2018 No. 150

Social Security

The Social Security (Treatment of Arrears of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

Made

Coming into operation

The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 132(3) and (4)(b), 132A(3) and 171(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921, Article 14(1) and (4)(b) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19952, and now vested in it3, sections 15(3) and (6)(b) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 20024 and section 17(1) and (3)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 20075.

Regulations 5 and 6 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance6.