Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
F1384[Information to be supplied by claimants and beneficiaries for profiling and activation purposes.
244A.—(1) The Minister may prescribe information and the nature and form of such information to be furnished by a claimant or beneficiary where the Minister forms the opinion that the furnishing of that information would assist—
(a) a deciding officer, bureau officer, F1385[a designated person] or any other person who makes a decision in relation to a claim for, or the payment of, benefit in deciding whether—
(i) a claimant is entitled to make a claim for benefit or to receive any benefit, or
(ii) a beneficiary is entitled to continue to receive any benefit, or
(b) in assessing the training, education or development needs appropriate to the circumstances of the claimant or beneficiary.
(2) For the purposes of the information to be furnished by a claimant or beneficiary under subsection (1), different types and forms of information may be prescribed in relation to—
(a) different classes of claimants or beneficiaries, or
(b) different benefits.]
Annotations
Amendments:
F1384
Inserted (29.06.2011) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 (9/2011), s. 12(2), commenced on enactment.
F1385
Substituted (1.10.2011) by Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 (9/2011), s. 10(2), S.I. No. 494 of 2011.
Editorial Notes:
E1656
Power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (31.03.2025) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 15) (Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 635 of 2024), art. 6 and sch. item no. 8—which inserted Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 188A(2)(ba)—in effect as per art. 2.
E1657
Power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (1.11.2019) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 11) (Jobseekers Benefit (Self-Employed)) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 551 of 2019), art. 12 and sch. item no. 5—which inserted Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 188A(2)(ba)—in effect as per art. 2.
E1658
Power pursuant to subs. (1) exercised (28.09.2012) by Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 9) (Information) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 373 of 2012), art. 2(b), which inserted Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 188A.