{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-northern-ireland-2007/section-1A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-northern-ireland-2007/section-1A.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2007/2",
  "legislation_title": "Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-northern-ireland-2007",
  "path": "section/1A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1A",
  "heading": "Duration of contributory allowance",
  "text": "(1) The period for which a person is entitled to an employment and support allowance by virtue of the first and second conditions set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the relevant maximum number of days in any period for which his entitlement is established by reference (under the second condition set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1) to the same two tax years.\n(2) In subsection (1) the “relevant maximum number of days” is—\n(a) 365 days; or\n(b) if the Department by order specifies a greater number of days, that number of days.\n(3) The fact that a person's entitlement to an employment and support allowance has ceased as a result of subsection (1) does not prevent his being entitled to a further such allowance if—\n(a) he satisfies the first and second conditions set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1, and\n(b) the two tax years by reference to which he satisfies the second condition include at least one year which is later than the second of the two years by reference to which (under the second condition) his previous entitlement was established.\n(4) The period for which a person is entitled to an employment and support allowance by virtue of the third condition set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (youth) shall not exceed—\n(a) 365 days; or\n(b) if the Department by order specifies a greater number of days, that number of days.\n(5) In calculating for the purposes of subsection (1) or (4) the length of the period for which a person is entitled to an employment and support allowance , the following are not to be counted—\n(a) days in which the person is a member of the support group,\n(b) days not falling within paragraph (a) in respect of which the person is entitled to the support component referred to in section 2(1)(b), and\n(c) days in the assessment phase, where the days immediately following that phase fall within paragraph (a) or (b).\n(6) In calculating for the purposes of subsection (1) or (4) the length of the period for which a person is entitled to an employment and support allowance , days occurring before the coming into operation of this section are to be counted (as well as those occurring afterwards).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 1A inserted (28.11.2016) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), arts. 2(2), 57(1); S.R. 2016/46, art. 5(a) (as substituted by S.R. 2016/166, art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 1A(1) substituted (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. 3 para. 21(a); S.R. 2017/190, art. 6 (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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 1A(1) 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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 1A(3)-(6) substituted (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. 3 para. 21(a); S.R. 2017/190, art. 6 (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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 1A(3)(a) 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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 1A(4) 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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Word in s. 1A 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)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2007/2/section/1A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:21:31.107511+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}