The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

3Use of electronic communications

4Consequential amendments

5Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Administration Act

PART 2Claims

6Claims not required for entitlement to employment and support allowance in certain cases

7Making a claim for universal credit

8Claims for universal credit by members of a couple

9Date of claim for universal credit

10Making a claim for personal independence payment

11Date of claim for personal independence payment

12Making a claim for an employment and support allowance by telephone

13Date of claim for an employment and support allowance where claim made by telephone

14Making a claim for an employment and support allowance in writing

15Date of claim for an employment and support allowance where claim made in writing

16Claims for an employment and support allowance where no entitlement to statutory sick pay

17Special provisions where it is certified that a woman is expected to be confined or where she has been confined

18Making a claim for a jobseeker's allowance: attendance at an appropriate office

19Date of claim where a person claiming a jobseeker's allowance is required to attend at an appropriate office

20Making a claim for a jobseeker's allowance in writing

21Date of claim for a jobseeker's allowance where claim made in writing

22Making a claim for a jobseeker's allowance by telephone

23Date of claim for a jobseeker's allowance where claim made by telephone

24Interchange with claims for other benefits

25Time within which a claim to universal credit is to be made

26Time within which a claim to a personal independence payment is to be made

27Time within which a claim for an employment and support allowance is to be made

28Time within which a claim for a jobseeker's allowance is to be made

29Amendment of claim

30Withdrawal of claim

31Advance claim for and award of universal credit

31AReclaims of universal credit after nil award due to earnings

32Advance claim for and award of personal independence payment

33Advance claim for and award of an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker's allowance

34Attendance in person

35Duration of awards

PART 3Evidence, information and notification of changes of circumstances

36Evidence and information in connection with a claim

37Evidence and information in connection with an award

38Evidence and information required from pension fund holders

39Notification of changes of circumstances for purposes of sections 105A and 106 of the Administration Act

PART 4Payments

40Time of payment; general provision

41Direct credit transfer

42Payment of universal credit

43Payment of personal independence payment

44Days for payment of personal independence payment

45Payment of personal independence payment at a daily rate between periods in hospital or other accommodation

46Payment of an employment and support allowance

47Payment of a jobseeker's allowance

48Fractional amounts of benefit

49Payments to persons under age 18

50Extinguishment of right to payment if payment is not obtained within the prescribed period

51Payments on death

PART 5Third Parties

52Persons unable to act

53Payment to another person on the claimant's behalf

54Direct payment to lender of deductions in respect of interest secured on loans

55Deductions which may be made from benefit and paid to third parties

PART 6Mobility component of personal independence payment

56Cases where mobility component of personal independence payment not payable

57Payment of personal independence payment on behalf of a claimant (Motability)

57ARecovery of expenses

58Power of the Department to terminate an arrangement (Motability)

59Restriction on duration of arrangements by the Department (Motability)

SCHEDULE 1Electronic communications

PART 1Use of electronic communications

1Use of electronic communications by the Department

2Conditions for the use of electronic communications by other persons

3Use of intermediaries

PART 2Evidential provisions

4Effect of delivering information by electronic communications

5Proof of delivery

6Proof of identity

7Proof of content

SCHEDULE 2Consequential amendments

1(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland)...

2In regulation 80(5) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland)...

3In regulation 9 of the Integration Loans for Refugees and...

SCHEDULE 3Special provisions relating to claims for a jobseeker's allowance during periods connected with public holidays

1In this Schedule— “Christmas and New Year holidays” means the...

2Where a claim for a jobseeker's allowance is made during...

3For the purposes of paragraph 2 the periods are—

SCHEDULE 4Direct payment to lender of deductions in respect of interest on secured loans

1. . . . . . . . . ....

2Relevant claimants and benefits from which payments are to be made

3Circumstances in which direct payments of loan interest to be made

4Determining the amount to be paid to a qualifying lender

5Determining the amount to be paid to a qualifying lender: more than one loan

6Qualifying lenders to apply direct payments in discharge of borrower's liability

7Application by qualifying lenders of any amount which exceeds liability

8Time and manner of payments

9Fees payable by qualifying lenders

10Election not to be regarded as a qualifying lender

11Provision of information

12Recovery of sums wrongly paid

SCHEDULE 5Deductions from benefit and direct payment to third parties

1Interpretation

2General

3Limitations applicable to deductions made under this Schedule

4Maximum amount

5Priority as between certain debts

6Housing costs

7Rent and service charges included in rent

8Fuel costs

9Rates

10Water charges

11Payments in place of payments of child support maintenance

12Integration loans

SCHEDULE 6Deductions from benefit in respect of child support maintenance and payment to persons with care

5Flat rate maintenance

6Notice

2016 No. 220

Social Security

The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Made4th May 2016

Laid before Parliament10th May 2016

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

M1M2M3M4M5The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 40(1) (as substituted by section 20 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 ) and 40(2) (as it has effect apart from section 20 of that Act) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and sections 1(1) and (1C), 5(1)(a) to (d), (g), (i) to (n), (q) and (r), (1A) and (2B), 5A(2)(b), 13A(2) and (3), 105A(1A)(d), (1B)(d), (1D)(c) and (1E)(c), 106(1A)(d), (1B)(d), (1C)(c) and (1D)(c), 165(1) and (4) to (6) and 167(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and Articles 38 and 97 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, 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.