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137.—(1) The purpose of this Article is to enable the Department to make payments to persons who suffer financial disadvantage as a result of the changes to social security benefits and tax credits contained in this Order [F1, the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016] and the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
(2) The Department may by regulations make provision for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (1).
(3) Regulations under this Article may in particular make provision—
(a)for determining whether a person has suffered financial disadvantage as a result of the changes mentioned in paragraph (1) and, if so, the amount of that disadvantage;
(b)for determining eligibility for payments, including provision for payments to be made only in prescribed circumstances or only to persons who meet prescribed conditions;
(c)for determining—
(i)the amount of payments;
(ii)the period or periods for or in respect of which payments are to be made;
(d)for claims for payments to be made in prescribed cases and in the prescribed form and manner and for the procedures to be followed in dealing with and disposing of such claims;
(e)for payments to be made in prescribed cases without any claim being made;
(f)imposing conditions on persons claiming or receiving payments, including conditions requiring them to provide to the Department such information as may be prescribed;
(g)for payments to cease to be made in prescribed circumstances;
(h)for the disclosure of information relating to payments in prescribed circumstances or to prescribed persons;
[F2(i)for the recovery by the Department in prescribed circumstances and by prescribed means (which may include any of the means mentioned in section 69ZB(7) of the Administration Act) of any amount of payments made in excess of entitlement ;]
(j)requiring or authorising reviews (whether by the Department or by prescribed persons) of decisions made by the Department with respect to the making or recovery of payments [F3and for appeals against such decisions] ;
(k)imposing functions [F4(including functions as to the disclosure of information)] on a statutory body other than the Department in connection with the administration of the regulations;
(l)for such other matters as appear to the Department to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the making of payments including provision creating criminal offences and provision amending or applying (with or without modification) any statutory provision.
[F5(3A) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs (2) and (3), regulations may make any provision referred to in those paragraphs by applying to, or in relation to, payments (with or without prescribed modifications) any statutory provision which applies to, or in relation to, a particular social security benefit or a class or description of such benefits.]
(4) The Department shall, in respect of each financial year in which payments are made, prepare and lay before the Assembly a report on the payments made in that year.
(5) No regulations shall be made under this Article unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly.
(6) If regulations under this Article impose functions on any statutory body other than the Department, the Department must consult that body before making the regulations.
(7) A power conferred by this Article to make regulations includes power—
(a)to make such incidental, supplementary, consequential or transitional provision as appears to the Department to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of those regulations;
(b)to provide for the Department to exercise a discretion in dealing with any matter.
(8) In this Article—
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under this Article;
“payment” means a payment under this Article;
“statutory body” means a body established by or under a statutory provision.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 137(1) inserted (13.10.2016) by The Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/999), arts. 2(2)(d), 18(2)(a)
F2Art. 137(3)(i) substituted (13.10.2016) by The Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/999), arts. 2(2)(d), 18(2)(b)
F3Words in art. 137(3)(j) added (13.10.2016) by The Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/999), arts. 2(2)(d), 18(2)(c)
F4Words in art. 137(3)(k) inserted (13.10.2016) by The Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/999), arts. 2(2)(d), 18(2)(d)
F5Art. 137(3A) inserted (13.10.2016) by The Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/999), arts. 2(2)(d), 18(2)(e)
Commencement Information
I1Art. 137 in operation at 17.2.2016 by S.R. 2016/46, art. 3(5)(g)
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