Article 39 Abolition of benefits

(1)

The following benefits are abolished—

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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;

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income support under section 123 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

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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.

I13(3)

Schedule 3 contains consequential amendments.

Annotations

Commencement

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) (as amended (30.3.2022) by S.R. 2022/132, arts. 4, 5, Sch. paras. 1(2)(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)) (as amended (30.3.2022) by S.R. 2022/132, arts. 4, 5, Sch. paras. 1(2)(3))
I7: Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2)(3) in operation at 1.4.2026 for specified purposes by S.R. 2025/176, art. 4
I8: Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2)(3) in operation at 1.12.2025 for specified purposes by S.R. 2025/176, art. 2 (with art. 3) (as amended (17.6.2026) by S.R. 2026/115, art. 2(3))
I9: Art. 39(1)(a)(b)(2)(3) in operation at 1.10.2026 for specified purposes by S.R. 2025/176, art. 3A (as inserted by S.R. 2026/115, art. 2(4))
I10: Art. 39(1)(c) in operation at 1.4.2026 for specified purposes by S.R. 2025/176, art. 5
I11: Art. 39(1)(d) in operation at 14.11.2025 for specified purposes by S.R. 2025/176, art. 6 (as amended (17.6.2026) by S.R. 2026/115, art. 2(5))
I12: Art. 39(1)(d) in operation at 1.10.2026 for specified purposes by S.R. 2025/176, art. 7 (as inserted by S.R. 2026/115, art. 2(6); and further specified dates for specified purposes)
I13: Art. 39(3) in operation at 2.5.2016 by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(c)(i)

Notes on Part 2

Modifications

C1: Pt. 2 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Ireland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/77), art. 2; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
C2: Pt. 2 modified (1.1.2021) by The Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/357), arts. 1(2), 2, Sch.
C3: Pt. 2 modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Switzerland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/277), arts. 1(2), 2(2)(g), Sch.
C4: Pts. 2, 5 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.R.) by The Social Security (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/181), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch.
C5: Pt. 2 modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Gibraltar) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/21), art. 2(2)(g)