
2025 No. 129
Social Security
The Social Security (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Made 8th July 2025
Coming into operation 1st August 2025

The Department for Communities makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 2 of the Electronic Communications Act (Northern Ireland) 2001.

In accordance with section 1(3) of that Act it considers that the authorisation of the use of electronic communications by this Order for any purpose is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for that purpose will be available will be no less satisfactory in cases where use is made of electronic communications than in other cases.
Citation and commencement
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This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 and shall come into operation on the same day as the Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025.
Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations
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(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In regulation 4ZC(2)(electronic claims for benefit)—
(a) after sub-paragraph (e) insert—“
(ea) employment and support allowance;”; and
(b) after sub-paragraph (f) insert—“
(fa) industrial injuries benefit;”.
(3) In regulation 32ZA(2) (information given electronically) after sub-paragraph (e) insert —“
(ea) industrial injuries benefit;”.
(4) In the heading of Schedule 8D after “Regulation 4ZC” insert “and 32ZA”.
(5) In paragraph 2(1) (conditions for the use of electronic communications) of Schedule 8D (electronic communication) after head (g) insert—“
(ga) industrial injuries benefit;”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 8th July 2025
(L.S.)David Tarr
A senior officer of the Department for Communities
