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Get Britain Working: Pathways to Work

Status: Closed Opened: 23 Apr 2025 Closed: 1 Jan 2026 6 recommendations 17 conclusions 1 report

The Work and Pensions Committee is undertaking a short inquiry into the impact of the Government’s proposals to reform the disability and health related benefits system, as set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper. The Committee is not putting out a call for evidence, but the terms of reference are: to explore the … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
3rd Report – Get Britain Working: Pathways to Work HC 837 29 Jul 2025 23 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
11 Recommendation 3rd Report – Get Britain Working: Pathw… Accepted in Part

Explain safeguarding assessment of UC/PIP Bill and publish impact on disability benefit flows.

We call on the Government to explain in its response to our report what assessment it made of the safeguarding implications of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill before it was introduced to Parliament. We also recommend that it publish as soon as possible an assessment of the … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government confirms an equality impact assessment for the Bill was undertaken. For the second part, it refers to existing Green Paper plans for work and health support and existing OBR/IFS analyses, rather than committing to publish a new, specific assessment as requested.
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Department for Work and Pensions
16 Recommendation 3rd Report – Get Britain Working: Pathw… Accepted in Part

Clarify the future type of UC health benefit and update on Scottish implementation progress.

We recommend that the Government: • clarify what type of benefit UC health will be in the reformed system; and • provide an update as soon as possible on the progress of discussions with the Scottish Government regarding implementation in Scotland. (Recommendation, Paragraph 121) Read more

Government response AI summary
The government clarified that additional financial support will be the UC Health Element (UCHE), based on PIP Daily Living Awards, and described its function rather than classifying it as a benefit type. Discussions with the Scottish Government regarding implementation are ongoing.
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Department for Work and Pensions

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions
Date Witnesses
25 Jun 2025 Katherine Pateman · Department for Work and Pensions, Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms · Department for Work and Pensions, Shaun Butcher · Department for Work and Pensions View ↗
7 May 2025 David Berry · Manchester City Council, David Finch · The Health Foundation, Dr Lucy Foulkes · Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Ellen Clifford · Disabled People Against Cuts, James Taylor · Scope, Jonathan Andrew · Rethink Mental Illness, Mikey Erhardt · Disability Rights UK, Professor Ben Barr · University of Liverpool View ↗
22 Apr 2025 Angela Matthews · Business Disability Forum, Iain Porter · Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Jean-André Prager · Policy Exchange, Professor Ben Geiger · King’s College London, Ruth Curtice · Resolution Foundation, Ruth Patrick · University of York, Tom Pollard · New Economics Foundation View ↗

Who gave evidence

18 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Angela Matthews · Head of Policy and Research Business Disability Forum 1
David Berry · Work and Skills Lead Manchester City Council 1
David Finch · Associate Director, Healthy Lives Team The Health Foundation 1
Dr Lucy Foulkes · Academic Psychologist Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford 1
Ellen Clifford · Coordinator Disabled People Against Cuts 1
Iain Porter · Senior Policy Adviser Joseph Rowntree Foundation 1
James Taylor · Executive Director, Strategy, Impact and Social C… Scope 1
Jean-André Prager · Senior Fellow Policy Exchange 1
Jonathan Andrew · Head of Public Affairs Rethink Mental Illness 1
Katherine Pateman · Deputy Director, Disability Benefits Division, Po… Department for Work and Pensions 1
Mikey Erhardt · Policy and Campaigns Officer Disability Rights UK 1
Professor Ben Barr · Professor in Applied Public Health Research University of Liverpool 1
Professor Ben Geiger · Professor in Social Science and Health King’s College London 1
Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms · Minister for Social Security and Disability Department for Work and Pensions 1
Ruth Curtice · Chief Executive Resolution Foundation 1
Ruth Patrick · Professor of Social Policy University of York 1
Shaun Butcher · Deputy Director, Disability Lead Analyst Department for Work and Pensions 1
Tom Pollard · Head of Social Policy New Economics Foundation 1

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
11 Jun 2025 — Correspondence from the Secretary of State, responding to the Committee’s 21 Ma…
21 May 2025 — Correspondence with the Secretary of State, relating to the Pathways to Work Gr…