http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/18/contents/madeThe Income Support (Work-Related Activity) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017enGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2020-01-14SOCIAL SECURITY These Regulations provide that lone parents of children over the age of 3 but under the age of 5 who are entitled to income support may be required to undertake work-related activity as a condition of entitlement to the full amount of benefit. “Work-related activity” is defined in section 2D(9)(d) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8). The Income Support (Work-Related Activity) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 PART 1General1Citation, commencement and interpretation PART 2Work-Related Activity2Requirement to undertake work-related activity3Notification of work-related activity4Requirement to undertake work-related activity at a certain time not to apply5Reconsideration of action plans6Failure to undertake work-related activity7Good cause8Reduction of income support9Circumstances where reduction under regulation 8(1) ceases to have effect10Restrictions on availability11Contracting out PART 3Miscellaneous Amendments12Amendment of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199913Amendment of the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200114Amendment of the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200315Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance (Work-related Activity) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201116Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201617Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 2017 No. 18 Social Security The Income Support (Work-Related Activity) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 Made 16th January 2017 Laid before Parliament 20th January 2017 Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2A(1), (3), (6) and (8), 2D(1), (4)(a), (b), (d), (f) and (h) and (5) to (8) and (9)(c), 2E(3)(a) and (b), (4), (5)(a) and (d), 2G(2)(a) and (4), 2H, 165(1) and (4) to (6) and 167(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, Articles 2, 10(1) and 11(3) and (6) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, sections 11E(1)(a), 13(1) and (2)(a) and 24(1) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 and Articles 5, 25(1)(a) and 48(1) and (2) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.

Those powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.
1992 c. 8; (“the 1992 Act”); Section 2A was inserted by Article 54 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)) and relevant amendments were made by sections 3 and 29 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13 (N.I.)); section 2A(8) is cited for the meaning of “specified”, “work-focused interview” and “the designated authority”; sections 2D to 2H were inserted by section 2(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010; section 167(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribe” and “regulations”. S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10); Article 2 was amended by section 55(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2 (N.I.)). 2007 c. 2 (N.I.); Section 11E was inserted by Article 63(2) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1)); section 24(1) was amended by Article 63(4) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 and is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”. S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1). Article 5 is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Functions under or for the purposes of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 are vested in the Department for Communities by virtue of Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.)).
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The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2A(1), (3), (6) and (8), 2D(1), (4)(a), (b), (d), (f) and (h) and (5) to (8) and (9)(c), 2E(3)(a) and (b), (4), (5)(a) and (d), 2G(2)(a) and (4), 2H, 165(1) and (4) to (6) and 167(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992
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, sections 11E(1)(a), 13(1) and (2)(a) and 24(1) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007
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Those powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015
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; (“the 1992 Act”); Section 2A was inserted by Article 54 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (
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) and relevant amendments were made by sections 3 and 29 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland)
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2010/13" id="c00012" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2010" Number="0013">2010 (c. 13 (N.I.)</Citation>
); section 2A(8) is cited for the meaning of “specified”, “work-focused interview” and “the designated authority”; sections 2D to 2H were inserted by section 2(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010; section 167(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribe” and “regulations”.
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; Article 2 was amended by section 55(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland)
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; Section 11E was inserted by Article 63(2) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2015/2006" id="c00016" Class="NorthernIrelandOrderInCouncil" Year="2015" Number="2006" AlternativeNumber="N.I 1">S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1)</Citation>
); section 24(1) was amended by Article 63(4) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 and is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”.
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. Article 5 is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
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and section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland)
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/5" id="c00019" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2016" Number="0005">2016 (c. 5 (N.I.)</Citation>
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