Universal credit and other benefitsU.K.
33Abolition of benefitsU.K.
(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.
Commencement Information
I1S. 33(1)(e) in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/358, art. 8(a)
I2S. 33(3) in force at 1.4.2013 for specified purposes by S.I. 2013/358, art. 8(b)
Prospective
34Universal credit and state pension creditE+W+S
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))
35Universal credit and working-age benefitsE+W+S
Schedule 5 makes further provision relating to universal credit, jobseeker's allowance and employment and support allowance.
Commencement Information
I3S. 35 in force at 25.2.2013 for specified purposes by S.I. 2013/358, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 41
36Migration to universal creditE+W+S
Schedule 6 contains provision about the replacement of benefits by universal credit.
Commencement Information
I4S. 36 in force at 25.2.2013 for specified purposes by S.I. 2013/358, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 42