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Pensions dashboards: MPs to examine progress on one-stop shop for pension info
The Work and Pensions Committee will hold an evidence session examining progress towards delivering online pensions dashboards that would enable people to find information on all their pension pots and their value in one place.
28 February 2025
MPs to probe councils’ role in lifting pensioners out of poverty
MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee will hold an evidence session on the role of local authorities and housing associations in tackling pensioner poverty.
20 February 2025
Disabilities Minister to be questioned on DWP’s approach to vulnerable claimants
MPs on the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee will question Disabilities Minister Sir Stephen Timms on how the Department for Work and Pensions protects vulnerable people engaged with the benefit system.
7 February 2025
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