PART 1

EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE

Work-related requirements

Work-related requirements
11
1
The following provisions of this Part provide for the Department to impose work-related requirements with which persons entitled to an employment and support allowance must comply for the purposes of this Part.
2
In this Part “
work-related requirement
” means—
a
a work-focused interview requirement (see section 11B);
b
a work preparation requirement (see section 11C).
3
The work-related requirements which may be imposed on a person depend on which of the following groups the person falls into—
a
persons subject to no work-related requirements (see section 11D);
b
persons subject to work-focused interview requirement only (see section 11E);
c
persons subject to work-focused interview and work preparation requirements (see section 11F).
S. 11 wholly in operation at 27.10.2008; s. 11 not in operation at Royal Assent see s. 60(1); s. 11(1)(2)(a)-(g)(3)-(5)(6)(a)(7)(c) in operation for certain purposes at 1.7.2008 and wholly in operation at 27.10.2008 by S.R. 2008/276, art. 2(2)(c), Sch. Pt. 1; s. 11 in operation at 27.10.2008 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2008/276, art. 2(2)(d), Sch. Pt. 2
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-29) applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/312), regs. 1, 6, Sch. 1
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-29) applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/312), regs. 1, 16, Sch. 2
Pt. 1 (ss. 1-29) applied (with modifications) by Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7), s. 123(6A)(6B) (as inserted (prosp.) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 13), ss. 5(1)(b), 36(2))
S. 11 11L and crossheading substituted for (2.5.2016 for specified purposes, 27.9.2017 for specified purposes and subsequently on the days on which and for the purposes for which "the amending provisions" are brought into force by secondary legislation) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), arts. 2(2), 63(2); S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(3)(b); S.R. 2017/190, art. 9 (with arts. 10-25)
Pt. 1 modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending S.R.) by The Social Security (Ireland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/77), art. 2; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Pt. 1 modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending S.R.) by The Social Security (Switzerland) (Citizens' Rights Agreement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (revoked) 2019 (S.R. 2019/212), art. 2(2)(f); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Pt. 1 modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending S.R.) by The Social Security (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) (Citizens' Rights Agreement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/211), art. 2(2)(f); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Pt. 1 modified (1.1.2021) by The Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/357), arts. 1(2), 2, Sch.
Pt. 1 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1 of the amending S.R.) by The Social Security (Switzerland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/277), art. 2, Sch.
Pt. 1 modified (19.10.2023) by The Social Security (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/181), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch.
Pt. 1 modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Gibraltar) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/21), art. 2(2)(f)