Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010
2010 nia 13 · Enacted 13 August 2010 · Extends to Northern Ireland
An Act to amend the law relating to social security; to amend the law relating to child support; and for connected purposes.
[13th August 2010]
BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:
Contents
- Part 1: SOCIAL SECURITY
- “Work for your benefit” schemes etc.
- 1Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: “work for your benefit” schemes etc.
- Revised system of working-age benefits
- 2Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants
- 3Lone parents
- 4Entitlement to jobseeker's allowance without seeking employment etc. Not yet in force
- 5Couples where at least one member capable of work Not yet in force
- 6Statutory sick pay and employment and support allowance Not yet in force
- 7Transitional provision relating to sections 4 to 6 Not yet in force
- 8Assembly procedure: regulations imposing work-related activity requirements on lone parents of children under 5
- Abolition of income support Not yet in force
- 9Abolition of income support Not yet in force
- Work-related activity for claimants of employment and support allowance
- 10Power to direct claimant to undertake specific work-related activity
- Contributory jobseeker's allowance and employment and support allowance
- 11Conditions for contributory jobseeker's allowance
- 12Conditions for contributory employment and support allowance
- Disability living allowance
- 13Mobility component
- Abolition of adult dependency increases
- 14Maternity allowance and carer's allowance
- Community care grants
- 15Community care grants relating to specified goods or services Not yet in force
- 16Community care grants: reviews and information Not yet in force
- 17Regulations relating to information: Assembly control Not yet in force
- Payments on account Not yet in force
- 18Payments on account Not yet in force
- Benefit sanctions for offenders
- 19Loss of benefit provisions
- 20Jobseeker's allowance: sanctions for violent conduct etc. in connection with claim Repealed
- 21Repeal of sections 53 to 57 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000
- Pilot scheme
- 22Period for which pilot schemes have effect etc.
- Miscellaneous
- 23Exemption from jobseeking conditions for victims of domestic violence
- 24Good cause for failure to comply with regulations etc.
- 25Jobseekers' agreements and action plans: well-being of children Not yet in force
- 26Contracting out functions under Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995
- 27Attendance in connection with jobseeker's allowance: sanctions Repealed
- 28Social security information and employment or training information
- 29Persons under pensionable age to take part in work-focused interviews etc.
- 30Minor amendments
- Part 2: CHILD MAINTENANCE
- 31Payments of child support maintenance
- 32Child support maintenance: offences relating to information
- Part 3: MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
- 33Consequential amendments of orders and regulations
- 34Repeals
- 35Interpretation
- 36Commencement
- 37Short title
- Schedule 1: AMENDMENTS CONNECTED TO SECTION 4 Not yet in force
- Part 1: AMENDMENTS OF JOBSEEKERS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1995 Not yet in force
- Introduction Not yet in force
- 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
- Work-focused interviews etc. Not yet in force
- 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
- 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
- Directions given by officers of Departments etc. Not yet in force
- 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
- 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
- 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
- 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
- Other amendments Not yet in force
- 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
- 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
- 10Paragraph 10 Not yet in force
- 11Paragraph 11 Not yet in force
- 12Paragraph 12 Not yet in force
- 13Paragraph 13 Not yet in force
- 14Paragraph 14 Not yet in force
- 15Paragraph 15 Not yet in force
- 16Paragraph 16 Not yet in force
- 17Paragraph 17 Not yet in force
- 18Paragraph 18 Not yet in force
- 19Paragraph 19 Not yet in force
- 20Paragraph 20 Not yet in force
- 21Paragraph 21 Not yet in force
- 22Paragraph 22 Not yet in force
- 23Paragraph 23 Not yet in force
- Part 2: AMENDMENTS OF OTHER STATUTORY PROVISIONS Not yet in force
- The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8) Not yet in force
- 24Paragraph 24 Not yet in force
- The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 10) Not yet in force
- 25Paragraph 25 Not yet in force
- The Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2) Not yet in force
- 26Paragraph 26 Not yet in force
- Schedule 2: ABOLITION OF INCOME SUPPORT: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS Not yet in force
- The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8) Not yet in force
- 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
- The Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 15) Not yet in force
- 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
- 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
- 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
- The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4) Not yet in force
- 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
- The Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 17) Not yet in force
- 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
- 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
- 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
- The Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (NI 11) Not yet in force
- 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
- Schedule 3: LOSS OF BENEFIT PROVISIONS: FURTHER AMENDMENTS
- Part 1: FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2001
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- Part 2: RELATED AMENDMENTS OF OTHER STATUTORY PROVISIONS
- The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
- 7Paragraph 7
- The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 10)
- 8Paragraph 8
- Schedule 4: REPEALS
- 1ABOLITION OF INCOME SUPPORT Not yet in force
- 2ABOLITION OF ADULT DEPENDENCY INCREASES
- 3SOCIAL SECURITY: OTHER REPEALS
- 4CHILD MAINTENANCE Not yet in force