Cost of living support payments: Work and Pensions Committee to hold ministerial session and explore international comparisons
In the final session of the Work and Pensions Committee’s inquiry into cost of living support payments, MPs will question DWP Minister Mims Davies MP, after hearing from academics about how other countries (Canada, Germany and Slovakia) have been supporting their populations during the cost of living crisis.
Meeting details
At 9:25am: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Cost of living support payments
Director at Institute of Economic Research Slovak Academy of Sciences
Program Director and Associate Professor of Political Management at Kroeger College, Carleton University (Canada)
Faculty of Health Sciences at Bielefeld University (Germany)
At 10:25am: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Cost of living support payments
Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression at Department for Work and Pensions
Deputy Director, Poverty Strategy at Department for Work and Pensions
Director General, Change and Resilience Group at Department for Work and Pensions
Portfolio Director, Change and Resilience Group at Department for Work and Pensions
The Minister is likely to face questions on the Government’s assessment of the overall effectiveness of the cost of living support programme, how the payments have been delivered and how they fit in with wider benefits policy.