Legislation – The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

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Introduction

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

2 Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance, State Pension Credit, Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit – definition of prisoner

3 Income Support, Jobseekers Allowance, State Pension Credit and Employment and Support Allowance – persons treated as being or not being members of the same household

4 Jobseekers Allowance – availability for employment

5 Housing Benefit – modification of the rule on whether a person is or is not to be treated as occupying a dwelling as their home

6 Expiry

Signature

Explanatory note

2020 No. 63
Social Security

The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into operation
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1)(a) and (d), 123, 129, 131(1), 133(1) and (2)(h) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19921, Articles 2(2), 6(5) and (12), 8(4), 9(4) and 36(2) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19952, sections 2(3), (4), (6) and (9), 3(8), 17(1) and (2)(a) and 19(1) to (3) of the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 20023, sections 4(2) and (3), 24(1) and 25(2) of, and paragraph 6(8) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 20074 and Articles 5, 7(2), 11(1), 13(1) and 48(2) of, and paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 20155.
Those powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 20156.
1

1992 c.7. Section 133(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”.

2

S.I.1995/2705 (N.I. 15); Article 2(2) is cited for the meaning of the word “regulations”. Article 8 and 9 are maintained in operation in certain circumstances by Article 9 of S.R. 2017 No. 190.

3

2002 c.14 (N.I.). Section 17(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

4

2007 c. 2 (N.I.). Sections 2 and 4 were repealed for certain purposes by the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015. Section 24(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

5

2015 No. 2006 (N.I. 1). Article 5 is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”.

6

Article 4 was amended by Article 4 of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/999 (N.I. 1). Functions under or for the purposes of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 are vested in the Department for Communities by virtue of Article 8(b) of S.R. 1999 No. 481 and section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.)).