Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 7th January, 2014. |
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I, JOAN BURTON, Minister for Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (4) of the Social Welfare Act 2012 (No. 43 of 2012), hereby order as follows: |
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1. This Order may be cited as the Social Welfare Act 2012 (Section 15) (Commencement) Order 2013. |
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2. The 1st day of January 2014 is appointed as the day on which section 15 of the Social Welfare Act 2012 (No. 43 of 2012) comes into operation. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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31 December 2013. |
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JOAN BURTON, |
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Minister for Social Protection. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) |
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Section 15 of the Social Welfare Act 2012 extends the Household Budgeting facility for social welfare recipients by introducing new provisions specific to local authority rents. Under these provisions a new household budgeting arrangement is being introduced whereby tenants of a housing authority or housing body who are in receipt of a social welfare payment may agree to have a portion of their social welfare payment withheld and paid to a local authority in respect of their rent. Once a person participates in this household budgeting arrangement, that person cannot withdraw such agreement without the consent of the relevant housing authority or housing body. |
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This Order provides for the commencement of Section 15 of the Social Welfare Act 2012 , with effect from 1 January 2014. |