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Work and Pensions Committee

Scrutinises: Department for Work and Pensions 178 reports 702 conclusions & recs 56 govt responses 4 overdue

Government Response

AI assessment · 374 of 702 classified
Accepted: 122
Accepted in Part: 22
Acknowledged: 73
Deferred: 74
Not Addressed: 23
Rejected: 60
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Inquiry Type Status Opened Reports Items Response
Get Britain Working: Pathways to Work Inquiry Report findings Closed 23 Apr 2025 2 23 Responded
Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres Inquiry Report findings Closed 23 Jan 2025 4 41 Responded
Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations Inquiry Report findings Closed 22 Nov 2024 2 43 Responded
Statutory Sick Pay Inquiry Report findings Closed 9 Nov 2023 2 10 Responded
Safeguarding vulnerable claimants Inquiry Report findings Closed 21 Jul 2023 7 40 Responded
Cost of living support payments Inquiry Report findings Closed 3 Apr 2023 2 15 Responded
Benefit levels in the UK Inquiry Report findings Closed 30 Mar 2023 3 19 Responded
Defined benefit pension schemes Inquiry Report findings Closed 16 Mar 2023 2 23 Responded
Defined benefit pensions with Liability Driven Investments Inquiry Report findings Closed 24 Oct 2022 2 17 Responded
Plan for Jobs and employment support Inquiry Report findings Closed 11 Jul 2022 3 38 Responded
Appointment of the Pensions Ombudsman Pre-appointment hearing Report findings Closed 20 Jun 2022 1 2 Awaiting
Children in poverty: Child Maintenance Service Inquiry Report findings Closed 18 May 2022 2 31 Responded
The cost of living Inquiry Report findings Closed 13 Jan 2022 2 11 Responded
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
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
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
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
DWP’s preparations for changes in the world of work Inquiry Report findings Closed 14 May 2020 2 25 Responded
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