Final

35Extent

1

The following provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland—

a

section 1 (full employment: reporting obligation);

b

section 4 (children living in low-income households),

c

sections 5, 6 and 7 (life chances);

d

section 11(2) and (6) (freeze of rates of child benefit for four tax years);

e

section 12 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 (freeze of certain tax credit amounts for four tax years);

f

section 13 (changes to child tax credit);

g

section 34, this section, section 36 and section 37.

2

The following provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales—

a

section 2 (apprenticeships reporting obligation);

b

section 3 (support for troubled families: reporting obligation);

c

sections 23 to 33 and Schedule 2 (reduction in social housing rents).

3

The following provisions of this Act extend to England and Wales and Scotland—

a

sections 8, 9 and 10 (benefit cap and review of benefit cap);

b

section 11(1), (3), (4) and (5) and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (freeze of certain social security benefits for four tax years);

c

section 14 (changes to child element of universal credit);

d

section 15 (employment and support allowance: work-related activity component);

e

section 16 (universal credit: limited capability for work element);

f

section 17 (universal credit: work-related requirements);

g

sections 18 to 21 (loans for mortgage interest etc);

h

section 22 (expenses of paying sums in respect of vehicle hire etc).