The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 No. 2006 (NI. 1)

PART 2 N.I. Universal credit

CHAPTER 3 N.I. Supplementary and general

Universal credit and other benefits N.I.

Abolition of benefits N.I.

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.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2) in operation at 27.9.2017 for specified purposes by S.R. 2017/190, art. 6 (with arts. 7, 8, 10-25, Sch. 3)

I2 Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2) in operation at 15.11.2017 and 13.12.2017 for specified purposes by S.R. 2017/216, art. 4 (with art. 5) (as amended (15.1.2018) by S.R. 2018/1, art. 7)

I3 Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2) in operation at 17.1.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/1, art. 4 (with art. 5) (as amended (19.7.2018) by S.R. 2018/138, art. 8)

I4 Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2) in operation at 16.5.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/97, art. 4 (with art. 5) (as amended (19.7.2018) by S.R. 2018/138, art. 9)

I5 Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2) in force at 5.9.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/138, art. 4 (with art. 5)

I6 Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2) in force at 1.2.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/7, art. 2(5)-(7) (with art. 2(8)-(12))

I7 Art. 39(3) in operation at 2.5.2016 by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(c)(i)