http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/219/regulation/8
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
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SOCIAL SECURITY
2022-06-06
Statute Law Database
2016-05-03
These Regulations provide for a social security benefit to be known as an employment and support allowance (“ESA”), which replaces the existing benefit of the same name. The new benefit is for people who have a health condition or disability which limits their capability to work. People will only be able to claim the new benefit where they have made sufficient National Insurance contributions. People will no longer be able to claim ESA where they have low or no other income but have not made sufficient National Insurance contributions. Many rules for the existing benefit are replicated in these Regulations for the new benefit.
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 8
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 1(2)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Pt. 8(crossheading)
Pt. 8(step)(1)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 1(2)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Pt. 8(crossheading)
Pt. 8(step)(2)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 1(2)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (revoked)
The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa)
The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (revoked)
The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (revoked)
The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
art. 31(3)(b)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (revoked)
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (revoked)
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (revoked)
art. 31(3)(b)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (NorthernIreland)2023
art. 32(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (NorthernIreland)2023
art. 32(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (NorthernIreland)2023
art. 32(3)(b)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
art. 31(3)(b)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 45(2)
The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Claimant Commitment Exceptions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
reg. 3(b)
reg. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
art. 32(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
art. 32(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
art. 32(3)(b)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 (revoked)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 (revoked)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 (revoked)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
art. 31(3)(b)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security (2023 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (revoked)
art. 30(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa)
The Social Security (2023 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (revoked)
art. 30(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security (2023 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (revoked)
art. 30(3)(b)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
art. 31(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
art. 31(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
art. 31(3)(b)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
art. 32(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
art. 32(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
art. 32(3)(b)
PART 3CONDITIONS OF ENTITLEMENT
Conditions relating to national insurance and relevant earningsI18
1
A claimant’s relevant earnings for the purposes of paragraph 1(2)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Act (employment and support allowance: conditions relating to national insurance)37 are the total amount of the claimant’s earnings equal to the lower earnings limit for the base tax year.
2
For the purposes of paragraph (1), earnings which exceed the lower earnings limit are to be disregarded.