Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
Period of payment.
[1993 s200(1)]
230.—(1) F1278[Working family payment] shall be payable for a period of 52 weeks (or such other period as may be prescribed) beginning on the date on which it is receivable in accordance with regulations and, except where regulations otherwise provide, the weekly rate of F1278[working family payment] payable shall not be affected by any change of circumstances during that period.
[1993 s200(2)]
(2) Where F1278[working family payment] is payable in respect of a particular family for any period, no person who was included in that family at the beginning of that period shall be regarded as a member of any other family during that period.
Annotations
Amendments:
F1278
Substituted (1.01.2018) by Social Welfare Act 2017 (38/2017), s. 8(1) and sch. 1, commenced as per subs. (3).
F1279
Substituted by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014 (16/2014), s. 10(b), not commenced as of date of revision.
Modifications (not altering text):
C92
Prospective affecting provision: section substituted by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014 (16/2014), s. 10(b), not commenced as of date of revision.
F1279[230. (1) Where family income supplement is payable in respect of a family under section 228, payment of that supplement shall, subject to subsections (2) and (3) and to sections 247(6) and 247(7), be made for a period of 52 weeks beginning on the date on which it is receivable in accordance with regulations made under this Act.
(2) Family income supplement shall cease to be payable before the end of the period specified in subsection (1) where the person who has been engaged in remunerative full-time employment as an employee (in this section referred to as the ‘full-time employee’) is no longer so engaged.
(3) Where—
(a) family income supplement is payable in respect of a family under section 228 and payment of that supplement ceases to be payable before the end of the period specified in subsection (1) by virtue of subsection (2), section 247(6) or section 247(7), and
(b) on a date before the end of the period specified in subsection (1)—
(i) the full-time employee or the spouse, civil partner or cohabitant of the full-time employee is determined to be engaged in remunerative full-time employment as an employee, or
(ii) section 247(6) or 247(7) no longer apply,
family income supplement shall, subject, subject to subsection (2), section 247(6) and section 247(7), be payable in respect of that family—
(i) for the period commencing on the date to which paragraph (b) refers and ending on the date of cessation of the period specified in subsection (1), and
(ii) subject to section 229(3), at the weekly rate that was payable at the beginning of the period specified in subsection (1).]
Editorial Notes:
E1405
Power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (4.07.2013) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 3) (Family Income Supplement) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 235 of 2013), art. 4—which substituted Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 176 and inserted art. 176A—in effect as per art. 2.
E1406
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (21.11.2011) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 6) (Civil Partnership) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 604 of 2011), art. 15(b), which substituted Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 176; substituted (4.07.2013) as per E-Note above.
E1407
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (29.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 176, in effect as per art. 2; substituted (21.11.2011) as per E-Note above.
E1408
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to statutory precursor of subs. (1) exercised (13.06.1996) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 189 of 1996), art. 5—which inserted Social Welfare (Consolidated Payments Provisions) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 417 of 1994), art. 97A—in effect as per art. 3; continued in force (1.12.2005) by s. 362(2) as if made under this Act; revoked (29.03.2007) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 5 and sch. 17, in effect as per art. 2.