Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015

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PART 1

Preliminary and General Section

Section 1

1.Short title, construction and collective citation

PART 2

Amendments to Social Welfare Acts

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Section 9

Section 10

Section 11

Section 12

Section 13

Section 14

Section 15

PART 3

Amendments to other Acts

Section 16

Section 17

PART 1

Preliminary and General Short title, construction and collective citation 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015.

PART 2

Amendments to Social Welfare Acts Definitions 2. In this Part— “Act of 2010” means the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 ; “Principal Act” means the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 .

Definition of medical assessor and consequential amendments 3. (1) Section 2(1) of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following definitions: “ ‘employment agency’ has the same meaning as it has in the Employment Agency Act 1971 ; ‘medical assessor’ means— (a) an officer of the Minister who is a registered medical practitioner, or (b) such other person who is a registered medical practitioner— (i) engaged by the Minister under a contract for services or otherwise, or (ii) employed by an employment agency under a contract of employment (within the meaning of the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012 ), to provide medical services to the Minister;”.

Entitlement to carer’s benefit, carer’s allowance and respite care grant 4. (1) The Principal Act is amended— (a) in section 99 (amended by section 10(a) of the Act of 2008), by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2): “(2) For the purposes of the definition of ‘relevant person’ in this Chapter, a person shall not be regarded as requiring full-time care and attention unless the person has such a disability that he or she requires from another person— (a) continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily functions, or (b) continual supervision in order to avoid danger to himself or herself.”, (b) in section 179 (amended by section 10(b) of the Act of 2008), by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4): “(4) For the purposes of the definition of ‘relevant person’ in this Chapter, a person shall not be regarded as requiring full-time care and attention unless the person has such a disability that he or she— (a) requires from another person— (i) continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily functions, or (ii) continual supervision in order to avoid danger to himself or herself, and (b) is likely to require such full-time care and attention for at least 12 consecutive months.”, and (c) in section 224 (amended by section 10(c) of the Act of 2008), by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2): “(2) For the purposes of the definition of ‘relevant person’ in this Part, a person shall not be regarded as requiring full-time care and attention unless the person is so incapacitated that he or she requires from another person— (a) continual supervision and frequent assistance throughout the day in connection with normal bodily functions, or (b) continual supervision in order to avoid danger to himself or herself.”.

Entitlement to jobseeker’s allowance in certain circumstances 5. Section 148A (inserted by section 10 of the Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 ) of the Principal Act is amended— (a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): “(1) This section applies— (a) to a person who, during the period for which jobseeker’s allowance is being claimed under this section— (i) is not entitled to one-parent family payment, and (ii) would be entitled to one-parent family payment but for the fact that the youngest child has attained the age specified in paragraph (b) of the definition of ‘relevant age’ in section 172(1), and (b) where the youngest child, referred to in paragraph (a)(ii), has not attained the age of 14 years.”, and (b) by the deletion of subsection (5).

Entitlement to one-parent family payment 6. (1) Section 172(1) of the Principal Act is amended— (a) in the definition of “qualified parent” (amended by section 20 of the Act of 2010)— (i) in paragraph (e), by the substitution of “6 months,” for “6 months, or”, and (ii) in paragraph (h), by the substitution of “civil partnership,” for “civil partnership.”, and (b) in the definition of “relevant age” (amended by section 14 of the Act of 2012), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a): “(a) 16 years where— (i) the person in respect of whom the claim for one-parent family payment is being made is qualified for a carer’s allowance under Chapter 8 of Part 3, including a payment under section 186A, or (ii) a payment under Chapter 8A of Part 3 is being made in respect of a child, and”.

Discontinuance of continued payment for qualified children 7. Section 234 (amended by section 29(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Act of 2010) of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1): “(1A) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Part, a continued payment shall not be payable to a person for any period on or after the enactment of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015.”.

Back to work family dividend 8. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following Part after Part 7: “PART 7A Back to Work Family Dividend Definitions 238A. In this Part— ‘employment’ means insurable employment but does not include participation in a qualifying scheme; ‘qualifying payment’ means an allowance payable to a person participating in a qualifying scheme where, immediately before such participation commenced, the person was in receipt of— (a) jobseeker’s benefit, or (b) jobseeker’s allowance, other than jobseeker’s allowance payable in accordance with section 148A; ‘qualifying scheme’ means— (a) a scheme administered by the Minister and known as— (i) Community Employment, (ii) Tús, (iii) Rural Social Scheme, (iv) Gateway, or (v) the national internship scheme, (b) an approved course of training, or (c) any other prescribed— (i) scheme or programme of employment or work experience, or (ii) course of education, training or development; ‘relevant payment’ means an allowance payable to a person participating in a qualifying scheme where, immediately before such participation commenced, the person was in receipt of— (a) one-parent family payment, or (b) jobseeker’s allowance payable in accordance with section 148A; ‘self-employment’ means insurable self-employment.

Entitlement to dividend 238B. (1) Subject to this Act, a person who has not attained pensionable age shall be entitled to a dividend (in this Act referred to as ‘back to work family dividend’) where— (a) on or after 5 January 2015 and before 1 April 2018, the person ceases to claim or ceases to be entitled to— (i) jobseeker’s benefit, jobseeker’s allowance, a qualifying payment or a relevant payment, by reason of that person or, where appropriate, that person’s spouse, civil partner or cohabitant— (I) being in employment or self-employment, or (II) commencing employment or self-employment within 4 weeks of the date on which that person ceased to claim or ceased to be entitled to the benefit, allowance or payment concerned, or (ii) one-parent family payment by reason of— (I) that person being in employment or self-employment, (II) that person commencing employment or self-employment within 4 weeks of the date on which he or she ceased to claim or ceased to be entitled to that payment, (III) the youngest child having attained the age specified in paragraph (b) of the definition of ‘relevant age’ in section 172(1) and that person being in employment or self-employment at the date on which he or she ceased to claim or ceased to be entitled to that payment, or (IV) section 178B, 178C or 178D no longer applying to that person and that person being in employment or self- employment on the date on which he or she ceased to claim or ceased to be entitled to that payment, (b) immediately before the date on which the person ceased to claim or ceased to be entitled to a benefit, allowance or payment specified in paragraph (a), the person was in receipt of— (i) an increase in jobseeker’s benefit, jobseeker’s allowance or one-parent family payment in respect of at least one qualified child who normally resides with that person, or (ii) an increase in a qualifying payment or a relevant payment in respect of a child which corresponds to an increase referred to in subparagraph (i), and (c) in the case of— (i) jobseeker’s benefit, (ii) jobseeker’s allowance, other than jobseeker’s allowance payable in accordance with section 148A, or (iii) a qualifying payment, the person has, immediately before the date on which he or she ceased to claim or ceased to be entitled to the benefit, allowance or payment concerned, in any continuous period of unemployment been in receipt of such benefit, allowance or payment in respect of not less than 312 days of unemployment, of which not less than 156 days of unemployment have occurred in the 12 month period commencing immediately before that date.

Duration of dividend 238C. (1) Subject to this Act, back to work family dividend shall be paid for a maximum period of 104 weeks.

Rate of dividend 238D. (1) Subject to this Act, the weekly rate of back to work family dividend payable shall— (a) in respect of the first 52 weeks, beginning on the date on which it is receivable in accordance with regulations made under this Act, be an amount corresponding to the amount set out in column (4) of Part 1 of Schedule 4, opposite reference 1(a) in column (1) of that Part in respect of each child to whom section 238B(1)(b) refers, subject to the maximum weekly dividend payable corresponding to the weekly rate payable in respect of 4 such children, and (b) in respect of any week, occurring after the first 52 weeks, and not exceeding an aggregate of 104 weeks, be half the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (a), subject to the maximum weekly dividend payable corresponding to half the weekly rate payable in respect of 4 such children.

Regulations 238E. (1) The Minister may make regulations in relation to the back to work family dividend.

Cessation of Part 7A 238F. This Part shall cease to have effect on 1 April 2021.”.

Authentication of identity when presenting for payment 9. Section 242 (amended by section 3 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014 ) of the Principal Act is amended— (a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4): “(4) Subject to subsection (5), a person presenting for payment of benefit on his or her own behalf shall satisfy the Minister, an officer of the Minister or a payment service provider, as the case may be, as to his or her identity by furnishing— (a) his or her public services card, or (b) a card that has been issued to the person by the Minister under section 264 and such other information or documentation as the Minister, an officer of the Minister or a payment service provider, as the case may be, may reasonably require for the purposes of authenticating the identity of that person.”, (b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (5): “(5) The Minister may make arrangements with a payment service provider in respect of the payment of benefit to such class of persons as the Minister may determine and such arrangements may include the furnishing by the Minister of information or documentation to the payment service provider for the purposes of authenticating the identity of any such persons presenting to the payment service provider pursuant to the arrangement.”, and (c) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (5): “(6) A person presenting for payment of benefit on behalf of another person (in this section referred to as the ‘other person’) shall furnish to the Minister, an officer of the Minister or a payment service provider, as the case may be— (a) where the person has been nominated in that behalf in accordance with regulations made under section 244(1)(a) — (i) evidence that he or she has been so nominated by the other person to receive the benefit on behalf of the other person, (ii) the public services card issued to the other person or a card issued to the other person by the Minister under section 264, and (iii) such other information or documentation as the Minister, an officer of the Minister or a payment service provider, as the case may be, may reasonably require for the purposes of authenticating the identity of the nominated person, or (b) where the person has been appointed in that behalf in accordance with regulations made under section 244(1)(b) — (i) the public services card issued to the other person or a card issued to the other person by the Minister under section 264, and (ii) such other information or documentation as the Minster, an officer of the Minister or a payment service provider, as the case may be, may reasonably require for the purposes of authenticating the identity of the appointed person.

Opinion of medical assessor 10. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 300: “Opinion of medical assessor 300A. (1) In determining a person’s entitlement (whether in respect of a decision under section 300 or a revised decision under section 301) to a benefit, assistance or a respite care grant, as the case may be, the opinion of a medical assessor may be sought in respect of, but not limited to, any of the following questions: (a) whether the person is— (i) for the purposes of section 40 or section 74, as the case may be, incapable of work, or (ii) for the purposes of section 118, permanently incapable of work; (b) the level of restriction, for the purposes of section 46A, on the person’s capacity for work in relation to the capacity for work of a person of the same age who has no restriction on his or her capacity for work; (c) whether, for the purposes of Chapter 9 or Chapter 10 of Part 2, the woman concerned is expected to be or has been confined within the meaning of section 51; (d) whether, for the purposes of section 72— (i) the accident, in respect of which the opinion is sought, could have arisen out of and in the course of the insured person’s employment, and (ii) the insured person’s injury is consistent with that accident; (e) the extent, for the purposes of section 75, of the disablement resulting from the loss of physical or mental faculty suffered by an insured person as a result of personal injury caused on or after 1 May 1967 by accident arising out of and in the course of his or her employment; (f) whether, for the purposes of section 77, a person entitled to disablement pension is, as a result of the relevant loss of faculty, incapable of work and likely to remain permanently so incapable; (g) whether, for the purposes of section 78, a person entitled to disablement pension in respect of an assessment of 50 per cent or more requires constant attendance as a result of the relevant loss of faculty; (h) whether, for the purposes of section 80, the death of an insured person is as a result of personal injury caused on or after 1 May 1967 by accident arising out of and in the course of his or her employment; (i) whether, for the purposes of section 85, the person, as a result of the injury or disease arising out of and in the course of his or her employment— (i) is or could be treated as being incapable of work and likely to remain permanently so incapable, or (ii) requires constant attendance; (j) whether, for the purposes of section 87, an insured person has a disease or injury prescribed under that section which—

(i) could have arisen out of and in the course of the insured person’s employment, and (ii) developed on or after 1 May 1967; (k) whether the relevant accident, within the meaning of section 69, was an occupational accident for the purposes of section 90; (l) whether the person, in respect of whose care a claim has been made or is in payment, is a relevant person for the purposes of Chapter 14 of Part 2, Chapter 8 of Part 3 or Part 5, as the case may be; (m) whether, for the purposes of section 161A, the person is so blind that he or she— (i) cannot perform any work for which eyesight is essential, or (ii) cannot continue his or her ordinary occupation; (n) whether a child is a qualified child for the purposes of Chapter 8A of Part 3; (o) whether, for the purposes of section 210, the person, by reason of a specified disability, is substantially restricted in undertaking employment of a kind which, if the person was not suffering from that disability, would be suited to that person’s age, experience and qualifications.

Repayment of amounts due arising from false or misleading statements or wilful concealment of facts 11. Section 342A (inserted by section 18 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 ) of the Principal Act is amended— (a) by the designation of that section as subsection (1), (b) by the substitution, in subsection (1), of “section 342” for “section 342(1)”, and (c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1): “(2) Subsection (1) shall apply to amounts required to be repaid by virtue of— (a) a revised decision referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b), or (b) a revised determination referred to in subsection (1)(c), given on or after 29 June 2011, whether or not the amount so repayable is in respect of a period commencing before, or on or after, that date.”.

Statements of recoverable benefits 12. (1) The Principal Act is amended— (a) in section 300(2), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (hh) (inserted by section 13 of the Act of 2013): “(hh) Part 11B (recovery of certain benefits and assistance), being a question as to whether— (i) a benefit, or any part of a benefit, under Part 2, or (ii) any assistance, or any part of any assistance, under Part 3, specified in a statement of recoverable benefits or a revised statement of recoverable benefits is a recoverable benefit within the meaning of Part 11B, and”, (b) in section 311, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4)(inserted by section 13 of the Act of 2013): “(4) No appeal may be made under subsection (1) by any person against the decision given by a deciding officer on a question under paragraph (hh) of section 300(2) until the recoverable benefits specified in the relevant statement of recoverable benefits, within the meaning of Part 11B, have been paid to the Minister in accordance with section 343R.”, (c) in section 343L (inserted by section 13 of the Act of 2013)— (i) by the insertion, in subsection (1), of the following definitions: “ ‘relevant statement of recoverable benefits’ means a statement of recoverable benefits or, where a revised statement of recoverable benefits has been issued, the revised statement of recoverable benefits; ‘revised statement of recoverable benefits’ means a statement issued by the Minister under subsection 343PA(2) specifying the amount of recoverable benefits in respect of an injured person;”, (ii) by the substitution, in subsection (1), of the following definition for the definition of “statement of recoverable benefits”: “ ‘statement of recoverable benefits’ means a statement issued by the Minister under section 343P(3) or 343PA(1) specifying the amount of recoverable benefits in respect of an injured person.”, and (iii) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2): “(2) In this Part ‘recoverable benefits’ means— (a) in the case of a statement of recoverable benefits issued under section 343P(3) or 343PA(1) — (i) the specified benefits paid to an injured person as a result of the personal injury before the date of the issuing of the statement of recoverable benefits, and (ii) the specified benefits that may be paid to an injured person as a result of the personal injury on or after the date referred to in subparagraph (i) until the end of the specified period, and (b) in the case of a revised statement of recoverable benefits issued under section 343PA(2) —

(i) the specified benefits paid to an injured person as a result of the personal injury before the date of the issuing of the revised statement of recoverable benefits, and (ii) the specified benefits that may be paid to an injured person as a result of the personal injury on or after the date referred to in subparagraph (i) until the end of the specified period.”, (d) by the insertion of the following section after section 343P (inserted by section 13 of the Act of 2013): “Issuing of statements and revised statements of recoverable benefits by Minister 343PA. (1) The Minister may issue a statement of recoverable benefits to a compensator or the Board, as the case may be, where— (a) a compensator has made a compensation payment to, or in respect of, an injured person but has not applied for a statement of recoverable benefits under section 343P(1), or (b) the Board has issued an order to pay under section 38 of the Act of 2003 but has not applied for a statement of recoverable benefits under section 343P(2).

Specified bodies 13. Schedule 5 to the Principal Act is amended, in paragraph 1(4) (amended by section 101 of, and paragraph 10 in Schedule 8 to, the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 ), by the insertion of “the Pyrite Resolution Board,” after “the Property Services Regulatory Authority,”.

Amendments consequential on back to work family dividend 14. The Principal Act is amended in the manner specified in the Schedule .

Miscellaneous amendments to Principal Act 15. (1) Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended, in subsection (1), by the substitution of “section 148A(4) ” for “section 148A(5) ” in paragraph (c) of the definition of “day of unemployment”.

PART 3

Amendments to other Acts Amendment of Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 16. The Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 is amended, in Chapter 1 of Part 7, by the insertion of the following section after section 194A (inserted by section 47 of the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 ): “Back to work family dividend 194B. Back to work family dividend payable under Part 7A (inserted by section 8 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 shall be exempt from income tax and shall not be reckoned in computing income for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts.”.

Amendment of section 38 of Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 17.

Section 38

of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 is amended, in subsection (2) (amended by section 14 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2013 ), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a): “(a) to the Minister for Social Protection, the amount of recoverable benefits specified in the relevant statement of recoverable benefits, if any, in accordance with the provisions of Part 11B (amended by section 12 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 , and”.

SCHEDULE Amendments Consequential on Back to Work Family Dividend

Section 14

Item No.

Provision affected Amendment 1

Section 2

Subsection (1) is amended— (a) in the definition of “beneficiary”, by the substitution of “child benefit, family income supplement or back to work family dividend,” for “child benefit or family income supplement,”, (b) in the definition of “claimant”, by the substitution of “child benefit, family income supplement or back to work family dividend,” for “child benefit or family income supplement,” and (c) in the definition of “social welfare inspector”, by the substitution of “7, 7A,” for “7,”.

2

Section 3

Subsection (10) is amended by the substitution of “, Chapter 9 of Part 3 and Part 7A” for “and Chapter 9 of Part 3”.

3 Section 186A Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) is amended by the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (ii): “(iia) is entitled to or in receipt of back to work family dividend,”.

4

Section 240

Is amended by— (a) the substitution of “qualified children,” for “qualified children, or” in paragraph (g), and (b) the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (g): “(ga) back to work family dividend, or”.

5

Section 241

Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) is amended by the substitution of “farm assist, family income supplement and back to work family dividend,” for “farm assist and family income supplement,”.

6

Section 246

Subsection (3) is amended by the substitution of “210(9), 220(3) and 238B(5).” for “210(9) and 220(3).”

7

Section 250

Is amended— (a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “7, 7A,” for “7,”, (b) in subsection (7), by the substitution of “7, 7A,” for “7,” and (c) in subsection (7A), by the substitution of “7, 7A,” for “7,”.

8

Section 300

Subsection (2) is amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (f): “(fa) Part 7A (back to work family dividend),”.

9

Section 302

Is amended— (a) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “family income supplement, continued payment for qualified children or back to work family dividend” for “family income supplement or continued payment for qualified children”, and (b) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “family income supplement, continued payment for qualified children or back to work family dividend” for “family income supplement or continued payment for qualified children”.

10

Section 319

Is amended— (a) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “family income supplement, continued payment for qualified children or back to work family dividend” for “family income supplement or continued payment for qualified children”, and (b) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “family income supplement, continued payment for qualified children or back to work family dividend” for “family income supplement or continued payment for qualified children”.

11

Section 334

Is amended— (a) in subsection (1) — (i) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of: (I) “7, 7A,” for “7,” and (II) “family income supplement, continued payment for qualified children or back to work family dividend” for “family income supplement or continued payment for qualified children” in each place that it occurs, and (ii) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “7, 7A,” for “7,”, and (b) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “family income supplement, continued payment for qualified children or back to work family dividend” for “family income supplement or continued payment for qualified children” in each place that it occurs.

12

Section 335

Is amended by the substitution of “family income supplement, continued payment for qualified children or back to work family dividend” for “family income supplement or continued payment for qualified children” in each place that it occurs.

13

Section 336

Is amended by the substitution of— (a) “family income supplement, continued payment for qualified children or back to work family dividend” for “family income supplement or continued payment for qualified children” in each place that it occurs, and (b) “supplement, payment or dividend” for “supplement or payment” in each place that it occurs.

14

Section 337

Is amended by the substitution of— (a) “child benefit, family income supplement, continued payment for qualified children or back to work family dividend” for “child benefit or family income supplement” in each place that it occurs, and (b) “family income supplement, continued payment for qualified children or back to work family dividend” for “early childcare supplement, family income supplement or continued payment for qualified children” in paragraph (b).

15

Section 338

Paragraph (b) is amended by the substitution of “family income supplement, continued payment for qualified children or back to work family dividend” for “family income supplement or continued payment for qualified children”.

16

Section 340

Is amended by the substitution of “benefit, assistance, child benefit, family income supplement, continued payment for qualified children or back to work family dividend” for “benefit or assistance” in each place that it occurs.

17

Section 341

Is amended by the substitution of “supplement, payment or dividend” for “supplement or payment” in each place that it occurs.

18

Section 342

Is amended— (a) in paragraph (f), by the substitution of “qualified children,” for “qualified children, or”, and (b) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (f): “(fa) back to work family dividend, or”.

19 Schedule 3

Part 4 is amended in Rule 1(2)(b)(v) —

(a) in subclause (III)(B), by the substitution of “Part 2;” for “Part 2; and”, (b) in subclause (IV), by the substitution of “186A; and” for “186A;” and (c) by the insertion of the following subclause after subclause (IV): “(V) any moneys received by way of back to work family dividend under Part 7A;”.

20 Schedule 3 Table 2 is amended by the substitution of the following reference for reference number 1: “1. any moneys received by way of benefit, pension, assistance, allowance, supplement, continued payment for qualified children or back to work family dividend under Part 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7A or 8;”.

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