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Welfare Reform Act 2012

Welfare Reform Act 2012 s 33

s 33 Abolition 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.

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