Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 38
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Investigate work conditionality for younger partners in mixed-age couples, considering health and caring responsibilities.
Recommendation
The Government should investigate the extent to which it is reasonable to assume that the younger partners in these couples should be subject to work conditionality—taking account of any health conditions and caring responsibilities—and report back to the Committee by the end of 2025. (Recommendation, Paragraph 180)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 10 November 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗