Welfare Supplementary Payments (Amendment) Bill

Bill Number: Bill 50/17-22

Bill Type: Executive

Bill Sponsor: Minister for Communities 

The Welfare Supplementary Payments (Amendment) Bill is:

A Bill to change the end date for qualifying for payments under Article 137A of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015; and provide for monitoring of and reporting on arrangements for payments having effect by virtue of Article 137 and Article 137A of that Order.

Stages of a Bill

Bill StageDate Completed / StatusAll Associated documents and links
Stage 1First Stage 14 December 2021

Bill as Introduced (HTM) (PDF)
Explanatory & Financial Memorandum as Introduced (HTM) (PDF)

Official Report - 14 December 2021

Stage 2Second Stage 19 January 2022 Official Report - 19 January 2022
Committee StageCommittee Stage  N/A  
Consideration StageConsideration Stage 8 February 2022 

Notice of Amendments - 2 February 2022 

Annotated Marshalled List of Amendments - 8 February 2022

Grouping List of Amendments - 3 February 2022

Bill As Amended at Consideration Stage (HTM) (PDF)

Explanatory and Financial Memorandum As Amended at Consideration Stage (HTM) (PDF)

Official Report - 8 February 2022

Further Consideration StageFurther Consideration Stage 22 February 2022

Notice of Amendments - 15 February 2022

Annotated Marshalled List of Amendments - 23 February 2022

Grouping List of Amendments - 17 February 2022

Bill As Amended at Further Consideration Stage (HTM) (PDF)

Explanatory and Financial Memorandum As Amended at Consideration Stage (HTM) (PDF)

Final StageFinal Stage 1 March 2022  Official Report - 1 March 2022
Royal AssentRoyal Assent 27 April 2022  Welfare Supplementary Payments (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022