Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010

PART 1SOCIAL SECURITY

“Work for your benefit” schemes etc.

1Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: “work for your benefit” schemes etc.

Revised system of working-age benefits

2Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants

4Entitlement to jobseeker's allowance without seeking employment etc.

5Couples where at least one member capable of work

6Statutory sick pay and employment and support allowance

7Transitional provision relating to sections 4 to 6

8Assembly procedure: regulations imposing work-related activity requirements on lone parents of children under 5

Abolition of income support

9Abolition of income support

Work-related activity for claimants of employment and support allowance

10Power to direct claimant to undertake specific work-related activity

Contributory jobseeker's allowance and employment and support allowance

11Conditions for contributory jobseeker's allowance

12Conditions for contributory employment and support allowance

Disability living allowance

13Mobility component

Abolition of adult dependency increases

14Maternity allowance and carer's allowance

Community care grants

15Community care grants relating to specified goods or services

16Community care grants: reviews and information

17Regulations relating to information: Assembly control

Payments on account

18Payments on account

Benefit sanctions for offenders

19Loss of benefit provisions

20Jobseeker's allowance: sanctions for violent conduct etc. in connection with claim

21Repeal of sections 53 to 57 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000

22Period for which pilot schemes have effect etc.

Miscellaneous

23Exemption from jobseeking conditions for victims of domestic violence

24Good cause for failure to comply with regulations etc.

25Jobseekers' agreements and action plans: well-being of children

26Contracting out functions under Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

27Attendance in connection with jobseeker's allowance: sanctions

28Social security information and employment or training information

29Persons under pensionable age to take part in work-focused interviews etc.

30Minor amendments

PART 2CHILD MAINTENANCE

31Payments of child support maintenance

32Child support maintenance: offences relating to information

PART 3MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY

33Consequential amendments of orders and regulations

35Interpretation

SCHEDULE 1AMENDMENTS CONNECTED TO SECTION 4

PART 1AMENDMENTS OF JOBSEEKERS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1995

1The Jobseekers Order is amended as follows.

Work-focused interviews etc.

2In Article 10(1) (attendance, information and evidence), after “other than...

3After Article 13 insert— Work-focused interviews etc. Persons not required...

Directions given by officers of Departments etc.

4After Article 20 insert— Claimants to comply with directions etc....

5Before Article 21 (but after the italic heading immediately before...

6For Articles 21 and 22 substitute— Certain circumstances in which...

7For Articles 22A and 22B substitute— Certain circumstances in which...

Other amendments

8In Article 2(2) (interpretation)— (a) after the definition of “the...

9In Article 3(4) (the jobseeker's allowance), for the definition of...

10In Article 4(1) (the contribution-based conditions), for “Article 3(2)(d)” substitute...

11(1) Article 5 (the income-based conditions) is amended as follows....

12In Article 5A(1) (the conditions for claims by joint-claim couples),...

13In Article 6(11A) (amount payable by way of a jobseeker's...

14In Article 11 (the jobseeker's agreement)— (a) in paragraph (2),...

15In Article 12 (variation of jobseeker's agreement)—

16(1) Article 16 (trade disputes) is amended as follows.

17(1) Article 17 (effect on other claimants) is amended as...

18(1) Article 17A (trade disputes: joint-claim couples) is amended as...

19After Article 17A insert— Other provision relating to a person's...

20In— (a) Article 19A(8) (schemes for assisting persons to obtain...

21In Article 24(2) (members of the forces), for “Article 21(6)(b)”...

22In Article 36(4)(b) (regulations and orders), which is inserted by...

23(1) Schedule 1 (supplementary provisions) is amended as follows.

PART 2AMENDMENTS OF OTHER STATUTORY PROVISIONS

The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

24In section 2A of the Administration Act (claim or full...

The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 10)

25In paragraph 3(d) of Schedule 3 to the 1998 Order...

The Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2)

26In section 1(6) of the Welfare Reform Act (employment and...

SCHEDULE 2ABOLITION OF INCOME SUPPORT: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

1In section 72 of the Administration Act (income support and...

The Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 15)

2The Jobseekers Order is amended as follows.

3In Article 4(1) (the contribution-based conditions), at the end of...

4In Article 5A(1)(c) (the conditions for claims by joint-claim couples),...

The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4)

5In section 53(2) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social...

The Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 17)

6The 2001 Act is amended as follows.

7In section 5B(5) (loss of benefit in case of conviction,...

8In section 6(2) (loss of benefit for commission of benefit...

The Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (NI 11)

9In Article 4(3)(b) of the Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order...

SCHEDULE 3LOSS OF BENEFIT PROVISIONS: FURTHER AMENDMENTS

PART 1FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2001

1(1) Section 6 of the 2001 Act (loss of benefit...

2(1) Section 7 of the 2001 Act (effect of offence...

3(1) Section 8 of the 2001 Act (effect of offence...

4(1) Section 9 of the 2001 Act (power to supplement...

5(1) Section 10 of the 2001 Act (loss of benefit...

6(1) Section 12 of the 2001 Act (interpretation of sections...

PART 2RELATED AMENDMENTS OF OTHER STATUTORY PROVISIONS

The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

7In section 149 of the Administration Act (functions of Social...

The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 10)

8In paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the 1998 Order...

SCHEDULE 4REPEALS

PART 1ABOLITION OF INCOME SUPPORT

PART 2ABOLITION OF ADULT DEPENDENCY INCREASES

PART 3SOCIAL SECURITY: OTHER REPEALS

PART 4CHILD MAINTENANCE

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Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010

2010 CHAPTER 13

An Act to amend the law relating to social security; to amend the law relating to child support; and for connected purposes.

[13th August 2010]

BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows: