The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 will limit the amount of time that contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance (ESA(C)) can be paid to some customers. It has also removed the special conditions that allowed some young people to get contribution-based ESA.
Further, from 3 April 2017 the Work Related Activity Component will no longer be paid to new Employment and Support Allowance claimants placed in the Work Related Activity Group; and Permitted Work will no longer be limited to 52 weeks.
Find out more in the documents below.
Changes to the support provided to Employment Support Allowance customers - A guide for advisers