The Universal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work Search and Work Availability Requirements - limitations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2024 No. 18

Social Security

The Universal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work Search and Work Availability Requirements - limitations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

Made

2nd February 2024

Coming into operation

23rd February 2024

The Department for Communities(1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 2, 8D(4), 8E(3) and 36(1) and (2) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2), and now vested in it(3), and Articles 22(4), 23(3) and 48(1) and (2) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(4).

(1)

The Department for Social Development was renamed the Department for Communities in accordance with section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.))

(2)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Articles 8D and 8E were inserted by Article 55(4) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1)). 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)

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

(4)

S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1). These powers are exercisable by the Department for Communities by virtue of Article 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Cessation of Transitory Provision) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/927)