http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/8/section/147Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19921992-02-13texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-29Expert Participation2026-07-09 Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 101(1)(4)(5)s. 101(6)(a)(b)The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015Sch. 12 Pt. 1art. 2(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 2G(1)(d)The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015art. 65(5)art. 2(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 31A(1A)The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015Sch. 4 para. 11(a)(ii)art. 2(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 110A headingThe Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015art. 114(4)art. 2(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 110AThe Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015Sch. 12 Pt. 1art. 2(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 110A(2)The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015art. 114(5)(a)art. 2(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 110A(2)(b)The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015art. 114(5)(b)art. 2(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 110A(4)(b)The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015art. 114(6)art. 2(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 110ZAThe Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015art. 114(2)art. 2(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 110ZAThe Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015Sch. 12 Pt. 1art. 2(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 140CThe Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015Sch. 2 para. 20art. 2(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 104A(1A)-(1C)Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007s. 42(3)s. 60(1)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 110AWelfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007s. 43s. 60(1)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 126(2)-(2B)Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007s. 35s. 60(1)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 2A(9)Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010Sch. 1 para. 24s. 36(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 5(1A)-(1C)Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010s. 18(2)(c)s. 36(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 116E and cross-headingWelfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010s. 16(3)s. 36(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 166(2)(ac)Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010s. 17s. 36(2)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 130ABPensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008Sch. 3 para. 14s. 73s. 118(1)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992ActThe Social Security (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) (Citizens' Rights Agreement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (revoked)art. 2(2)(a)Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992ActThe International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance 2007) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018reg. 8reg. 1Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992s. 143(6)The Child Benefit and Guardian's Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025reg. 4(3)reg. 1 Part XI1471The Department shall allocate amounts for payments from the social fund such as are mentioned in section 134(1)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (in this section referred to as “section 134(1)(b) payments”) .2The Department may specify the amounts either as sums of money or by reference to money falling into the social fund on the repayment or partial repayment of loans, or partly in the former and partly in the latter manner.3Allocations—amay be for all section 134(1)(b) payments or for any description of such payments;bmay be of different amounts for payments of different descriptions ;cmay be made at such time or times as the Department considers appropriate; anddmay be in addition to any other allocation....3AWithout prejudice to the generality of subsection (3)(a) above, descriptions of section 134(1)(b) payments may, in particular, be framed by reference to—athe purposes for which payments are made;bthe persons by whom payments are made (including where such persons are located);cthe persons to whom payments are made (including where such persons are located).4The Department may at any time re-allocate amounts previously allocated, and subsections (2) and (3) above shall have effect in relation to a re-allocation as they have effect in relation to an allocation.5The Department may give general directions to appropriate officers or groups of appropriate officers, or to any class of appropriate officers, with respect to the control and management by appropriate officers or groups of appropriate officers of any amounts allocated to them under this section.6In this section “appropriate officer” means an officer of the Department who, acting under its authority, is exercising functions of the Department in relation to section 134(1)(b) payments .Words in s. 147(5) substituted (29.11.1999 for certain purposes, otherwiseprosp.) by S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), arts. 1, 78(1), Sch. 6 para. 80(2); S.R. 1999/472, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 20-22) (subject to art. 2(2) of the said S.R. 1999/472)S. 147(6) inserted (29.11.1999 for certain purposes, otherwiseprosp.) by S.I. 1998/1506, arts. 1, 78(1), Sch. 6 para. 80(3); S.R. 1999/472, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 20-22) (subject to art. 2(2) of the said S.R. 1999/472)Words in s. 147(3)(d) repealed (29.6.2007) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), ss. 51(3)(c), 60(2)(a), Sch. 8Words in s. 147(3)(b) substituted (29.6.2007) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), ss. 51(3)(b), 60(2)(a)S. 147 repealed (28.11.2016 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), art. 2(2), Sch. 12 Pt. 7; S.R. 2016/411, art. 2(3)(b) (with art. 4)Words in s. 147(1) inserted (29.6.2007) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), ss. 51(2), 60(2)(a)Words in s. 147(6) substituted (29.6.2007) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), s. 60(2)(c), Sch. 7 para. 2(4)S. 147(3A) inserted (29.6.2007) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), ss. 51(4), 60(2)(a)S. 147(3)(a) substituted (29.6.2007) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), ss. 51(3)(a), 60(2)(a)Words in s. 147(5) substituted (29.6.2007) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), s. 60(2)(c), Sch. 7 para. 2(3)