Loss of benefit provisions
5AF1Meaning of “disqualifying benefit” and “sanctionable benefit” for purposes of sections 5B and 6
In this section and sections 5B and 6—
“disqualifying benefit” means (subject to any regulations under section 9(1))—
- zb
F2state pension or a lump sum under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 or under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014;
- za
F4any benefit under Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 or Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (universal credit);
- a
any benefit under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (in this Act referred to as “the Jobseekers Order”) or the Jobseekers Act 1995;
- b
any benefit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 or the State Pension Credit Act 2002;
- c
any benefit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 or Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (employment and support allowance);
- ca
F3any benefit under Part 5 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 or Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (personal independence payment);
- cb
F6bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 or under section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014;
- d
any benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 other than—
- i
maternity allowance
- ii
statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay;
- i
- e
any war pension;
- zb
“sanctionable benefit” means (subject to any regulations under section 9(1))—
- za
F5any benefit under Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (universal credit);
- a
any benefit under the Jobseekers Order other than joint-claim jobseeker's allowance;
- b
any benefit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002;
- c
any benefit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007; F7...
- ca
F8bereavement support payment under section 29 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015; or
- d
any benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act which is a disqualifying benefit other than—
- i
any retirement pension;
- ii
graduated retirement benefit;
- iii
disability living allowance;
- iv
attendance allowance;
- v
child benefit;
- vi
guardian's allowance;
- vii
a payment out of the social fund in accordance with Part 8 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
- viii
a payment under Part 10 of that Act (Christmas bonuses).
- i
- za