SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2ABOLITION OF INCOME SUPPORT: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Section 9.

The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)

1

In section 72 of the Administration Act (income support and other payments), in the title, for “Income support” substitute “ Income-based jobseeker's allowance ”.

The Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 15)

2

The Jobseekers Order is amended as follows.

3

In Article 4(1) (the contribution-based conditions), at the end of sub-paragraph (b) insert “ and ”.

4

In Article 5A(1)(c) (the conditions for claims by joint-claim couples), for “any such family” substitute “ a family of which the couple are members ”.

The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4)

5

In section 53(2) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (loss of benefit for breach of community order), for “subsections (3) to” substitute “ subsections (4) and ”.

The Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 17)

6

The 2001 Act is amended as follows.

7

In section 5B(5) (loss of benefit in case of conviction, penalty or caution for benefit offence), which is inserted by section 19, for “subsections (6)” substitute “ subsections (7) ”.

8

In section 6(2) (loss of benefit for commission of benefit offences), for “subsections (3) to” substitute “ subsections (4) and ”.

The Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (NI 11)

9

In Article 4(3)(b) of the Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (entitlement: basic cases), at the end of head (i) insert “ or ”.