The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provisions consequential upon the introduction of employment and support allowance by inserting references to employment and support allowance where appropriate in—

• the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;

• the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;

• the Social Security (Benefit) (Married Women and Widows Special Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1975

• the Social Security Airmen’s Benefits Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975;

• the Social Security (Mariners’ Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975;

• the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975;

• the Social Security (Medical Evidence) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976;

• the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979;

• the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982;

• the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;

• the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987;

• the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988;

• the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988;

• the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988;

• the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992;

• the Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992;

• the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;

• the Social Security Benefits (Maintenance Payments and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;

• the Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996;

• the Social Security and Child Support (Decision and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999;

• the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000;

• the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000;

• the Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001;

• the Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001;

• the Child Support (Variations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001;

• the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001;

• the Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002;

• the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003;

• the Social Security (Work-focused Interviews for Partners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003;

• the Children (Leaving Care) Social Security Benefits Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005;

• the Age-Related Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005; and

• the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.

Regulation 13 amends the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 to make provision for—

• claims for, and payment of, employment and support allowance;

• the manner and time for making a claim for employment and support allowance, either by telephone or in writing;

• the day on which employment and support allowance is to be paid; and

inserts other references to employment and support allowance where appropriate.

Regulation 35 makes consequential revocations.

Sections 25(2) and 28(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007, the enabling provision under which these Regulations are made, were brought into operation for the purpose only of authorising the making of regulations on 1st July 2008, and for all other purposes on 27th July 2008, by virtue of the Welfare Reform (2007 Act) (Commencement No. 5) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008 No. 276 (C. 14)).