Paragraph 5

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 1 para. 6(1)(da) inserted by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 s. 5(2)(a)
Sch. 1 para. 6(2A) inserted by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 s. 5(2)(b)
Sch. 1 para. 1(4)(b) words substituted by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 s. 12(5)(c)
Sch. 1 para. 6(1)(d) words repealed by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 Sch. 4 Pt. 1
Sch. 1 para. 1(5)(e) and word repealed by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 Sch. 12 Pt. 1

In this Part of this Schedule, “relevant benefit week” means the week in relation to which the question of entitlement to an employment and support allowance is being considered.

Notes on Part 1

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 heading repealed (27.9.2017 for specified purposes, 15.11.2017 and 13.12.2017 for specified purposes, 17.1.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes, 16.5.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes, 5.9.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes, 1.2.2019 for specified purposes, 1.12.2025 for specified purposes, 1.4.2026 for specified purposes, 1.10.2026 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), art. 2(2), Sch. 12 Pt. 1; S.R. 2017/190, art. 6, Sch. 2 (with arts. 7, 8, 10-25, Sch. 3); S.R. 2017/216, art. 4 (with art. 5); S.R. 2018/1, art. 4 (with art. 5); S.R. 2018/97, art. 4 (with art. 5); S.R. 2018/138, art. 4 (with art. 5); S.R. 2019/7, art. 2(5)-(7) (with art. 2(8)-(12)); S.R. 2025/176, arts. 2, 3A, 4 (with art. 3); S.R. 2026/115, art. 2(4)