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The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
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Government Printer for Northern Ireland
2020-01-13
SOCIAL SECURITY
These Regulations provide for a social security benefit to be known as an employment and support allowance (“ESA”), which replaces the existing benefit of the same name. The new benefit is for people who have a health condition or disability which limits their capability to work. People will only be able to claim the new benefit where they have made sufficient National Insurance contributions. People will no longer be able to claim ESA where they have low or no other income but have not made sufficient National Insurance contributions. Many rules for the existing benefit are replicated in these Regulations for the new benefit.
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 45
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 1(2)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Pt. 8(crossheading)
Pt. 8(step)(1)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 1(2)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Pt. 8(crossheading)
Pt. 8(step)(2)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 1(2)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (revoked)
The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa)
The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (revoked)
The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (revoked)
The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
art. 31(3)(b)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (revoked)
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (revoked)
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (revoked)
art. 31(3)(b)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (NorthernIreland)2023
art. 32(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (NorthernIreland)2023
art. 32(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (NorthernIreland)2023
art. 32(3)(b)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023
art. 31(3)(b)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 45
The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Claimant Commitment Exceptions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
reg. 3(a)
reg. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 45(2)
The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Claimant Commitment Exceptions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
reg. 3(b)
reg. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
art. 32(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
art. 32(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
art. 32(3)(b)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 (revoked)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 (revoked)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
art. 31(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 (revoked)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
art. 31(3)(b)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security (2023 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
art. 30(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa)
The Social Security (2023 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
art. 30(3)(a)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security (2023 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
art. 30(3)(b)
art. 1
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
art. 31(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
art. 31(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
art. 31(3)(b)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(i)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
art. 32(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
art. 32(3)(a)
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb)
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
art. 32(3)(b)
PART 7CLAIMANT RESPONSIBILITIES
Claimant commitment – exceptions45
A claimant may be entitled to an employment and support allowance without having accepted a claimant commitment if the Department considers that—
a
the claimant cannot accept a claimant commitment because they lack capacity to do so; or
b
there are exceptional circumstances in which it would be unreasonable to expect the person to accept a claimant commitment.