Part XIV Miscellaneous

Travelling expenses

156 Payment of travelling expenses by Department.

The Department may pay such travelling expenses as, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel, the Department may determine—

(a)

to persons required by the Department to attend any interview in connection with the operation of the Contributions and Benefits Act F1, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995F2, the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997F3, Chapter II of Part II of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 F4, the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 F5, Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 F6, Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 F7, Part 5 of that Order or this Act;

(b)

to persons attending social security offices of the Department in connection with the operation—

(i)

of the Contributions and Benefits Act , the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995F2, the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997F8, Chapter II of Part II of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 F9, the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 F5, Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 F10, Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 F11, Part 5 of that Order or this Act; or

(ii)

of any prescribed statutory provision.