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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Universal credit and other benefits

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Version Superseded: 15/11/2017

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Point in time view as at 27/09/2017. This version of this cross heading contains provisions that are prospective. Help about Status

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The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015, Cross Heading: Universal credit and other benefits is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 22 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Universal credit and other benefitsN.I.

Abolition of benefitsN.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.

Commencement Information

I1Art. 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)

I2Art. 39(3) in operation at 2.5.2016 by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(c)(i)

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Universal credit and the state pension creditN.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 benefitsN.I.

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

Commencement Information

I3Art. 41 in operation at 2.5.2016 by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(c)(i)

Migration to universal creditN.I.

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

Commencement Information

I4Art. 42 in operation at 2.5.2016 by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(c)(i)

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