Source · Select Committee · House of Commons
Work and Pensions Committee
Scrutinises: Department for Work and Pensions
178 reports
702 conclusions & recs
56 govt responses
4 overdue
Government Response
Accepted: 122
Accepted in Part: 22
Acknowledged: 73
Deferred: 74
Not Addressed: 23
Rejected: 60
Committee work
| Inquiry | Type | Status | Opened | Reports | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The work of Skills England Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 14 Apr 2026 | — | — | — |
| Carer's benefits beyond the Sayce Review Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 24 Feb 2026 | — | — | — |
| Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 29 Jan 2026 | — | — | — |
| Disability and Ill-health in the Workplace Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 26 Jan 2026 | — | — | — |
| DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 20 Jan 2026 | — | — | — |
| Youth employment, education and training Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 8 Jan 2026 | — | — | — |
| Young people who are NEET and the transfer of Skills to DWP Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 17 Nov 2025 | — | — | — |
| Transition to State Pension age Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 10 Nov 2025 | — | — | — |
| Discretionary payments and member representation in defined benefit schemes Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 15 Oct 2025 | — | — | — |
| Social Security Advisory Committee Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 18 Sep 2025 | — | — | — |
| Local Housing Allowance and other benefit-related matters in the housing sector Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 9 Jun 2025 | — | — | — |
| Pension Schemes Bill Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 7 May 2025 | — | — | — |
| Child Poverty Taskforce Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 6 May 2025 | — | — | — |
| Pensions Dashboard Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 19 Feb 2025 | — | — | — |
| DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 22 Jan 2025 | — | — | — |
| Health and Safety Executive Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 22 Jan 2025 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Department for Work and Pensions Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 31 Oct 2024 | — | — | — |
| PHSO report on women's State Pension age Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 30 Apr 2024 | — | — | — |
| Back to Work Plan Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 25 Mar 2024 | — | — | — |
| Devolution of employment support Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Mar 2024 | — | — | — |
| Carer’s Allowance Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 26 Feb 2024 | — | — | — |
| Disability employment Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 26 Feb 2024 | — | — | — |
| Fiduciary duties Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Jan 2024 | — | — | — |
| DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Dec 2023 | — | — | — |
| People and skills and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Nov 2023 | — | — | — |
| Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 24 Jul 2023 | — | — | — |
| Pensions dashboard Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 27 Jun 2023 | — | — | — |
| Effectiveness of sanctions Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 20 Apr 2023 | — | — | — |
| Household Support Fund Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 27 Mar 2023 | — | — | — |
| State Pension Age Review Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 2 Feb 2023 | — | — | — |
| DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts 2021–22 Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 4 Jan 2023 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Social Security Advisory Committee on separated parents and working age contributory benefits Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 3 Nov 2022 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 29 Jun 2022 | — | — | — |
| Universal Credit and Managed Migration Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 10 May 2022 | — | — | — |
| DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts 2020–21 Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 24 Sep 2021 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 31 Aug 2021 | — | — | — |
| Local Housing Allowance and Housing Supply Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 13 May 2021 | — | — | — |
| Measurements of poverty Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 29 Sep 2020 | — | — | — |
| DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20 Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 3 Sep 2020 | — | — | — |
| Safeguarding vulnerable people: how DWP learns lessons from serious cases Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 2 Jul 2020 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Pensions Ombudsman Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 29 Jun 2020 | — | — | — |
| The Pensions Regulator Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 May 2020 | — | — | — |
| PIP and ESA Assessments Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Health and Safety Executive Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 4 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Money and Pensions Service Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 3 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| School holiday poverty inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 21 Jun 2019 | — | — | — |
| Executive pensions inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 29 May 2019 | — | — | — |
| The work of The Pensions Regulator inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 21 May 2019 | — | — | — |
| Spending Review inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 1 May 2019 | — | — | — |
| No DSS: discrimination against benefit claimants in the housing sector inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 21 Feb 2019 | — | — | — |