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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Welfare policy in Northern Ireland inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 9 Apr 2019 | 3 | — | — |
| Universal Credit and Survival Sex: sex in exchange for meeting survival needs inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 4 Mar 2019 | 1 | — | — |
| Support for the bereaved Inquiry | Report | Closed | 4 Mar 2019 | 1 | — | — |
| Two-child benefit limit inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 12 Dec 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Overpayments of Carer's Allowance Inquiry | Report | Closed | 21 Nov 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Welfare safety net inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 4 Sep 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Pension costs and transparency inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 26 Jul 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| Benefit cap inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 26 Jul 2018 | 2 | — | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| Collective defined contribution pension schemes inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 1 Nov 2017 | 1 | — | — |
| Support for carers inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 1 Nov 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| Universal Credit inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 13 Sep 2017 | 7 | — | — |
| Pension freedom and choice inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 13 Sep 2017 | 3 | — | — |
| PIP and ESA Assessments inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 13 Sep 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 12 Sep 2017 | 2 | — | — |
| Self-employment and the gig economy inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 25 Nov 2016 | 2 | — | — |
| Victims of modern slavery inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 26 Oct 2016 | 2 | — | — |
| Citizen's income inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 24 Oct 2016 | 1 | — | — |