Social Security Administration Act 1992 in Northern Ireland
1992 c. 5 · Enacted 13 February 1992 · Extends to United Kingdom
X1An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the administration of social security and related matters with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.
[13th February 1992]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9C10C11C12C13C14C15C16C17C18C19C20C21C22C23C24C25C26C27C28C29C30C31C32C33C34C35C36C37C38C39C40C41C42C43C44C45C46C47C48C49C50C51C52C53C54C55
Annotations to the whole text
Modifications
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Act: transitional provision made (1.7.1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 2, 5, 7(2), Sch. 3
- C2
Act: power to modify conferred (1.7.1992) by Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4), ss. 109(2)-(7), 116(1)(b)
- C3
Act modified (3.12.1992) by The Social Security (Austria) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/3209), art. 2
- C4
Act modified (3.12.1992) by The Social Security (Finland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/3210), art. 2
- C5
Act modified (31.12.1992) by The Social Security (Iceland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/3211), arts. 1, 2
- C6
Act modified (3.12.1992) by The Social Security (Norway) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/3212), art. 2
- C7
Act modified (3.12.1992) by The Social Security (Sweden) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/3213), art. 2
- C8
Act modified (4.7.1994) by The Social Security (Cyprus) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1646), arts. 1, 2
- C9
Act modified (2.11.1994) by The Social Security (Jersey and Guernsey) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2802), arts. 1, 2
- C10
Act modified (13.4.1995) by The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/767), art. 2, Schs. 1-3 (as amended (1.3.2001) by S.I. 2000/3255, art. 3(2) (with art. 2))
- C11
Act modified (1.12.1995) by The Social Security (Canada) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2699), art. 2, Sch. 1 (as amended (1.4.2015) by S.I. 2015/349, arts. 1(2), 3(2) (with art. 2))
- C12
Act modified (19.7.1995) by Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26), s. 180(2)(a), Sch. 4 para. 1
- C13
Act: power to modify conferred (12.12.1995) by Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), s. 41(2), Sch. 1 para. 18; S.I. 1995/3228, art. 2(b), Sch.
- C14
Act: power to modify conferred (1.6.1996 for specified purposes; 6.4.1997 in so far as not already in force) by Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26), ss. 149(2), 180(1); S.I. 1996/778, art. 2(6); S.I. 1997/664, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. 2
- C15
Act modified (1.9.1996) by The Social Security (Malta) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1927), art. 2, Sch.
- C16
Act modified (7.10.1996) by The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1928), art. 2, Sch. 1, Sch. 2
- C17
Act modified (1.4.1997) by The Social Security (Jamaica) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/871), art. 2, Schs. 1, 2
- C18
Act modified (1.9.1997) by The Social Security (United States of America) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1778), art. 2, Schs. 1, 2
- C19
Act modified (1.4.1998) by The Social Security (Contributions and Industrial Injuries) (Canada) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/263), arts. 1, 2, Sch.
- C20
Act modified (8.9.1998) by Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), ss. 2(1)(2)(c), 87(2); S.I. 1998/2209, art. 2(a), Sch. Pt. 1
- C21
Act: certain functions transferred (25.2.1999 for specified purposes, 1.4.1999 for specified purposes, 6.4.1999 in so far as not already in force) by Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2), s. 8 (with ss. 9, 15); S.I. 1999/527, art. 2(b)(c), Schs. 2, 3 (with arts. 3-6)
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Act: decision-making functions transferred (5.7.1999 for specified purposes, 6.9.1999 for specified purposes, 5.10.1999 for specified purposes, 18.10.1999 for specified purposes, 29.11.1999 for specified purposes) by Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), s. 8; S.I. 1999/1958, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with arts. 3-5); S.I. 1999/2422, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 14); S.I. 1999/2739, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2); S.I. 1999/2860, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with Schs. 16-18); S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(a)(2), Sch. 1 (with Schs. 21-23)
- C23
Act modified (E.W.S.) (1.9.1999) by The Child Benefit (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Amendment Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2225), regs. 1(1), 2(2)
- C24
Act modified (1.9.1999) by The Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Amendment Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2227), regs. 1(1), 2(2)
- C25
Act: certain functions transferred (5.10.1999) by Tax Credits Act 1999 (c. 10), s. 20(2), Sch. 2 paras. 1, 7(b)
- C26
Act extended (11.11.1999) by Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), ss. 79(9), 89(4)(d)
- C27
Act: power to amend conferred (2.12.1999) by Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47), s. 87 (with s. 100, Sch. 14); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch.
- C28
Act modified by Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 3B(2) (as inserted (28.7.2000) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), ss. 77(2), 86)
- C29
Act modified (1.8.2000) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Republic of Korea) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1823), arts. 1, 2, Sch.
- C30
Act modified (15.11.2000) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Japan) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/3063), art. 2, Sch.
- C31
Act modified (9.4.2001) by The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/407), art. 2
- C32
Act: transfer of functions (1.4.2003 for specified purposes, 7.4.2003 in so far as not already in force) by Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), ss. 49, 50(2)(b)(2)(g), 61 (with ss. 52, 54); S.I. 2003/392, art. 2
- C33
Act modified (5.12.2005) by The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2765), arts. 1, 2
- C34
Act modified (1.3.2007) by The Social Security Investigation Powers (Arrangements with Northern Ireland) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/271), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(3)
- C35
Act modified (1.6.2007) by The Social Security (Netherlands) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/631), art. 2, Sch.
- C36
Act excluded (1.6.2007) by The Transfer of State Pensions and Benefits Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1398), regs. 1(1), 8(3)
- C37
Act modified (1.10.2007) by The Social Security (Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2122), art. 2
- C38
Act applied (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), reg. 16(2)(c), Sch. 2
- C39
Act modified (22.2.2012) by The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/360), arts. 1, 2, Sch. 1, Sch. 2
- C40
Act modified (24.4.2013) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/983), art. 22 (as amended (16.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1452, arts. 3, 14)
- C41
Act modified (1.6.2015) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Republic of Chile) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/828), arts. 1, 2(a)
- C42
Act modified (6.4.2016) by The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreement) (Isle of Man) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/157), arts. 1, 2, Sch.
- C43
Act modified (6.4.2016) by The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/158), arts. 1, 2, Sch. 1, Sch. 2
- C44
Act modified (6.4.2016) by The Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/287), regs. 1, 2(2)(a), Sch.
- C45
Act applied (with modifications) (27.11.2016 for specified purposes, 6.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1050), regs. 1(2), 2(2)
- C46
Act modified (6.4.2017) by The Social Security (Reciprocal Agreements) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/159), arts. 1, 2, Schs. 1-3
- C47
Act modified (24.7.2020) by The Universal Credit (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/677), regs. 1, 2, Sch.
- C48
Act modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Ireland) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/622), art. 2; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- C49
Act modified (1.1.2021) by The Social Security (Norway) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1597), arts. 1, 2(1)(2), Sch. (with art. 2(3))
- C50
Act modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Switzerland) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1088), art. 2(1)-(3), Sch.
- C51
Act modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1060), art. 2, Sch.
- C52
Act modified (S.) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.S.I.) by The Social Security (Gibraltar) (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) (Further provision in respect of Scotland) Order 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/62), art. 2
- C53
Act modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Gibraltar) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/149), art. 2
- C54
Act modified (E.W.S.) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Republic of India) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/274), art. 2(a), Sch.
- C55
Act modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Isle of Man) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/795), art. 2
Editorial notes
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Editorial note: The first revised version of this Act is derived from a consolidated version maintained by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and has a basedate of 1.1.2014. This means that the first available point in time version for the Act is 1.1.2014 and includes all amendments made prior to 2014. There are no historical versions of this Act between the original “as enacted” version made in 1992 and the basedate. For further details of earlier superseded amendments, see the List of All Changes available in 'More Resources' above
Contents
- Part I: Claims for and Payments and General Administration of Benefit
- Necessity of Claim
- 1Entitlement to benefit dependent on claim
- 2Retrospective effect of provisions making entitlement to benefit dependent on claim
- Work-focused interviews and work-related activity
- 2AClaim or full entitlement to certain benefits conditional on work-focused interview
- 2AAFull entitlement to certain benefits conditional on work-focused interview for partner
- 2BSupplementary provisions relating to work-focused interviews
- 2COptional work-focused interviews
- 2DWork-related activity
- 2EAction plans in connection with work-focused interviews
- 2FDirections about work-related activity
- 2GContracting-out
- 2HGood cause for failure to comply with regulations
- Bereavement benefits
- 3Late claims for bereavement benefit where death is difficult to establish
- 4Treatment of payments of benefit to certain widows
- Claims and payments regulations
- 5Regulations about claims for and payments of benefit
- Community charge benefits etc.
- 6Regulations about community charge benefits administration
- 7Relationship between community charge benefits and other benefits
- Sharing of functions as regards certain claims and information
- 7ASharing of functions as regards certain claims and information
- 7BUse of social security information
- Industrial injuries benefit
- 8Notification of accidents, etc
- 9Medical examination and treatment of claimants
- 10Obligations of claimants
- Disabled person's tax credit
- 11Initial claims and repeat claims Repealed
- The social fund
- 12Necessity of application for certain payments
- Health in pregnancy grant
- 12ANecessity of application for health in pregnancy grant
- Child benefit
- 13Necessity of application for child benefit
- 13AElection not to receive child benefit
- Statutory Sick pay
- 14Duties of employees etc. in relation to statutory sick pay
- Statutory maternity pay
- 15Duties of women etc. in relation to statutory maternity pay
- Payments in respect of mortgage interest etc
- 15APayment out of benefit of sums in respect of mortgage interest etc Repealed
- Emergency payments
- 16Emergency payments by local authorities and other bodies
- Part II: Adjudication Repealed
- Adjudication by the Secretary of State
- 17Questions for the Secretary of State Repealed
- 18Appeal on question of law Repealed
- 19Review of decisions Repealed
- Adjudication by adjudication officers
- 20Claims and questions to be submitted to adjudication officer Repealed
- 21Decision of adjudication officer Repealed
- Appeals from adjudication officers—general
- 22Appeal to social security appeal tribunal Repealed
- 23Appeal from social security appeal tribunal to Commissioner Repealed
- 24Appeal from Commissioners on point of law Repealed
- Reviews—general
- 25Review of decisions Repealed
- 26Procedure for reviews Repealed
- 27Reviews under s. 25—supplementary Repealed
- 28Appeals following reviews or refusals to review Repealed
- 29Review after claimant appeals Repealed
- Attendance allowance, disability living allowance and disability working allowance
- 30Reviews of decisions of adjudication officers Repealed
- 31Further reviews Repealed
- 32Reviews of decisions as to attendance allowance, disability living allowance or disability working allowance—supplementary Repealed
- 33Appeals following reviews Repealed
- 34Appeal from social security appeal tribunals or disability appeal tribunals to Commissioners and appeals from Commissioners Repealed
- 35Reviews of decisions on appeal Repealed
- Questions first arising on appeal
- 36Questions first arising on appeal Repealed
- Reference of special questions
- 37Reference of special questions Repealed
- Adjudication officers and the Chief Adjudication Officer
- 38Adjudication officers Repealed
- 39The Chief Adjudication Officer Repealed
- Social security appeal tribunals
- 40Panels for appointment to social security appeal tribunals Repealed
- 41Constitution of social security appeal tribunals Repealed
- Disability appeal tribunals
- 42Panels for appointment to disability appeal tribunals Repealed
- 43Constitution of disability appeal tribunals Repealed
- Adjudication in relation to industrial injuries and disablement benefit
- 44Declaration that accident is an industrial accident Repealed
- 45Disablement questions Repealed
- 46Medical appeals and references Repealed
- 47Review of medical decisions Repealed
- 48Appeal etc. on question of law to Commissioner Repealed
- Adjudicating medical practitioners and medical appeal tribunals
- 49Adjudicating medical practitioners Repealed
- 50Constitution of medical appeal tribunals Repealed
- The President and full-time chairmen of tribunals
- 51The President of social security appeal tribunals, medical appeal tribunals and disability appeal tribunals and regional chairmen and other full-time chairmen Repealed
- Social Security Commissioners
- 52Appointment of Commissioners Repealed
- References by authorities
- 53Power of adjudicating authorities to refer matters to experts Repealed
- 54Claims relating to attendance allowance, disability living allowance and disability working allowance Repealed
- 55Medical examination etc. in relation to appeals to disability appeal tribunals Repealed
- Determination of questions of special difficulty
- 56Assessors Repealed
- 57Tribunal of three Commissioners Repealed
- Medical examinations
- 57AMedical examinations of persons awarded attendance allowance or disability living allowance. Repealed
- Regulations
- 58Regulations as to determination of questions and matters arising out of, or pending, reviews and appeals Repealed
- 59Procedure Repealed
- 60Finality of decisions Repealed
- 61Regulations about supplementary matters relating to determinations Repealed
- Incapacity for work
- 61AAdjudication: incapacity for work. Repealed
- Industrial diseases
- 62Adjudication as to industrial diseases Repealed
- Housing benefit and community charge benefits
- 63Adjudication Repealed
- Social fund officers and inspectors and the social fund Commissioner
- 64Social fund officers Repealed
- 65The social fund Commissioner and inspectors Repealed
- 66Reviews Repealed
- Christmas bonus
- 67Determination of questions Repealed
- Restrictions on entitlement to benefit following erroneous decision
- 68Restrictions on entitlement to benefit in certain cases of error Repealed
- 69Determination of questions on review following erroneous decisions Repealed
- Correction of errors
- 70Regulations as to correction of errors and setting aside of decisions Repealed
- Part III: Overpayments and adjustments of Benefit
- Misrepresentation etc
- 71Overpayments—general
- 71ZAOverpayments out of social fund
- Recovery of benefit payments
- 71ZBRecovery of overpayments of certain benefits
- 71ZCDeduction from benefit
- 71ZDDeduction from earnings
- 71ZECourt action etc
- 71ZFAdjustment of benefit
- 71ZGRecovery of payments on account
- 71ZHRecovery of hardship payments etc
- Recovery of non-benefit payments
- 71ZIOverpayment of non-benefit payments: overview and recovery
- 71ZJOverpayment of non-benefit payments: overpayment decision and notice
- 71ZKOverpayment of non-benefit payments: reviews and appeals
- Jobseeker's allowance
- 71ARecovery of jobseeker's allowance: severe hardship cases
- 72Special provision as to recovery of income support Repealed
- Adjustments of benefits
- 73Overlapping benefits—general
- 74Income support and other payments
- 74APayment of benefit where maintenance payments collected by Secretary of State
- Housing benefit
- 75Overpayments of housing benefit
- Community charge benefits
- 76Excess benefits
- 77Shortfall in benefits
- Social fund awards
- 78Recovery of social fund awards
- Northern Ireland payments
- 79Recovery of Northern Ireland payments
- Adjustment of child benefit
- 80Child benefit—overlap with benefits under legislation of ... member States
- Further provision about recovery
- 80AFurther methods of recovery
- 80BRestrictions relating to further methods
- 80CRecovery from bank accounts
- 80DDisqualification from driving
- 80ECode of practice
- 80FRights of audience
- 80GRecovery of costs
- 80HRecovery: further provision
- Part IV: Recovery from compensation payments
- 81Interpretation of Part IV Repealed
- Recovery from damages etc. of sums equivalent to benefit Repealed
- 82Recovery of sums equivalent to benefit from compensation payments in respect of accidents, injuries and diseases Repealed
- Payments, deductions and certificates Repealed
- 83Time for making payment to Secretary of State Repealed
- 84The certificate of total benefit Repealed
- 85Exemption from deduction in cases involving small payments Repealed
- 86Multiple compensation payments Repealed
- 87Collaboration between compensators Repealed
- 88Structured settlements Repealed
- 89Insolvency Repealed
- 90Protection of legal aid charges Repealed
- 91Overpaid benefits Repealed
- 92Death Repealed
- 93Payments into court Repealed
- Administration and adjudication
- 94Provision of information Repealed
- 95Applications for certificates of total benefit Repealed
- 96Liability of compensator unenforceable if certificate not issued within time limit Repealed
- 97Review of certificates of total benefit Repealed
- 98Appeals Repealed
- 99Recovery in consequence of an appeal Repealed
- 100Recovery of relevant payment in cases of default Repealed
- Miscellaneous
- 101Persons in Northern Ireland Repealed
- 102Foreign compensators: duties of intended recipient Repealed
- 103Interest on damages: reductions in respect of relevant payments Repealed
- 104The Crown Repealed
- Part V: Income Support and the Duty to Maintain
- 105Failure to maintain—general
- 106Recovery of expenditure on benefit from person liable for maintenance
- 107Recovery of expenditure on income support: additional amounts and transfer of orders Repealed
- 108Reduction of expenditure on income support: certain maintenance orders to be enforceable by the Secretary of State
- 109Diversion of arrested earnings to Secretary of State-Scotland
- Part VI: Enforcement
- Inspection and offences
- 109AAuthorisations for investigators
- 109BPower to require information
- 109BAPower of Secretary of State to require electronic access to information
- 109CPowers of entry
- 109IIndependent review
- 109JIndependent review: further provision
- 110Appointment and powers of inspectors Repealed
- 110ZAClass 1, 1A, 1B or 2 contributions: powers to call for documents etc
- 110AAuthorisations by local authorities
- 110AAPower of local authority to require electronic access to information
- 110BPowers of inspectors appointed under section 110A. Repealed
- 111Delay, obstruction etc. of inspector
- 111ADishonest representation for obtaining benefit etc
- 112False representations for obtaining benefit etc
- 113Breach of regulations
- 113AStatutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay: breach of regulations
- 113BStatutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay: fraud and negligence
- 113CHealth in pregnancy grant: civil penalty for fraud, etc.
- 114Offences relating to contributions
- 114APenalties relating to contributions Repealed
- 115Section 115
- 115APenalty as alternative to prosecution
- 115BPenalty as alternative to prosecution: colluding employers etc
- Civil penalties
- 115CIncorrect statements etc
- 115DFailure to disclose information
- Legal proceedings
- 116Legal proceedings
- 117Issues arising in proceedings
- Unpaid contributions etc
- 118Evidence of non-payment
- 119Recovery of unpaid contributions on prosecution
- 120Proof of previous offences
- 121Unpaid contributions—supplementary
- 121ARecovery of contributions etc. in England and Wales Repealed
- 121BRecovery of contributions etc. in Scotland Repealed
- 121CLiability of directors etc. for company's contributions
- 121DAppeals in relation to personal liability notices
- 121DAInterpretation of Part VI
- Part VII: Information
- Eligibility verification
- 121DBEligibility verification
- 121DCIndependent review
- 121DDIndependent review: further provision
- Information relating to, or required for purposes of, contributions, statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay
- 121ESupply of contributions etc. information held by Inland Revenue
- 121FSupply to Inland Revenue for purposes of contributions etc. of information held by Secretary of State
- Information held by tax authorities
- 122Supply of information held by tax authorities for fraud prevention and verification Repealed
- 122ZASupply of tax information to assess certain employment or training schemes Repealed
- 122AADisclosure of contributions etc. information by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
- 122ASupply of information by Inland Revenue for purposes of contributions Repealed
- Other government information
- 122BSupply of other government information for fraud prevention and verification
- Authorities administering housing benefit or council tax benefit
- 122CSupply of information to authorities administering benefit
- 122DSupply of information by authorities administering benefit
- 122ESupply of information between authorities administering benefit
- Rent officers and housing benefit
- 122FSupply by rent officers of benefit information
- Persons employed or formerly employed in social security administration or adjudication
- 123Unauthorised disclosure of information relating to particular persons
- The Registration Service
- 124Provisions relating to age, death and marriage
- 124AProvisions relating to civil partnership: England and Wales
- 124BProvisions relating to civil partnership: Scotland
- 125Regulations as to notification of deaths
- Personal representatives—income support and supplementary benefit
- 126Personal representatives to give information about the estate of a deceased person who was in receipt of income support or supplementary benefit
- Landlords and agents
- 126APower to require information from landlords and agents
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- 127. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
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- 128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Expedited claims for housing and council tax benefit
- 128ADisclosure of information by authorities
- Statutory sick pay and other benefits
- 129Disclosure by Secretary of State for purpose of determination of period of entitlement to statutory sick pay
- 130Duties of employers—statutory sick pay and claims for other benefits
- Statutory maternity pay and other benefits
- 131Disclosure by Secretary of State for purpose of determination of period of entitlement to statutory maternity pay
- 132Duties of employers—statutory maternity pay and claims for other benefits
- Contributions avoidance arrangements
- 132ADisclosure of contributions avoidance arrangements
- Maintenance proceedings
- 133Furnishing of addresses for maintenance proceedings, etc
- Part VIII: Arrangements for Housing Benefit and Community Charge Benefits and Related Subsidies
- Housing benefit
- 134Arrangements for housing benefit
- 135. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 136. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 137. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Community charge benefits
- 138Nature of benefits
- 139Arrangements for community charge benefits
- Reports
- 139APersons to report on administration
- 139BPowers of investigation
- 139CReports
- Directions by Secretary of State
- 139DDirections
- 139EInformation about attainment of standards
- 139FEnforcement notices
- 139GEnforcement determinations
- 139HEnforcement determinations: supplementary
- Community charge benefit finance
- 140Community charge benefit finance Repealed
- Subsidy
- 140ASubsidy
- 140BCalculation of amount of subsidy
- 140CPayment of subsidy
- 140DRent rebate subsidy: accounting provisions
- Supplementary provisions
- 140EFinancing of joint arrangements
- 140EEFinancing of other expenditure
- 140FNo requirement for annual orders
- 140GInterpretation: Part VIII
- Part IX: Alteration of Contributions Etc.
- 141Annual reviews of contributions
- 142Orders under s.141—supplementary
- 143Power to alter contributions with a view to adjusting level of National Insurance Fund
- 143A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 144Orders under s. 143 ... —supplementary
- 145Power to alter primary and secondary contributions
- 146. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 147Orders under ss. 145 and 146—supplementary
- 148Revaluation of earnings factors
- 148ARevaluation of low earnings threshold
- 148AARevaluation of flat rate accrual amount
- 148ACRevaluation for transitional pensions under Pensions Act 2014
- 148ADRevaluation of new state scheme pension debits and credits
- 149Statutory sick pay—power to later limit for small employers' relief Repealed
- Part X: Review and Alteration of Benefits
- 150Annual up-rating of benefits
- 150AAnnual up-rating of basic pension etc. and standard minimum guarantee
- 151Up-rating—supplementary
- 151AUp-rating of transitional state pensions under Pensions Act 2014
- 152Rectification of mistakes in orders under section 150 or 150A
- 153Annual review of child benefit
- 154Social security benefit in respect of children
- Part XI: Computation Of Benefits
- 155Effect of alternation of rates of benefit under Part II and V of Contributions and Benefits Act
- 155APower to anticipate pensions up-rating order
- 156Up-rating under section 150 above of pensions increased under section 52(3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act
- 157Effect of alteration of rates of child benefit
- 158Treatment of excess benefit as paid on account of child benefit
- 159Effect of alteration in the component rates of income support
- 159AEffect of alteration of rates of a jobseeker's allowance
- 159BEffect of alterations affecting state pension credit
- 159CEffect of alteration of rates of an employment and support allowance
- 159DEffect of alterations affecting universal credit
- 159EEffect of alteration of rates of personal independence payment
- 160Implementation of increase in income support due to attainment of particular ages
- 160AImplementation of increase in income-based jobseeker's allowance due to attainment of particular ages
- 160BImplementation of increases in employment and support allowance due to attainment of particular ages
- Part XII: Finance
- 161National Insurance Fund
- 162Destination of contributions
- 163General financial arrangements
- 164Destination of repayments etc
- 165Adjustments between National Insurance Fund and Consolidated Fund
- 166Financial review and report
- 167The social fund
- 168Allocations from social fund
- 169Adjustments between social fund and other sources of finance
- Part XIII: Advisory Bodies And Consultation
- The Social Security Advisory Committee and the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
- 170The Social Advisory Committee
- 171The Industrial Induries Advisory Council
- 172Functions of Committee and Council in relation to regulations
- 173Cases in which consultation is not required
- 174Committee's report on regulations and Secretary of State's duties
- Part
- ...
- 175Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board Repealed
- Housing benefit and community charge benefits
- 176Consultation with representative organisations
- Part XIV: Social Security Systems Outside Great Britain
- Co-ordination
- 177Co-ordination with Northern Ireland Repealed
- Reciprocity
- 178Reciprocal arrangements with Northern Ireland - income-related benefits and child benefit Repealed
- 179Reciprocal agreements with countries outside the United Kingdom
- 179AExchange of information with overseas authorities
- Part XV: Miscellaneous
- Travelling expenses
- 180Payment of travelling expenses by the Secretary of State
- 180APayments of travelling expenses by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue
- Offences
- 181Impersonation of officers
- 182Illegal possession of documents
- Redirection of post
- 182AReturn of social security post
- 182BRequirement to supply information about redirection of post
- National insurance numbers
- 182CRequirement to apply for national insurance number
- Industrial injuries and diseases
- 183Research on industrial injuries, etc
- 184Control of pneumoconiosis
- Workmen's compensation etc
- 185Administration of workmen's compensation etc
- Supplementary benefit etc
- 186Application of provisions of Act to supplementary benefit etc
- Miscellaneous
- 187Certain benefit to be inalienable
- 188Exemption from stamp duty
- Part XVI: General
- Subordinate legislation
- 189Regulations and orders—general
- 190Parliamentary control of orders and regulations
- Supplementary
- 191Interpretation—general
- 192Short title, commencement and extent
- Schedule 1: Claims for benefit made or treated as made before 1st October 1990
- Claims made or treated as made on or after 2nd September 1985 and before 1st October 1986
- 1Paragraph 1
- Claims made or treated as made on or after 1st October 1986 and before 6th April 1987
- 2Paragraph 2
- Claims made or treated as made on or after 6th April 1987 and before 21st July 1989
- 3Paragraph 3
- Claims made or treated as made on or after 21st July 1989 and before 13th July 1990
- 4Paragraph 4
- Claims made or treated as made on or after 13th July 1990 and before 1st October 1990
- 5Paragraph 5
- Schedule 2: Commissioners, tribunals etc – supplementary provisions Repealed
- Tenure of offices
- 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
- Remuneration etc. for President and Chairmen
- 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
- Officers and staff
- 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
- Clerks to social security appeal tribunals and disability appeal tribunals
- 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
- Miscellaneous administrative duties of President
- 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
- Remuneration etc
- 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
- 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
- Certificates of decisions
- 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
- Schedule 3: Regulations as to procedure Repealed
- Interpretation
- 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
- Provisions which may be made
- 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
- 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
- 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
- 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
- 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
- 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
- 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
- 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
- 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
- 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
- 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
- Schedule 3ZA: Recovery of amounts from bank accounts etc
- Part 1: deductions from accounts
- 1Direct deduction orders
- 2Accounts which may be subject to a direct deduction order
- 3Requirement for banks to provide information
- 4Joint accounts
- 5Further requirements before making a direct deduction order
- 6Amounts of deductions
- 7Content and effect of direct deduction orders
- 8Bank’s administrative costs
- 9Insufficient funds
- 10Non-working days
- 11Restrictions on accounts
- 12Applications to vary
- 13Variation
- 14Revocation of direct deduction order
- 15Further information notices
- 16Suspension of direct deduction orders
- 17Cessation on death of liable person
- 18Reviews
- 19Appeals
- Part 2: Penalties
- 20Penalties for failure to comply
- 21Recovery of penalties
- 22Appeal against a penalty notice
- Part 3: General
- 23Deputies
- 24Interpretation
- 25Regulations
- Schedule 3ZB: Disqualification from driving
- 1Suspended DWP disqualification orders
- 2Immediate DWP disqualification orders
- 3Terms of repayment
- 4Variation and revocation of orders
- 5Holding of driving licence for period of disqualification
- 6Appeals
- 7DWP disqualification orders: further provision
- 8Information sharing
- 9Northern Ireland licences
- Schedule 3A: Health in pregnancy grant: Civil penalty for fraud, etc.
- Penalty
- 1Paragraph 1
- Appeal
- 2Paragraph 2
- Mitigation
- 3Paragraph 3
- Time limit
- 4Paragraph 4
- Recovery
- 5Paragraph 5
- Schedule 3B: Eligibility verification
- Part 1: Power to require information
- 1Power to require information by way of an eligibility verification notice
- 2Types of person to whom an eligibility verification notice can be given
- 3Eligibility indicators
- 4Further provision about eligibility verification notices
- 5Use of information obtained
- 6Restrictions on disclosure
- Part 2: Penalties
- 7Fixed penalty for failure to comply with an eligibility verification notice
- 8Daily rate penalty for continuing failure to comply
- 9Increased daily rate penalties
- 10Penalties for inaccurate or prohibited information
- 11Recovery of penalties
- 12Power to change maximum amount of penalties
- Part 3: Reviews
- 13Paragraph 13
- Part 4: Appeals
- 14Appeals against eligibility verification notices
- 15Appeals against penalty notices
- 16Appeals: further provision
- Part 5: Code of practice
- 17Requirement to issue a code of practice
- 18Code of practice: revisions
- Part 6: General provision and interpretation
- 19Relevant benefits
- 20Accounts
- 21Service
- 22General interpretation
- 23Relationship with other powers
- Schedule 4: Persons employed in social security administration or adjudication
- Part I: The specified persons
- Government departments
- Paragraph
- Other public departments and offices
- Paragraph Repealed
- Paragraph
- Local authorities etc
- Paragraph
- Adjudication officers
- Paragraph Repealed
- Adjudicating bodies
- Paragraph
- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Paragraph Repealed
- The Occupational Pensions Board
- Paragraph Repealed
- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Paragraph Repealed
- Former officers
- Paragraph
- Part II: Construction of references to government departments etc.
- 1Paragraph 1
- 1AParagraph 1A
- 1BParagraph 1B
- 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
- 3Paragraph 3
- 3ZAParagraph 3ZA
- 3AParagraph 3A
- 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
- 5Paragraph 5
- Schedule 5: Social Security Advisory Committee
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- Schedule 6: Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- Schedule 7: Regulations not requiring prior submission
- Part I: Social Security Advisory Committee
- Personal independence payment
- A1Paragraph A1
- Disability living allowance
- 1Paragraph 1
- Industrial Injuries
- 2Paragraph 2
- Up-rating etc
- 3Paragraph 3
- 3AParagraph 3A
- Earnings limits
- 4Paragraph 4
- Married women and widows – reduced rate contributions
- 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
- Child benefit
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- Statutory maternity pay and statutory sick pay
- 8Paragraph 8
- Procedural rules for tribunals
- 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
- Consolidation
- 10Paragraph 10
- Part II: Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13
- 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
- 15Paragraph 15
- 16Paragraph 16
- 17Paragraph 17
- Schedule 8Schedule 8
- Schedule 9: Old Cases payments administration
- Provisions ancillary to paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to the Contributions and Benefits Act
- 1Paragraph 1
- Provisions ancillary to paragraph 4 of Schedule 8
- 2Paragraph 2
- Adjustment of benefit in certain cases
- 3Paragraph 3
- Overpayments
- 4Paragraph 4
- Schedule 10: Supplementary benefit etc.
- Interpretation
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- Adjudication
- 3Paragraph 3
- Overpayments etc
- 4Paragraph 4
- Inspection
- 5Paragraph 5
- Legal proceedings
- 6Paragraph 6
- TABLE OF DERIVATIONS
- Paragraph
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4