{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-claims-and-payments-amendment-regulations-2023/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-claims-and-payments-amendment-regulations-2023/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2023/232",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-claims-and-payments-amendment-regulations-2023",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payment) Regulations 1987",
  "text": "(1) Paragraph 6 (fuel costs) of Schedule 9 to the 1987 Regulations (deductions from benefits and direct payments to third parties) is amended as follows.\n(2) In sub-paragraph (1), for “(6) and (6A)” substitute “(3A), (6) and (6A)”.\n(3) In sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “equal to” substitute “not more than”.\n(4) After sub-paragraph (2), insert—\n“(3A) The Secretary of State may only include an amount under sub-paragraph (2)(b) in the amount deductible if—\n(a) an application for a determination under sub-paragraphs (1) or (4)(a) is made by the person or body to whom payment is due; and\n(b) except where the application is for a reduction in the amount deductible, the beneficiary consents to the application.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/232/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:48:45.629375+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."
}