The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015

Universal credit and other benefits N.I.

Abolition of benefits N.I.

39.—(1) The following benefits are abolished—

(a) income-based jobseeker's allowance under the Jobseekers Order;

(b) income-related employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;

(c) income support under section 123 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

(d) housing benefit under section 129 of that Act.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) “income-based jobseeker's allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Order;

(b) “income-related employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance entitlement to which is based on section 1(2)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007.

(3) Schedule 3 contains consequential amendments.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2) amendment to earlier commencing S.R. 2017/190, arts. 8, 24 and S.R. 2019/7, arts. 1, 2 (30.3.2022) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Commencement No. 16 and Commencement No. 8, 13 and 14 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/132), arts. 4, 5, Sch. paras. 1(2)(3)

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2) in operation at 27.9.2017 for specified purposes by S.R. 2017/190, art. 6 (with arts. 7, 8, 10-25, Sch. 3)

I2 Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2) in operation at 15.11.2017 and 13.12.2017 for specified purposes by S.R. 2017/216, art. 4 (with art. 5) (as amended (15.1.2018) by S.R. 2018/1, art. 7)

I3 Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2) in operation at 17.1.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/1, art. 4 (with art. 5) (as amended (19.7.2018) by S.R. 2018/138, art. 8)

I4 Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2) in operation at 16.5.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/97, art. 4 (with art. 5) (as amended (19.7.2018) by S.R. 2018/138, art. 9)

I5 Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2) in force at 5.9.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/138, art. 4 (with art. 5)

I6 Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2) in force at 1.2.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/7, art. 2(5)-(7) (with art. 2(8)-(12))

I7 Art. 39(3) in operation at 2.5.2016 by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(c)(i)

Prospective

Universal credit and the state pension credit N.I.

40.  Schedule 4 provides for a housing element of state pension credit in consequence of the abolition of housing benefit by Article 39.

Universal credit and working-age benefits N.I.

41.  Schedule 5 makes further provision relating to universal credit, jobseeker's allowance and employment and support allowance.

Commencement Information

I8 Art. 41 in operation at 2.5.2016 by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(c)(i)

Migration to universal credit N.I.

42.  Schedule 6 contains provision about the replacement of benefits by universal credit.

Commencement Information

I9 Art. 42 in operation at 2.5.2016 by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(c)(i)