The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Schemes for Assisting Persons to Obtain Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2014 No. 150

Housing; Rates; Social Security

The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Schemes for Assisting Persons to Obtain Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Made

30th May 2014

Coming into operation

2nd June 2014

The Department for Social Development makes the following regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 132(3), (4)(a) and (b) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1), Articles 14(1) and (4)(a) and (b), 19A(1), (2), (5)(a), (b), (d) to (f) and (6) to (9), 22, 22A, 22B(4) to (6), 22E(3)(a) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2), Articles 10, 11 and 74(1) of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(3), and now vested in it(4), Articles 61 and 148(1) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003(5) and section 17(1), (3)(a) and (b) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007(6).

Regulations 13(1)(c), 14(1)(c), 15(1)(c), 16(1)(c) and 17(4) and (5) are made with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel(7).

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of regulations 13(1)(c), 14(1)(c), 15(1)(c), 16(1)(c) and 17(4) and (5) should not be referred to it(8).

(1)

1992 c. 7; section 171(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)

(2)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Article 19A was inserted by section 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13 (N.I.)), Article 22 was amended by paragraph 27(5) of Schedule 8 and Articles 22A and 22B were inserted by paragraph 14 of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)), Article 22E was inserted by section 26 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 and Article 36(2) was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671)

(3)

S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10); Article 74(1) was amended by paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002

(4)

See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

(7)

See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 as inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481

(8)

See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)