Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007
No. 8 of 2007
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1- 3 | 30 March 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 4 | 1 April 2007 | S. 4(2) |
| S. 5 | 1 May 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Sections 5, 8, 22, 23 and 28) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 219 of 2007), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 6, 7 | 30 March 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 8 | 1 May 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Sections 5, 8, 22, 23 and 28) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 219 of 2007), art. 2(a) |
| S. 9(a) | 26 September 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 9) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 702 of 2007), art. 2 |
| S. 9(b) | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 9(c), 9(d) | 26 September 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 9) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 702 of 2007), art. 2 |
| S. 9(e)(i) | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 9(e)(ii) | 26 September 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 9) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 702 of 2007), art. 2 |
| S. 9(f) | 26 September 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 9) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 702 of 2007), art. 2 |
| S. 9(g)(i) | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 9(g)(ii) | 26 September 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 9) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 702 of 2007), art. 2 |
| S. 9(i) | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 9(j) | 26 September 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 9) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 702 of 2007), art. 2 |
| Ss. 10 - 13 | 30 March 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 14 | 1 November 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 14) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 749 of 2007), art. 2 |
| Ss. 15- 17 | 30 March 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 18 | 22 May 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Sections 18, 20, 25(1), 35 and 36) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 256 of 2007), art. 3 |
| S. 19 | 30 March 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 20 | 4 July 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Sections 18, 20, 25(1), 35 and 36) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 256 of 2007), art. 5 |
| S. 21(a) | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 21(b), (c) | 27 September 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Sections 21 and 24) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 699 of 2007), art. 2 |
| Ss. 22, 23 | 3 May 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Sections 5, 8, 22, 23 and 28) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 219 of 2007), art. 2(b) |
| S. 24 | 27 September 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Sections 21 and 24) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 699 of 2007), art. 2 |
| S. 25(1) | 6 June 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Sections 18, 20, 25(1), 35 and 36) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 256 of 2007), art. 4 |
| S. 25(2) | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 26 | 30 March 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 27 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 28(a) | 7 June 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Sections 5, 8, 22, 23 and 28) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 219 of 2007), art. 2(c) |
| S. 28(b) | 1 May 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Sections 5, 8, 22, 23 and 28) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 219 of 2007), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 29- 33 | 30 March 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 34 | 5 June 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 34) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 268 of 2007), art. 2 |
| S. 35(a)(i) | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| S. 35(a)(ii), (iii) | 3 April 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 35) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 146 of 2007), art. 2 |
| S. 35(b)(i) | 6 June 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Sections 18, 20, 25(1), 35 and 36) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 256 of 2007), art 4 |
| S. 35(b)(ii) | 6 April 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 35) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 146 of 2007), art. 2(c) |
| S. 35(c)(i) | 6 June 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Sections 18, 20, 25(1), 35 and 36) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 256 of 2007), art 4 |
| S. 35(c)(ii), (iii) | 5 April 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 35) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 146 of 2007), art. 2(b) |
| S. 35(d) | 6 June 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Sections 18, 20, 25(1), 35 and 36) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 256 of 2007) , art. 4 |
| S. 36 | 6 June 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Sections 18, 20, 25(1), 35 and 36) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 256 of 2007), art. 4 |
| S. 37 in so far as it amends Pensions Act 1990 (25/1990), s. 3A | 17 September 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 37) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 632 of 2007) |
| S. 37 in so far as it relates to- (a) sch. 2 part 1, (b) sch. 2 part 2, except in so far as it relates to Pensions Act 1990 (25/1990), s. 3A, and (c) sch. 2 part 3 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 | 27 April 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 37) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 181 of 2007), art. 2 |
| Ss. 38, 39 | 30 March 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. 1 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(4) | |
| Sch. 2 part 1 | 27 April 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 37) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 181 of 2007), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 part 2 in so far as it amends Pensions Act 1990 (25/1990), s. 3A | 17 September 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 37) (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 632 of 2007), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 part 2 except in so far as it amends Pensions Act 1990 (25/1990), s. 3A | 27 April 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 37) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 181 of 2007), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 part 3 | 27 April 2007 | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 (Section 37) (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 181 of 2007), art. 2 |
| Sch. 3 | 30 March 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 9(b) deleted | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008 (No. 2 of 2008), s. 25(a) | 7 March 2008 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 9(e)(i) deleted | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008 (No. 2 of 2008), s. 25(a) | 7 March 2008 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 9(g)(i) deleted | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008 (No. 2 of 2008), s. 25(a) | 7 March 2008 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 9(i) deleted | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008 (No. 2 of 2008), s. 25(a) | 7 March 2008 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 25(2) repealed | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008 (No. 2 of 2008), s. 25(b) | 7 March 2008 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 28 reference to "Respite Care Grant" construed | 47/2015, ss. 5(2), 5(3) | 1 January 2016 | S. 5(2) |
| S. 35(a)(i) deleted | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008 (No. 2 of 2008 ), s. 25(c) | 7 March 2008 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 36 reference to "Respite Care Grant" construed | 47/2015, ss. 5(2), 5(3) | 1 January 2016 | S. 5(2) |
| Sch. 1 repealed | Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008 (No. 2 of 2008), s. 25(d) | 7 March 2008 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. 2 references to the Financial Services Ombudsman, the Deputy Financial Services Ombudsman or the Pensions Ombudsman shall, on and after the establishment day, be construed as Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman | 22/2017, s. 29(3) | 1 January 2018 | Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 524 of 2017), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 reference to "the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman" to be construed as "the Office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman" | 22/2017, s. 29 | 1 January 2018 | Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 524 of 2017), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |