Version Superseded: 01/04/2013
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Welfare Reform Act 2012, Cross Heading: Universal credit and other benefits is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. 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.
Valid from 01/04/2013
(1)The following benefits are abolished—
(a)income-based jobseeker's allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995;
(b)income-related employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;
(c)income support under section 124 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;
(d)housing benefit under section 130 of that Act;
(e)council tax benefit under section 131 of that Act;
(f)child tax credit and working tax credit under the Tax Credits Act 2002.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)“income-based jobseeker's allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995;
(b)“” means an employment and support allowance entitlement to which is based on section 1(2)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007.
(3)Schedule 3 contains consequential amendments.
Prospective
Schedule 4 provides for a housing element of state pension credit in consequence of the abolition of housing benefit by section 33.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 1 modified by 1995 c. 18, Sch. 1 para. 2(3) (as inserted (29.4.2013) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/630), regs. 1(2), 10(b))
Schedule 5 makes further provision relating to universal credit, jobseeker's allowance and employment and support allowance.
Commencement Information
I1S. 35 in force at 25.2.2013 for specified purposes by S.I. 2013/358, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 41
Schedule 6 contains provision about the replacement of benefits by universal credit.
Commencement Information
I2S. 36 in force at 25.2.2013 for specified purposes by S.I. 2013/358, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 42
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