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Work and Pensions Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Work and Pensions Committee looks into the policies and spending of the Department for Work and Pensions, including benefits for people in and out of work, state pensions and how private pensions are regulated. It also scrutinises DWP’s public bodies and other regulators.

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7 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Pensions adequacy – auto-enrolment contributions for low earners and their employers
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 26 October 2026
Opened 16 September 2026
Local delivery of employment support
Opened 15 July 2026
Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy
Opened 23 June 2026
Youth employment, education and training
Report:
Published
On 22 July 2026
Opened 8 January 2026
Transition to State Pension age
Report:
Published
On 11 July 2026
Opened 10 November 2025
Child Maintenance Service
Opened 31 July 2025
Employment support for disabled people
Report:
Published
On 23 June 2026
Opened 16 July 2025

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.
Pre-appointment hearings
People nominated to certain public offices may be examined by a committee to assess their suitability and plans for the role.

Latest news

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Who should bear cost of a fairer pension system? MPs launch inquiry into auto-enrolment
The cross-party Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry examining how pension auto-enrolment could be reformed to help ensure a fair employer and employee contributions to secure a decent retirement income for low earners.
16 September 2026
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Cut employer’s National Insurance contributions for all under-25s, say MPs
Employer National Insurance (NI) contributions should be cut for all workers under 25 to boost employment among the more than 1 million young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), MPs have said.
22 July 2026
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New inquiry to examine local delivery of employment support
MPs on the Work and Pension Committee have launched a new inquiry into how best to deliver employment support as the country embarks on a new round of devolution.
16 July 2026

Upcoming events

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Wednesday 14 October 2026
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Child Maintenance Service - Oral evidence 14 October 2026
9:30am
  • Dr Samantha Callan OBE (Director and Founder at Family Hubs Network)
  • Michelle Counley (Senior Consultant at NACSA)
  • Elisabeth Cooper (Barrister at St John’s Buildings Chambers)
10:30am
  • Dr Christine Davies (Formerly Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at Royal Holloway)
  • Mari Haapanen (Project Researcher at University of Turku)
  • Donald Hirsch (Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at Loughborough University)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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Correspondence with the Minister for Social Security and Disability, relating to the Timms Review
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Correspondence
Correspondence with the Minister for Employment, relating to the Jobs and Careers Service
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Correspondence
7th Report - Employment support for disabled people: Disability at Work
Inquiry Employment support for disabled people
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HC 1227
Report
Response to this report
1st Special Report - Employment support for disabled people: Disability at Work: Government Response
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HC 585
Special Report

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