Section 119 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6) inserted section 171ZU into the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4). Section 5(1) of the Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 1) inserted sections 167ZU and 167ZV into the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7). These provisions introduced the right to statutory shared parental pay.