# The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2017

S.R. 2017/118 · made 26 June 2017

This Order brings into force a provision of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 relating to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 enabling discretionary housing payments in respect of persons entitled to universal credit.

Made under: The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Article 2)

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## Introductory text

Social Security
Made 26th June 2017
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by article 2(2) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.
Those powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of article 4(1)(a) of that Order.

## 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2017.

## 2 Provision coming into force

Paragraph 44 of Schedule 2 (the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000) to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 comes into force on 10th July 2017.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Caroline Dinenage
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
26th June 2017

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force a provision of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 relating to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 enabling discretionary housing payments in respect of persons entitled to universal credit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/118 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-northern-ireland-order-2015-commencement-no-7-order-2017
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