The Social Security (Income-related Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

The Department for Communities1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 132(4)(b) and 171(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19922, Article 14(4)(b) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19953 and now vested in it4, sections 15(6)(b) and 19(1) and (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 20025 and section 17(3)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 20076.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it7.