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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protecting pension savers – five years on from the pension freedoms: Saving for later life Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 15 Dec 2021 | 2 | 22 | Responded |
| Universal Credit and childcare costs Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 25 Nov 2021 | 2 | 14 | Responded |
| Health assessments for benefits Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 27 Sep 2021 | 3 | 29 | Responded |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| Children in poverty: No recourse to public funds Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 28 Jul 2021 | 2 | 22 | Responded |
| Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asbestos management Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 9 Jul 2021 | 2 | 27 | Responded |
| Local Housing Allowance and Housing Supply Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 13 May 2021 | — | — | — |
| Pension stewardship and COP26 Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 29 Apr 2021 | 2 | 20 | Responded |
| Appointment of the Chair of the Pensions Regulator Pre-appointment hearing | Report findings | Closed | 9 Apr 2021 | 1 | 5 | Awaiting |
| Protecting pension savers – five years on from the Pension Freedoms: Accessing pension savings Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 23 Feb 2021 | 2 | 33 | Responded |
| Children in poverty: Measurement and targets Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 12 Jan 2021 | 2 | 37 | Responded |
| Disability employment gap Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 3 Nov 2020 | 4 | 38 | Responded |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| Appointment of the Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee Pre-appointment hearing | Report findings | Closed | 24 Aug 2020 | 1 | 3 | Awaiting |
| Protecting pension savers – five years on from the pension freedoms: Pension scams Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 28 Jul 2020 | 2 | 37 | Responded |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| DWP’s preparations for changes in the world of work Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 14 May 2020 | 2 | 25 | Responded |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| Universal Credit: the wait for a first payment Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 9 Mar 2020 | 2 | 55 | Responded |
| DWP's response to the coronavirus outbreak Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 5 Mar 2020 | 3 | 4 | Responded |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| Welfare policy in Northern Ireland inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 9 Apr 2019 | 3 | — | — |
| Support for the bereaved Inquiry | Report | Closed | 4 Mar 2019 | 1 | — | — |
| Universal Credit and Survival Sex: sex in exchange for meeting survival needs inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 4 Mar 2019 | 1 | — | — |
| No DSS: discrimination against benefit claimants in the housing sector inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 21 Feb 2019 | — | — | — |
| Benefit freeze Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 14 Feb 2019 | — | — | — |
| Pension auto-enrolment: update inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Jan 2019 | — | — | — |
| Charging for pension transfer advice inquiry Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 21 Dec 2018 | — | — | — |
| Two-child benefit limit inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 12 Dec 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Ongoing work on DWP priorities and performance inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 23 Nov 2018 | — | — | — |
| Overpayments of Carer's Allowance Inquiry | Report | Closed | 21 Nov 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Welfare safety net inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 4 Sep 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Benefit cap inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 26 Jul 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Pension costs and transparency inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 26 Jul 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Disability employment inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Jun 2018 | — | — | — |
| Defined benefit pensions white paper inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 9 Apr 2018 | — | — | — |
| The future of the European Social Fund inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 21 Feb 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Carillion joint inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 23 Jan 2018 | 1 | — | — |
| Universal Credit Project Assessment Reviews inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 11 Jan 2018 | 1 | — | — |
| Pre-appointment scrutiny of the Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee Inquiry | Report | Closed | 4 Jan 2018 | 1 | — | — |
| Assistive technology inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 11 Dec 2017 | 4 | — | — |