Article 18 Work-related requirements: introductoryI1 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6 I7 I8

(1)

This Chapter provides for the Department to impose work-related requirements with which claimants must comply for the purposes of this Part.

(2)

In this Part “work-related requirement” means—

(a)

a work-focused interview requirement (see Article 20);

(b)

a work preparation requirement (see Article 21);

(c)

a work search requirement (see Article 22);

(d)

a work availability requirement (see Article 23).

(3)

The work-related requirements which may be imposed on a claimant depend on which of the following groups the claimant falls into—

(a)

no work-related requirements (see Article 24);

(b)

work-focused interview requirement only (see Article 25);

(c)

work-focused interview and work preparation requirements only (see Article 26);

(d)

all work-related requirements (see Article 27).

Annotations

I1: Art. 18 in operation at 2.5.2016 for specified purposes by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(b)(i)
I2: Art. 18 in operation at 27.9.2017 for specified purposes by S.R. 2017/190, art. 4(3)-(6), Sch. 1 (with art. 5)
I3: Art. 18 in operation at 15.11.2017 and 13.12.2017 for specified purposes by S.R. 2017/216, art. 3 (with art. 6) (as amended (15.1.2018) by S.R. 2018/1, art. 7)
I4: Art. 18 in operation at 17.1.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/1, art. 3 (with art. 6)
I5: Art. 18 in operation at 16.5.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/97, art. 3 (with art. 6)
I6: Art. 18 in force at 5.9.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/138, art. 3 (with art. 6)
I7: Art. 18 in force at 1.2.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/7, art. 2(1)-(3) (with art. 2(4)(11))
I8: Art. 18 in operation at 30.3.2022 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2022/132, art. 3 (with arts. 4, 5, Sch.)

C1: Pt. 2 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Ireland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/77), art. 2; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
C2: Pt. 2 modified (1.1.2021) by The Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/357), arts. 1(2), 2, Sch.
C3: Pt. 2 modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Switzerland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/277), arts. 1(2), 2(2)(g), Sch.
C4: Pts. 2, 5 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.R.) by The Social Security (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/181), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch.
C5: Pt. 2 modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Gibraltar) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/21), art. 2(2)(g)