# The Employment and Support Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provision) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make amendments to secondary legislation consequential on Article 9 of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (“the 2016 Order”) (S.I. 2016/999).
Sections 2 and 4 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 “(the Welfare Reform Act 2007)” provide for an award of an employment and support allowance where the claimant is found to have limited capability for work to include an amount (referred to as “the work-related activity component”) as may be prescribed by regulations. Article 9 of the 2016 Order amends sections 2 and 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 to remove reference to the work-related activity component.
The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017 No. 51) “(the 2017 Regulations)” made consequential amendments required under Article 9 of the 2016 Order and provided transitional protection for certain claimants.
Regulations 2 to 7 make amendments to ensure that it is clear following the 2017 Regulations what allowances are available to claimants who are not protected by the 2017 Regulations.
Regulation 8 makes minor amendments to the 2017 regulations to make it clear which claimants are protected by the transitional protection.
Regulation 9 provides that the amendments made at regulations 2 to 7 apply only to claimants who are not protected by the transitional protections in the 2017 Regulations.
The regulations contained in this instrument are either made by virtue of, or are consequential upon, Article 9 of the 2016 Order.
An assessment of the impact of removal of the work-related activity component from an award of Employment and Support Allowance was included in the impact assessment published alongside the 2016 Order (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2016/201/pdfs/ukia-20160201-en.pdf.). An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/148/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-miscellaneous-amendments-and-transitional-and-savings-provision-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/note
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