Explanatory Memorandum

Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007

2007 CHAPTER 2

27 June 2007

Overview

12.The Act contains 61 sections and 8 Schedules:

13.Part 1 - Employment and support allowance

14.- Entitlement

15.- Assessments relating to entitlement

16.- Conditionality

17.- Miscellaneous

18.- General

19.Part 2 - Housing Benefit

20.Part 3 - Social Security Administration: general

21.- Sharing of social security information

22.- Overpayment recovery

23.- Benefit fraud

24.Part 4 - Miscellaneous

25.- Benefits for bereaved persons

26.- Disability living allowance: age conditions

27.- Social fund

28.- Compensation for pneumoconiosis etc.

29.- Other

30.Part 5 - General