Committees

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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5 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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Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy
Opened 29 January 2026
Youth employment, education and training
Opened 8 January 2026
Transition to State Pension age
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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Committee backs Connect to Work but warns patchy rollout could undermine success
A cross-party Committee of MPs has welcomed the Government’s flagship Connect to Work programme as a “positive evolution”
23 June 2026
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Milburn interim report reaction: Work and Pensions Committee chair response
Work and Pensions Committee chair Debbie Abrahams MP has responded to the publication of Alan Milburn’s interim findings
28 May 2026
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MPs call for two-week response deadline from employers to disabled workers’ requests for adjustments
Work and Pensions Committee MPs have called for a two-week legal deadline for employers to respond to requests for reasonable adjustments from disabled workers in a report published today.
21 May 2026

Upcoming events

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Wednesday 1 July 2026
9:15am Private
9:30am Public
Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy - Oral evidence 1 July 2026
9:30am
  • Sahar Khan (Parent at Changing Realities)
  • Rachel Luke (Parent at Changing Realities)
  • Ella-Mae Michalski (Parent at Changing Realities)
  • Samantha Richards (Parent at Changing Realities)
  • Jonathan Paul Roberts (Parent at Changing Realities)
  • Tayyaba Siddiqui (Parent at Changing Realities)
  • Caroline Rice (Parent at Changing Realities)
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Latest publications

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1st Report – Employment support for disabled people: Connect to Work
Inquiry Employment support for disabled people
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Large Print – 1st Report – Employment support for disabled people: Connect to Work
Inquiry Employment support for disabled people
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Easy Read – 1st Report – Employment support for disabled people: Connect to Work
Inquiry Employment support for disabled people
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