Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007
PART 1EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE
Entitlement
1Employment and support allowance
2Amount of contributory allowance
3Deductions from contributory allowance: supplementary
4Amount of income-related allowance
5Advance award of income-related allowance
6Amount payable where claimant entitled to both forms of allowance
7Exclusion of payments below prescribed minimum
Assessments relating to entitlement
8Limited capability for work
9Limited capability for work-related activity
10Report
Conditionality
11Work-focused health-related assessments
12Work-focused interviews
13Work-related activity
14Action plans in connection with work-focused interviews
15Directions about work-related activity
16Contracting out
Miscellaneous
17Income and capital: general
18Disqualification
19Pilot schemes
20Relationship with statutory payments
21Deemed entitlement for other purposes
22Supplementary provisions
23Recovery of sums in respect of maintenance
General
24Interpretation, etc. of Part 1
25Regulations
26Assembly control
27Financial provisions relating to Part 1
28Consequential amendments relating to Part 1
29Transition relating to Part 1
PART 2HOUSING BENEFIT
30Local housing allowance
31Loss of housing benefit following eviction for anti-social behaviour, etc.
32Housing benefit for persons taking up employment
33Section 32: supplemental
34Sections 32 and 33: interpretation
35Payment of housing benefit
36Directions by Department
37Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 2
PART 3SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION: GENERAL
Sharing of social security information
38Social security information
39Information relating to certain benefits
40Unlawful disclosure of certain information
Overpayment recovery
41Recovery of overpaid benefit
Benefit fraud
42Housing Executive powers to investigate benefit fraud
43Housing Executive powers to prosecute benefit fraud
44Housing Executive functions relating to benefit: information
45Loss of benefit for commission of benefit offences
PART 4MISCELLANEOUS
Benefits for bereaved persons
46Widowed mother's allowance
47Widowed parent's allowance
Disability living allowance: age conditions
48Care component of disability living allowance: persons under the age of 16
49Mobility component of disability living allowance: persons under the age of 16
Social fund
50Matters to which regard must be had in awarding budgeting loans
51Allocations from Social Fund
Compensation for pneumoconiosis etc.
52“Relevant employer”
53“Dependant”
Other
54Power to stop payment of allowances to care home residents
55Medical examinations
56Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 4
PART 5GENERAL
57Interpretation
58Repeals
59Transition
60Commencement
61Short title
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
PART 1CONTRIBUTORY ALLOWANCE
Conditions relating to national insurance
1(1) The first condition is that— (a) the claimant has...
2(1) The second condition is that— (a) the claimant has...
3(1) For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2—
Condition relating to youth
4(1) The third condition is that— (a) the claimant was...
“Relevant benefit week”
5In this Part of this Schedule, “relevant benefit week” means...
PART 2INCOME-RELATED ALLOWANCE
6(1) The conditions are that the claimant—
SCHEDULE 2EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Limited capability for work
1Regulations may make provision— (a) for a person to be...
Waiting days
2Except in prescribed circumstances, a person is not entitled to...
Periods of less than a week
3Regulations may make provision in relation to—
Linking periods
4(1) Regulations may provide for circumstances in which a period...
Presence in Northern Ireland
5Regulations may make provision for the purposes of this Part...
Contributory allowance: entitlement in case of absence from Northern Ireland
6Regulations may provide that in prescribed circumstances a claimant who...
Contributory allowance: modification in relation to employment on ships etc.
7(1) Regulations may modify any provision of this Part, so...
Income-related allowance: entitlement in case of absence from Northern Ireland
8(1) Regulations may provide that in prescribed circumstances a claimant...
Limited capability for work-related activity
9Regulations may make provision— (a) for a person to be...
Effect of work
10Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a person is to...
Good cause for failure to comply with certain regulations
10A(1) This paragraph applies to any regulations made under section...
Treatment of allowance as “benefit”
11Regulations may provide for— (a) an employment and support allowance,...
Attribution of reductions in cases where allowance taken to consist of two elements
12Where an employment and support allowance is taken by virtue...
Treatment of information supplied as information relating to social security
13Information supplied in pursuance of regulations under any of sections...
Advance claims
14This Part shall have effect with prescribed modifications in relation...
SCHEDULE 3CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 1
The Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (NI 20)
1In Article 131 of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order...
The Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (NI 23)
2(1) The Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 is amended...
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
3(1) The Contributions and Benefits Act is amended as follows....
The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
4(1) The Administration Act is amended as follows.
The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 2)
5(1) The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 is amended as...
The Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 15)
6(1) The Jobseekers Order is amended as follows.
The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 18)
7In Article 25 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order...
The Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 22)
8In Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995...
The Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 18)
9(1) The Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 is amended...
The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 10)
10(1) The 1998 Order is amended as follows.
The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)
11In section 115 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999...
The Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 11)
12In Article 69 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern...
The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4)
13(1) The 2000 Act is amended as follows.
The Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 17)
14(1) The Social Security Fraud Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 is...
SCHEDULE 4TRANSITION RELATING TO PART 1
General power to provide for transition relating to Part 1
1(1) Regulations may make such provision as the Department considers...
Pre-commencement claims
2Regulations may— (a) make provision for a claim for incapacity...
Post-commencement claims
3Regulations may— (a) make provision excluding the making of a...
Award of employment and support allowance for pre-commencement period
4Regulations may— (a) make provision for an employment and support...
Matching of awards of employment and support allowance
5(1) For the purposes of this paragraph, an award of...
6(1) For the purposes of this paragraph an award of...
Treatment of existing awards
7(1) Regulations may— (a) make provision for converting existing awards...
Transitional allowances
8Regulations may— (a) make provision for a person's continuing entitlement...
9(1) Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a person who...
Post-commencement up-rating of incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance
10Regulations may provide for section 132 of the Administration Act...
Interpretation
11In this Schedule— “appointed day” means the day appointed for...
SCHEDULE 5MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 2
The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
1The Administration Act is amended as follows.
2In section 128E (information about attainment of standards), in subsection...
3(1) Section 128F (enforcement notices) is amended as follows.
4(1) Section 128G (enforcement determinations) is amended as follows.
5In section 167(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “prescribe” at...
The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000 (c. 4)
6In Schedule 7 to the 2000 Act (housing benefit: revisions...
SCHEDULE 6SCHEDULE TO BE INSERTED IN THE PNEUMOCONIOSIS, ETC., (WORKERS' COMPENSATION) (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1979
SCHEDULE 7MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART 4
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7)
1(1) The Contributions and Benefits Act is amended as follows....
The Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8)
2(1) The Administration Act is amended as follows.
The Deregulation and Contracting Out (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 11)
3In Article 17 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out (Northern...
The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 10)
4In Article 38(7) of the 1998 Order (principles applicable on...
SCHEDULE 8REPEALS

Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007

2007 CHAPTER 2

An Act to make provision about social security and for connected purposes.

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