The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

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4.  Subject to paragraph 7, the protected sum shall not be applicable to a claimant for more than—

(a)in the case of a claimant who is a member of a family and that family includes a child or young person and during the first week that family was in accommodation not provided or secured by a local authority under section 63 or 65(2) or (3)(a) of the Housing Act 1985 or section 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, a period of 52 weeks beginning with the second week;

(b)in any other case, a period of 13 weeks beginning with the second week.]

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