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)

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.

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.