Legislation – Welfare Reform Act 2012
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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)
“” 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.
34Universal credit and state pension credit
Schedule 4 provides for a housing element of state pension credit in consequence of the abolition of housing benefit by section 33.
35Universal credit and working-age benefits
Schedule 5 makes further provision relating to universal credit, jobseeker’s allowance and employment and support allowance.
36Migration to universal credit
Schedule 6 contains provision about the replacement of benefits by universal credit.