Universal credit and other benefits
Abolition of benefits
39.—(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 credit
40. 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 benefits
41. Schedule 5 makes further provision relating to universal credit, jobseeker’s allowance and employment and support allowance.
Migration to universal credit
42. Schedule 6 contains provision about the replacement of benefits by universal credit.