Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010
PART 1SOCIAL SECURITY
“Work for your benefit” schemes etc.
1Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: “work for your benefit” schemes etc.
Revised system of working-age benefits
2Work-related activity: income support claimants and partners of claimants
3Lone parents
4Entitlement to jobseeker's allowance without seeking employment etc.
5Couples where at least one member capable of work
6Statutory sick pay and employment and support allowance
7Transitional provision relating to sections 4 to 6
8Assembly procedure: regulations imposing work-related activity requirements on lone parents of children under 7
Abolition of income support
9Abolition of income support
Work-related activity for claimants of employment and support allowance
10Power to direct claimant to undertake specific work-related activity
Contributory jobseeker's allowance and employment and support allowance
11Conditions for contributory jobseeker's allowance
12Conditions for contributory employment and support allowance
Disability living allowance
13Mobility component
Abolition of adult dependency increases
14Maternity allowance and carer's allowance
Community care grants
15Community care grants relating to specified goods or services
16Community care grants: reviews and information
17Regulations relating to information: Assembly control
Payments on account
18Payments on account
Benefit sanctions for offenders
19Loss of benefit provisions
20Jobseeker's allowance: sanctions for violent conduct etc. in connection with claim
21Repeal of sections 53 to 57 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000
Pilot scheme
22Period for which pilot schemes have effect etc.
Miscellaneous
23Exemption from jobseeking conditions for victims of domestic violence
24Good cause for failure to comply with regulations etc.
25Jobseekers' agreements and action plans: well-being of children
26Contracting out functions under Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995
27Attendance in connection with jobseeker's allowance: sanctions
28Social security information and employment or training information
29Persons under pensionable age to take part in work-focused interviews etc.
30Minor amendments
PART 2CHILD MAINTENANCE
31Payments of child support maintenance
32Child support maintenance: offences relating to information
PART 3MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
33Consequential amendments of orders and regulations
34Repeals
35Interpretation
36Commencement
37Short title
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1AMENDMENTS CONNECTED TO SECTION 4
PART 1AMENDMENTS OF JOBSEEKERS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1995
Introduction
1The Jobseekers Order is amended as follows.
Work-focused interviews etc.
2In Article 10(1) (attendance, information and evidence), after “other than...
3After Article 13 insert— Work-focused interviews etc. Persons not required...
Directions given by officers of Departments etc.
4After Article 20 insert— Claimants to comply with directions etc....
5Before Article 21 (but after the italic heading immediately before...
6For Articles 21 and 22 substitute— Certain circumstances in which...
7For Articles 22A and 22B substitute— Certain circumstances in which...
Other amendments
8In Article 2(2) (interpretation)— (a) after the definition of “the...
9In Article 3(4) (the jobseeker's allowance), for the definition of...
10In Article 4(1) (the contribution-based conditions), for “Article 3(2)(d)” substitute...
11(1) Article 5 (the income-based conditions) is amended as follows....
12In Article 5A(1) (the conditions for claims by joint-claim couples),...
13In Article 6(11A) (amount payable by way of a jobseeker's...
14In Article 11 (the jobseeker's agreement)— (a) in paragraph (2),...
15In Article 12 (variation of jobseeker's agreement)—
16(1) Article 16 (trade disputes) is amended as follows.
17(1) Article 17 (effect on other claimants) is amended as...
18(1) Article 17A (trade disputes: joint-claim couples) is amended as...
19After Article 17A insert— Other provision relating to a person's...
20In— (a) Article 19A(8) (schemes for assisting persons to obtain...
21In Article 24(2) (members of the forces), for “Article 21(6)(b)”...
22In Article 36(4)(b) (regulations and orders), which is inserted by...
23(1) Schedule 1 (supplementary provisions) is amended as follows.
PART 2AMENDMENTS OF OTHER STATUTORY PROVISIONS
The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
24In section 2A of the Administration Act (claim or full...
The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 10)
25In paragraph 3(d) of Schedule 3 to the 1998 Order...
The Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2)
26In section 1(6) of the Welfare Reform Act (employment and...
SCHEDULE 2ABOLITION OF INCOME SUPPORT: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
1In section 72 of the Administration Act (income support and...
The Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 15)
2The Jobseekers Order is amended as follows.
3In Article 4(1) (the contribution-based conditions), at the end of...
4In Article 5A(1)(c) (the conditions for claims by joint-claim couples),...
The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4)
5In section 53(2) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social...
The Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 17)
6The 2001 Act is amended as follows.
7In section 5B(5) (loss of benefit in case of conviction,...
8In section 6(2) (loss of benefit for commission of benefit...
The Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (NI 11)
9In Article 4(3)(b) of the Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order...
SCHEDULE 3LOSS OF BENEFIT PROVISIONS: FURTHER AMENDMENTS
PART 1FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2001
1(1) Section 6 of the 2001 Act (loss of benefit...
2(1) Section 7 of the 2001 Act (effect of offence...
3(1) Section 8 of the 2001 Act (effect of offence...
4(1) Section 9 of the 2001 Act (power to supplement...
5(1) Section 10 of the 2001 Act (loss of benefit...
6(1) Section 12 of the 2001 Act (interpretation of sections...
PART 2RELATED AMENDMENTS OF OTHER STATUTORY PROVISIONS
The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
7In section 149 of the Administration Act (functions of Social...
The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 10)
8In paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the 1998 Order...
SCHEDULE 4REPEALS
PART 1ABOLITION OF INCOME SUPPORT
PART 2ABOLITION OF ADULT DEPENDENCY INCREASES
PART 3SOCIAL SECURITY: OTHER REPEALS
PART 4CHILD MAINTENANCE

Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010

2010 CHAPTER 13

An Act to amend the law relating to social security; to amend the law relating to child support; and for connected purposes.

BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows: