Section 35: Extent

Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 · 2016 c. 7View on legislation.gov.uk

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

section 1 (full employment: reporting obligation);
section 4 (children living in low-income households),
sections 5, 6 and 7 (life chances);
section 11(2) and (6) (freeze of rates of child benefit for four tax years);
section 12 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 (freeze of certain tax credit amounts for four tax years);
section 13 (changes to child tax credit);
section 34, this section, section 36 and section 37.

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

section 2 (apprenticeships reporting obligation);
section 3 (support for troubled families: reporting obligation);
sections 23 to 33 and Schedule 2 (reduction in social housing rents).

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

sections 8, 9 and 10 (benefit cap and review of benefit cap);
section 11(1), (3), (4) and (5) and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (freeze of certain social security benefits for four tax years);
section 14 (changes to child element of universal credit);
section 15 (employment and support allowance: work-related activity component);
section 16 (universal credit: limited capability for work element);
section 17 (universal credit: work-related requirements);
sections 18 to 21 (loans for mortgage interest etc);

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