The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015

Work-focused interview requirementN.I.
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20.—(1) In this Part a “work-focused interview requirement” is a requirement that a claimant participate in one or more work-focused interviews as specified by the Department.

(2) A work-focused interview is an interview for prescribed purposes relating to work or work preparation.

(3) The purposes which may be prescribed under paragraph (2) include in particular that of making it more likely in the opinion of the Department that the claimant will obtain paid work (or more paid work or better-paid work).

(4) The Department may specify how, when and where a work-focused interview is to take place.

Commencement Information

I1Art. 20 in operation at 2.5.2016 for specified purposes by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(b)(i)