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 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 | — | — |
| Access to work cap on support grants inquiry Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 23 Nov 2017 | — | — | — |
| Support for carers inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 1 Nov 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| Collective defined contribution pension schemes inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 1 Nov 2017 | 1 | — | — |
| Defined benefit pension schemes Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 18 Oct 2017 | — | — | — |
| PIP and ESA Assessments inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 13 Sep 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| Pension freedom and choice inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 13 Sep 2017 | 3 | — | — |
| Universal Credit inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 13 Sep 2017 | 7 | — | — |
| Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 12 Sep 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| Personal Independence Payment inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 1 Mar 2017 | — | — | — |
| Brexit and labour market policy inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 22 Dec 2016 | — | — | — |
| Universal Credit update inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 22 Dec 2016 | — | — | — |
| Benefit cap inquiry Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 9 Dec 2016 | — | — | — |
| Self-employment and the gig economy inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 25 Nov 2016 | 2 | — | — |
| DWP Annual Report and Accounts inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 22 Nov 2016 | — | — | — |
| Victims of modern slavery inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 26 Oct 2016 | 2 | — | — |
| Citizen's income inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 24 Oct 2016 | 1 | — | — |
| Concentrix and tax credits inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 3 Oct 2016 | 2 | — | — |
| Child Maintenance Service inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 20 Jul 2016 | 2 | — | — |
| Employment opportunities for young people inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 20 Jul 2016 | 2 | — | — |
| The sale and acquisition of BHS inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 3 May 2016 | — | — | — |