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. It is chaired by Stephen Timms MP. You can follow the Committee on Twitter @CommonsWorkPen

For information about the work of committees before 2020 please go to inquiries before 2020 and publications before 2020. For information on former committees before 2020, please visit former committees.

3 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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DWP's response to the coronavirus outbreak
Opened 5 March 2020
Universal Credit: the wait for a first payment
Oral evidence:
Scheduled
For 10 June 2020
Opened 9 March 2020
DWP’s preparations for changes in the world of work
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 29 June 2020
Opened 14 May 2020

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.

Latest news

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Universal Credit: The wait for a first payment - Committee holds first oral evidence session
Work and Pensions Committee examines impact of the minimum five week wait on people who are making a claim for Universal Credit
5 June 2020
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Chair writes to Prime Minister following Liaison Committee session
Support for people with no recourse to public funds: Chair writes to Prime Minister
28 May 2020
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Work and Pensions Committee questions Pensions Regulator
The Work and Pensions Committee questioned the organisation’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
19 May 2020

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
10 June 2020 - 9am to 11:30am
Virtual meeting

Latest publications

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Letter from the Chair to the Prime Minister about people with no recourse to public funds, 27 May 2020
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Correspondence
Letter to Home Secretary about the impact of coronavirus on those who have no recourse to public funds
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Correspondence
Letter from Chair to Minister for Welfare Delivery about bereavement support payments
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Correspondence

Contact us

We can’t usually help you with an individual problem or a specific complaint.

  • Email: workpencom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8976 (General Enquiries) | 020 7219 1679 (Media Enquiries)
  • Address: Work and Pensions Committee | House of Commons | London | SW1A 0AA