{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-claims-and-payments-amendment-regulations-2023/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-claims-and-payments-amendment-regulations-2023/regulation-3.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/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013",
  "text": "(1) Paragraph 8 (fuel costs) of Schedule 6 to the 2013 Regulations (deductions from benefits and direct payments to third parties) is amended as follows.\n(2) In sub-paragraph (3), for “(5) and (6)” substitute “(4A), (5) and (6)”.\n(3) In sub-paragraph (4)(b), for “equal to” substitute “not more than”.\n(4) After sub-paragraph (4), insert—\n“(4A) The Secretary of State may only make deductions under sub-paragraph (4)(b) if—\n(a) an application for deductions is made by the person to whom the payment is due; and\n(b) except where the application is for a reduction in the amount of a deduction, the claimant 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/3",
    "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."
}