Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2017/28 United Kingdom

The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Employer7 Any Person1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
TULRCA 1992 72 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

55 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Amendments to welfare supplementary payment regime
s.003 Non-retrospective effect of provisions terminating or reducing welfare supplementary payment
s.004 Application of this Part
s.005 Interpretation of this Part
s.006 Circumstances in which overpayment may be recovered
s.007 Means of recovery
s.008 Persons from whom overpayments may be recovered
s.009 Deduction from certain supplementary payments
s.010 Deductions from benefits (non-universal credit cases)
s.010 Deductions from benefits (universal credit cases)
s.011 Deduction from earnings
s.012 Court action
s.013 Off-setting in the case of awards of back-dated benefit
s.014 Amendments to the Welfare Supplementary Payments Regulations
s.015 Amendment of the definition of welfare benefit
s.016 Timing of payments
s.017 Effective date of change in circumstances
s.018 Persons to whom welfare supplementary payments may be made
s.019 Termination of welfare supplementary payment if person ceases to be entitled to housing benefit
s.020 Termination of welfare supplementary payment if person ceases to be affected by benefit cap
s.021 Entitlement to welfare supplementary payment where couple separates
s.022 Effect of sanctions
s.023 Information sharing
s.024 Amendments to the Welfare Supplementary Payments Regulations
s.025 Meaning of limited capability for work
s.026 Effect of sanctions
s.027 Effective date of change in circumstances
s.028 Persons to whom welfare supplementary payments may be made
s.029 Information sharing
s.030 Amendments to the Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Disability-Related Premiums) Regulations
s.031 Definition of welfare benefit
s.032 Entitlement to welfare supplementary payment where couple separates
s.033 No termination of welfare supplementary payment if conflict related welfare supplementary payment applies
s.034 Persons to whom welfare supplementary payments may be made
s.035 Effect of sanctions
s.036 Information sharing
s.037 Amendments to the Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Carer Payments) Regulations
s.038 Definition of couple
s.039 Priority where claimant potentially entitled under more than one Part
s.040 Change in the amount of contributory benefit
s.041 Date payments cease if caree ceases to receive welfare supplementary payment for loss of disability living allowance
s.042 Termination of welfare supplementary payment if caree awarded daily living component of personal independence payment
s.043 Couples: termination of welfare supplementary payment on death of carer
s.044 Time limits for termination of welfare payment on death of caree
s.045 Persons to whom welfare supplementary payments may be made
s.046 Effect of sanctions
s.047 Change in the amount of welfare supplementary payment after person forms a couple
s.048 Welfare supplementary payment (under Part 3 or 5) where a couple separates
s.049 Information sharing
s.050 Change of circumstances: residency, care home, hospital, prison
s.051 Amendments to the Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Disability Living Allowance) Regulations
s.052 Effective date of change of circumstances
s.053 Persons to whom welfare supplementary payments may be made
s.054 Change of circumstances: residency, care home, hospital, prison
Schedules

Schedules

9 of 14 shown
s.sch002 (1) When acting under regulation 11, the Department must prepare... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must prepare and issue earnings deduction noticeCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch002 Priority Regulated
  • Prioritise multiple wage deductions from employees in the correct orderEmployer
s.sch002 Deduction by employer: general Regulated
  • Deduct from employee's earnings on each pay-dayEmployer
s.sch002 Deduction by employer: particular cases Regulated
  • Correct deduction errors on the next pay day and protect earnings floorEmployer
s.sch002 Notification to liable person Regulated
  • Notify liable person in writing of deductions and provide calculation explanation on requestEmployer
s.sch002 Payment to Department Regulated
  • Pay deducted welfare payments to Department by 19th of month and keep recordsEmployer
s.sch002 Information from liable person Regulated
  • Notify the Department when you change jobsAny Person
s.sch002 Notification to Department Regulated
  • Notify the Department about mistaken employer identity or employee departureEmployer
s.sch002 Variation Regulated
  • Employers must comply with varied deduction notice from the DepartmentEmployer
5 other schedules
s.sch002 Discharge
s.sch002 Lapse
s.sch002 Crown employment
s.sch002 Service by post
s.sch002 Meaning of “earnings” etc.

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