(b) in paragraph (1)(b) for “£14.55” substitute “£14.65”;\n(c) in paragraph (2)(a) for “£129.00” substitute “£133.00”;\n(d) in paragraph (2)(b) for “£129.00”, “£189.00” and “£33.40” substitute “£133.00”, “£195.00” and “£33.65” respectively;\n(e) in paragraph (2)(c) for “£189.00”, “£246.00” and “£45.85” substitute “£195.00”, “£253.00” and “£46.20” respectively;\n(f) in paragraph (2)(d) for “£246.00”, “£328.00” and “£75.05” substitute “£253.00”, “£338.00” and “£75.60” respectively; and\n(g) in paragraph (2)(e) for “£328.00”, “£408.00” and “£85.45” substitute “£338.00”, “£420.00” and “£86.10” respectively.\n(3) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 (applicable amounts: personal allowances) in column (2)—\n(a) for “£151.20” and “£166.05” in sub-paragraph (1) substitute “£155.60” and “£168.70” respectively;\n(b) for “£230.85” and “£248.30” in sub-paragraph (2) substitute “£237.55” and “£252.30” respectively;\n(c) for “£230.85” and “£79.65” in sub-paragraph (3) substitute “£237.55” and “£81.95” respectively; and\n(d) for “£248.30” and “£82.25” in sub-paragraph (4) substitute “£252.30” and “£83.60” respectively.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation 55 was substituted by S.I. 2007/2869. The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2015/457."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2015/457."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/242/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:26:44.083469+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."
}