Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 No. 13

PART 1 N.I. SOCIAL SECURITY

Miscellaneous N.I.

Prospective

Jobseekers' agreements and action plans: well-being of children N.I.

25—(1) In Article 11 of the Jobseekers Order (the jobseeker's agreement), after paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A) In preparing a jobseeker's agreement for a claimant, the officer must have regard (so far as practicable) to its impact on the well-being of any child who may be affected by it.”.

(2) In section 14 of the Welfare Reform Act (employment and support allowance: action plans in connection with work-focused interviews) at the end add—

“(5) In preparing any [F1 claimant commitment or] action plan, [F1 the Department or] the Department for Employment and Learning must have regard (so far as practicable) to its impact on the well-being of any person under the age of 16 who may be affected by it.”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 25(2) inserted (2.5.2016 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), arts. 2(2), 60(7); S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(3)(b)