Section 33: Abolition of benefits

Welfare Reform Act 2012 · 2012 c. 5View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Universal credit — CHAPTER 3: Supplementary and general

The following benefits are abolished—

income-based jobseeker's allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995;
income-related employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;
income support under section 124 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;
housing benefit under section 130 of that Act;
council tax benefit under section 131 of that Act;
child tax credit and working tax credit under the Tax Credits Act 2002.

In subsection (1)—

"income-based jobseeker's allowance" has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995;
"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.

Schedule 3 contains consequential amendments.

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