(LRC Revised)

Number 20 of 2013

SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2013

REVISED

Updated to 1 January 2018

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation

of statute law.

All Acts up to and including

Finance Act 2017

(41/2017), enacted 25 December 2017, and all statutory instruments up to and including

Legal Metrology (Measuring Instruments) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2018

(S.I. No. 1 of 2018), made 4 January 2018, were considered in the preparation of

this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

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SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2013

REVISED

Updated to 1 January 2018

CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, construction, collective citations and commencement

PART 2

Amendments to Social Welfare Acts

2. Definitions

3. Amendments consequent upon dissolution of An Foras Áiseanna Saothair

4. Definition of special contributor

5. Elections under Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 relating to charging, collection and

recovery of self-employment contributions

6. Contributions by certain employed contributors

7. Civil partnerships and cohabitants

8. Entitlement to partial capacity benefit

9. Retained fire fighters

10. Transition from one-parent family payment to jobseeker’s allowance in certain circumstances

11. Disqualification from receipt of benefit where identity not authenticated

12. Jobseeker’s benefit - refusal or failure to engage with activation measures

13. Jobseeker’s allowance - refusal or failure to engage with activation measures

14. Supplementary welfare allowance - refusal or failure to engage with activation

measures

15. Attachment — insertion of Part 11A of Principal Act

16. Excepted employments

17. Amendment of Schedule 3 to Principal Act

18. Amendment of Schedule 5 to Principal Act

19. Miscellaneous amendments to Principal Act

PART 3

Amendments to Civil Registration Act 2004

20. Functions that may be performed by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

PART 4

Amendments to Pensions Act 1990

21. Definition

22. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act

23. Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act

24. Amendment of section 3C of Principal Act

25. Amendment of section 3D of Principal Act

26. Change of name of Pensions Board and chief executive

27. Amendment of section 15 of Principal Act

28. Amendment of section 24 of Principal Act

29. Pensions Council

30. Amendment of section 50 of Principal Act

31. Direction by Board to trustees to wind up scheme

32. Application to High Court

33. Amendment of section 129 of Principal Act

(Repealed)

34. Amendment of First Schedule to Principal Act

SCHEDULE

Miscellaneous Amendments to Principal Act

Acts Referred to

Civil Registration Act 2004

(No. 3)

Civil Registration Acts 2004 to 2012

Companies Act 1963

(No. 33)

Companies Acts

Education Act 1998

(No. 51)

Education and Training Boards Act 2013

(No. 11)

Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012

(No. 52)

Fire Services Act 1981

(No. 30)

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009

(No. 22)

Housing Acts 1966 to 2009

Income Tax Acts

Industrial Training Act 1967

(No. 5)

Interpretation Act 2005

(No. 23)

Pensions Act 1990

(No. 25)

Pensions Acts 1990 to 2012

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008

(No. 22)

Social Welfare Act 2010

(No. 34)

Social Welfare Act 2011

(No. 37)

Social Welfare Act 2012

(No. 43)

Social Welfare Acts

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007

(No. 8)

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2009

(No. 10)

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010

(No. 37)

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011

(No. 9)

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012

(No. 12)

Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

(No. 26)

Tax Acts

Taxes Consolidation Act 1997

(No. 39)

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SOCIAL WELFARE AND PENSIONS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2013

REVISED

Updated to 1 January 2018

An Act to amend and extend the Social Welfare Acts, the Civil Registration Act 2004,

the Pensions Act 1990 and to provide for related matters. [28

th June

, 2013]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows

CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, construction, collective citations and commencement

PART 2

Amendments to Social Welfare Acts

2. Definitions

3. Amendments consequent upon dissolution of An Foras Áiseanna Saothair

4. Definition of special contributor

5. Elections under Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 relating to charging, collection and

recovery of self-employment contributions

6. Contributions by certain employed contributors

7. Civil partnerships and cohabitants

8. Entitlement to partial capacity benefit

9. Retained fire fighters

10. Transition from one-parent family payment to jobseeker’s allowance in certain circumstances

11. Disqualification from receipt of benefit where identity not authenticated

12. Jobseeker’s benefit - refusal or failure to engage with activation measures

13. Jobseeker’s allowance - refusal or failure to engage with activation measures

14. Supplementary welfare allowance - refusal or failure to engage with activation

measures

15. Attachment — insertion of Part 11A of Principal Act

16. Excepted employments

17. Amendment of Schedule 3 to Principal Act

18. Amendment of Schedule 5 to Principal Act

19. Miscellaneous amendments to Principal Act

PART 3

Amendments to Civil Registration Act 2004

20. Functions that may be performed by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

PART 4

Amendments to Pensions Act 1990

21. Definition

22. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act

23. Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act

24. Amendment of section 3C of Principal Act

25. Amendment of section 3D of Principal Act

26. Change of name of Pensions Board and chief executive

27. Amendment of section 15 of Principal Act

28. Amendment of section 24 of Principal Act

29. Pensions Council

30. Amendment of section 50 of Principal Act

31. Direction by Board to trustees to wind up scheme

32. Application to High Court

33. Amendment of section 129 of Principal Act

(Repealed)

34. Amendment of First Schedule to Principal Act

SCHEDULE

Miscellaneous Amendments to Principal Act

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