Select committee: Work and Pensions Committee
Ongoing work on DWP priorities and performance inquiry
Closed
Opened 23 Nov 2018
Closed 5 Nov 2019
Work and Pensions Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The UK’s welfare system is currently undergoing fundamental reform in the transition to Universal Credit alongside other major and largely untested policies including the benefit cap, benefit sanctions and the two child limit. The Minister will be questioned on her vision for the direction of the welfare state, and on the impact and effectiveness of these policies and their interaction with each other.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 23 November 2018.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 4 oral evidence sessionsLatest 16 October 2019
Recent activity
- Oral evidence session16 October 2019, Oral evidence
- Letter from the Chair to Amber Rudd on Use of Kofax Capture software, 3 September 201930 September 2019, Correspondence
- Letter from the Chair to Dr Thérèse Coffey on the Department’s use of Kofax software, 13 September 201930 September 2019, Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions
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Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2019 | To committee | Letter from the Chair to Dr Thérèse Coffey on the Department’s use of Kofax software, 13 September 2019 |
| 30 Sep 2019 | To committee | Letter from the Chair to Amber Rudd on Use of Kofax Capture software, 3 September 2019 |
| 9 Sep 2019 | To committee | Letter from Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, re follow-up on evidence session of 24 July 2019 2019-08-30 |