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 visit committees before 2020, inquiries before 2020 or publications before 2020.

4 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
Report:
Published
On 22 June 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 8 September 2020
Opened 5 March 2020
Universal Credit: the wait for a first payment
Report:
Published
On 19 October 2020
Opened 9 March 2020
DWP’s preparations for changes in the world of work
Opened 14 May 2020
Protecting pension savers – five years on from the pension freedoms: Pension scams
Opened 28 July 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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Committee to question Permanent Secretary and senior officials
Committee to question the Permanent Secretary and other DWP senior officials about the work of the Department, during a session on the DWP’s 2019-20 Annual Report and Accounts.
19 October 2020
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MPs call for starter payments to provide financial support during wait for first Universal Credit payment
Work and Pensions Committee report highlights difficulties faced by people claiming Universal Credit
19 October 2020
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Committee to question Social Metrics Commission
Committee to take evidence from the Social Metrics Commission (SMC)
9 October 2020

Latest publications

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Third Report: Universal Credit: the wait for a first payment
Inquiry Universal Credit: the wait for a first payment
Committees Work and Pensions Committee
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HC 204
Report
Correspondence with Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the Government's response to the Committee's report on DWP's response to coronavirus
Inquiry DWP's response to the coronavirus outbreak
Committees Work and Pensions Committee
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HC 178
Correspondence
Correspondence with the Secretary of State about safeguarding and the Serious Case Panel
Work Safeguarding vulnerable people: how DWP learns lessons from serious cases (Non-inquiry session)
Committees Work and Pensions Committee
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HC 599
Correspondence

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  • Email: workpencom@parliament.uk
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  • Address: Work and Pensions Committee | House of Commons | London | SW1A 0AA