Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 10
10
Not Addressed
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The Department for Work and Pensions must urgently conduct or commission research to develop its...
Recommendation
The Department for Work and Pensions must urgently conduct or commission research to develop its understanding of the gendered impact of Universal Credit design, including the wait for the first payment; the single household payment structure; joint eligibility assessment; and the single earnings disregard. We recommend this research be commenced within two months of publication of this Report.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government discusses "A Plan for Jobs" supporting unemployed people, including women, through schemes like Kickstart and Sector-based Work Academy Programmes, and cross-government collaboration to support UC claimants with barriers like childcare. However, it does not commit to conducting or commissioning research into the gendered impact of Universal Credit design elements as recommended.
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Government Response
The government responded to this report on 14 May 2021. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗