Background and Policy Objectives
3.The Act makes provision for Northern Ireland corresponding to provision contained in the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c.24). It is part of the ongoing process of welfare reform and modernisation of the benefit system.
4.The Act consists of three Parts:
	Part 1 - Social security
	Part 2 - Child maintenance
	Part 3 - Miscellaneous and supplementary
5.The following paragraphs summarise those Parts, and are followed by detailed explanations of the individual sections and Schedules.