Part 1Universal credit

CHAPTER 3Supplementary and general

Universal credit and other benefits

33Abolition of benefits

(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)

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 2007.

(3)

Schedule 3 contains consequential amendments.