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MPs call for new legal duty for DWP to safeguard claimants
A new legal duty should be placed on the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to fix its “deficient” safeguarding practices following the tragic deaths of some of its customers in recent years, according to a new report by the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee.
15 May 2025
MPs to examine boosting pension funds’ UK investment
MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee will question pension industry leaders and finance think tanks on pension funds’ UK investments and how to boost them.
9 May 2025
How will welfare changes impact health and worklessness? Committee to take evidence
The Work and Pensions Committee will take evidence from disability campaigners, and academic and health industry experts on the impact that proposals to change incapacity and disability benefits will have on health and worklessness.
2 May 2025
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