Ministerial directions
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Online versions
The following ministerial directions are available, as online versions:
- Advance Payments of Instalments of Benefit - current as at 1 April 2026
[previously known as the "Advance Payment of Benefits" direction] - Approval criteria for specified early childhood education programmes for purposes of social obligations under the Social Security Act 2018 - current as at 1 April 2026
[previously known as the "Approval criteria for specified early childhood education programmes for purposes of social obligations under the Social Security Act 1964" direction] - Continued Eligibility for Social Housing - current as at 4 September 2026
- Debt Recovery - current as at 1 April 2026
- Disability Allowance - current as at 1 July 2026
- Eligibility for Social Housing - current as at 4 September 2026
- Emergency Benefit and Benefits on Ground of Hardship - current as at 1 July 2021
- New-born children and hardship assistance - current as at 1 July 2021
- Non-resident Spouses and Partners - current as at 26 November 2018
[previously known as the "Non-resident Spouses" direction] - Preferred supply of goods and services - current as at 2 March 2026
- Redirection of Benefit Payments - current as at 2 March 2026
- Reviews of Continued Eligibility for Social Housing - current as at 4 September 2026
- Single Living Alone Rates - current as at 9 November 2020
[previously known as the "Living Alone Payments" direction] - Special Benefit - current as at 1 April 2026
- Tailored Agreements with Social Housing Providers - current as at 10 August 2015
Hard-copy versions
A hard-copy (PDF) version of each direction is also available. See:
- Advance Payments of Instalments of Benefit (PDF 140.86KB) - current as at 1 April 2026
[previously known as the "Advance Payment of Benefits" direction] - Approval criteria for specified early childhood education programmes for purposes of social obligations under the Social Security Act 2018 (PDF 95.19KB) - current as at 1 April 2026
[previously known as the "Approval criteria for specified early childhood education programmes for purposes of social obligations under the Social Security Act 1964" direction] - Continued Eligibility for Social Housing (PDF 137.51KB) - current as at 4 September 2026
- Debt Recovery (PDF 106.14KB)- current as at 1 April 2026
- Disability Allowance (PDF 116.86KB) - current as at 1 July 2026
- Eligibility for Social Housing (PDF 139.82KB) - current as at 4 September 2026
- Emergency Benefit and Benefits on Ground of Hardship (PDF 119.86KB) - current as at 1 July 2021
- New-born children and hardship assistance (PDF 95.73KB) - current as at 1 July 2021
- Non-resident Spouses and Partners (PDF 22.67KB) - current as at 26 November 2018
[previously known as the "Non-resident Spouses" direction] - Preferred supply of goods and services (PDF 91.59KB) - current as at 2 March 2026
- Redirection of Benefit Payments (PDF 96.84KB) - current as at 2 March 2026
- Reviews of Continued Eligibility for Social Housing (PDF 97.26KB) - current as at 4 September 2026
- Single Living Alone Rates (PDF 93.12KB) - current as at 9 November 2020
[previously known as the "Living Alone Payments" direction] - Special Benefit (PDF 227.11KB) - current as at 1 April 2026
- Tailored Agreements with Social Housing Providers (PDF 28.59KB) - current as at 10 August 2015
The online and hard-copy versions of the directions are substantially the same **, and the hard-copy versions are designed to be printed rather than viewed online using a PDF reader.
** The hard-copy versions, however, don't have the list of amendments that are in some online versions (in Disability Allowance, for example).
