# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: N.I.

This Statutory Rule has been made in consequence of a defect in S.R. 2016 Nos. 216 and 224, S.R 2022 No. 194 and S.R. 2025 No. 136 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those Statutory Rules.
Social Security
Made 9th October 2026
Coming into operation 30th October 2026
The Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(d), 129A(2), 132(3) and (4), 132A(3) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, and now vested in it, sections 69(8), 69ZC(1) and 165(1), (4) and (6) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, sections 1(5)(b), 15(3) and (6)(b), 17(2)(a) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002, sections 4(2), 17(1) and (3) and 25(2) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007, Articles 48(1) and (2), 85(1) and (3), 98 and 99(1) of, and paragraph 4(1) and (3)(a) of Schedule 1, paragraphs 1(1) and 4(1)(b) and (2)(d) of Schedule 6, and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 10 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.
Regulations 4 and 5 are made with the consent of the Department of Finance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/177/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/introduction
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