PART 2Universal credit
CHAPTER 3Supplementary and general
Universal credit and other benefits
Abolition of benefits39.
(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)
“
” 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.
Universal credit and the state pension credit40.
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 benefits41.
Schedule 5 makes further provision relating to universal credit, jobseeker's allowance and employment and support allowance.
Migration to universal credit42.
Schedule 6 contains provision about the replacement of benefits by universal credit.