Ss. 1, 2 |
23 December 2017 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 3 |
1 January 2018 |
Social Welfare Act 2017 (Section 3) Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 638 of 2017), art. 2 |
S. 4 |
26 March 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 4(2) |
S. 5 |
26 March 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 5(2) |
S. 6 |
26 March 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 6(2) |
S. 7 |
22 March 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 7(4) |
S. 8 |
1 January 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 8(3) |
S. 9 |
23 December 2017 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 10 |
29 March 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 10(2) |
S. 11 |
23 December 2017 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 12 insofar as it relates to jobseeker’s benefit |
22 March 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 12(2)(a) |
S. 12 insofar as it relates to illness benefit, health and safety benefit, and injury benefit |
26 March 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 12(2)(b) |
S. 12 insofar it relates to carer’s benefit, invalidity pension, and a payment referred to in para. (a) of the definition of “relevant payment” in s.178(1) of the Principal Act |
29 March 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 12(2)(c) |
S. 12 insofar as it relates to death benefit under Chapter 13 (other than s. 84) of the Principal Act, widow’s (contributory) pension, widower’s (contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension, State pension (contributory), guardian’s payment (contributory), disablement pension, and disablement gratuity |
30 March 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 12(2)(d) |
S. 13 |
23 December 2017 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 14 insofar as it relates to jobseekers allowance (other than where payable in accordance with s. 148A of the Principal Act, pre-retirement allowance, and farm assist |
21 March 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 14(a) |
S. 14 insofar as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance |
26 March 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 14(b) |
S. 14 insofar as it relates to disability allowance |
28 March 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 14(c) |
S. 14 insofar as it relates to one-parent family payment (other than where payable in respect of a widow, widower or surviving civil partner), jobseeker’s allowance payable in accordance with section 148A of the Principal Act, a payment referred to in paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of “relevant payment” in s. 178(1) of the Principal Act, and carer’s allowance |
29 March 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 14(d) |
S. 14 insofar as it relates to State pension (non-contributory), blind pension, guardian’s payment (non-contributory), widow’s (non-contributory) pension, widower’s (non-contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (non-contributory) pension, and one-parent family payment (payable in respect of a widow, widower or surviving civil partner) |
30 March 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 14(e) |
S. 15 |
23 December 2017 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 16 |
23 December 2017 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 17 |
1 January 2018 |
Commenced as per s. 17(2) |
Ss. 18, 19 |
23 December 2017 |
Commenced on enactment |