Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 30
30
Not Addressed
It is disappointing that the Government has decided not to progress with plans for reforming...
Recommendation
It is disappointing that the Government has decided not to progress with plans for reforming Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). The Government acknowledges that there is clear support for SSP reform. The pandemic has highlighted some of the key weaknesses in the SSP system: notably, SSP is not available to two million of the lowest paid workers, and people in precarious forms of work may be excluded from support. The Government has taken steps to support low paid workers affected by coronavirus— but these payments will be phased out, and they do not negate the need for long term reform of the SSP system, which the Government clearly recognised at the outset of the consultation in 2019. We recommend that in response to this report the Department set out in greater detail its plans for reforming SSP in future, including expected timescales. (Paragraph 125) Impact of the coronavirus pandemic
Government response summary AI-generated
The government describes the paused "Tailoring Up" approach for Universal Credit claimants and states that detailed proposals from the Green Paper consultation will be brought forward in a White Paper in mid-2022. This response does not specifically detail plans or timescales for reforming Statutory Sick Pay, as requested by the committee.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 22 November 2021. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗