Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2017 United Kingdom

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

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What's here

9 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Schedules

s.sch002

(1) When acting under regulation 11, the Department must prepare...

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must prepare and issue earnings deduction notice Crown / Minister / Government department
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Priority

  • Prioritise multiple wage deductions from employees in the correct order
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Deduction by employer: general

  • Deduct from employee's earnings on each pay-day
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Deduction by employer: particular cases

  • Correct deduction errors on the next pay day and protect earnings floor
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Notification to liable person

  • Notify liable person in writing of deductions and provide calculation explanation on request
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Payment to Department

  • Pay deducted welfare payments to Department by 19th of month and keep records
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Information from liable person

  • Notify the Department when you change jobs
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Notification to Department

  • Notify the Department about mistaken employer identity or employee departure
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Variation

  • Employers must comply with varied deduction notice from the Department
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s.sch002

Discharge

s.sch002

Lapse

s.sch002

Crown employment

s.sch002

Service by post

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Meaning of “earnings” etc.

Browse 55 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
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

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