http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/175/introductionThe Social Security (Claims and Information) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001Housing benefitBenefitsIncome supportFurther and higher educationChild supportHOUSING; RATES; SOCIAL SECURITYFAMILY LAWStatute Law Database2026-03-04Expert Participation2009-07-13 These Regulations introduce provisions to support the 2001 No. 175 Made 12th April 2001 Coming into operation 14th May 2001 The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1)(b), 5A and 165(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, section 122(1)(d) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and Articles 69 and 73(1) and (3) to (6) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, and now vested in it, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel in so far as its consent is required in respect of regulations 7 and 8, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations: 1992 c. 8; section 5A was inserted by Article 68 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11)) 1992 c. 7 S.I. 1999/3147 (N.I. 11) See Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 See section 171(6A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; subsection (6A) was inserted by Article 3(3) of the Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1579 (N.I. 8)); see also Article 6(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 which transferred the consent functions under section 171(6A) from the Department of the Environment to the Department of Finance and Personnel See section 150(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992