Ss. 1-2 |
24 December 2019 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 3(1) |
24 December 2019 |
Commenced as per s. 3(2) |
S. 3(2) |
24 December 2019 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 4 |
27 January 2020 |
Social Welfare (No. 2) Act 2019 (Section 4) (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 38 of 2020), art. 2 |
S. 5 |
24 December 2019 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 6 |
1 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 6(2) |
S. 7 |
24 December 2019 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 8 |
1 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 8(2) |
S. 9 |
24 December 2019 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 10 |
6 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 10(2) |
S. 11 |
6 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 11(2) |
S. 12 |
9 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 12(2) |
Ss. 13-15 |
24 December 2019 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 16 |
20 November 2020 |
Social Welfare (No. 2) Act 2019 (Section 16) (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 551 of 2020), art. 2 |
S. 17 |
24 December 2019 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 18 insofar as it relates to jobseeker’s benefit |
2 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 18(2)(a) |
S. 18 insofar as it relates to illness benefit, health and safety benefit, and injury benefit |
6 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 18(2)(b) |
S. 18 insofar as it relates to carer’s benefit, invalidity pension, and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant payment” in section 178(1) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (26/2005) |
9 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 18(2)(c) |
S. 18 insofar as it relates to death benefit under Chapter 13 (other than section 84) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (26/2005), widow’s (contributory) pension, widower’s (contributory) pension, surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension, State pension (contributory), and disablement pension |
10 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 18(2)(d) |
S. 19 |
10 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 19(2) |
S. 20 |
9 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 20(2) |
S. 21 |
24 December 2019 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 22 insofar as it relates to jobseeker’s allowance (other than where payable in accordance with section 148A of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (26/2005)), and farm assist |
1 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 22(2)(a) |
S. 22 insofar as it relates to supplementary welfare allowance |
6 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 22(2)(b) |
S. 22 insofar as it relates to disability allowance |
8 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 22(2)(c) |
S. 22 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 Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (26/2005), and carer’s allowance |
9 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 22(2)(d) |
S. 22 insofar as it relates to State pension (non-contributory), blind pension, and one-parent family payment (payable in respect of a widow, widower or surviving civil partner) |
10 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 22(2)(e) |
Ss. 23-27 |
24 December 2019 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 28(1) |
24 December 2019 |
Commenced as per s. 28(2) |
S. 28(2) |
24 December 2019 |
Commenced on enactment |
S. 29 |
1 January 2020 |
Commenced as per s. 29(2) |