The Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into the employment support carers receive, whether they are supported adequately by the DWP, how barriers to employment for carers can be reduced, and whether a 'cultural shift' is needed in attitudes towards carers in employment.
In the last Parliament, the Committee conducted a major inquiry into the collapse of high street chain BHS, and the fate of its 20,000 member pension scheme, leading to a series of recommendations on changes to corporate governance and the regulation of pension schemes.
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Universal Credit is the Government’s flagship welfare reform programme, which involves merging 6 existing benefits into 1, paid as a single, monthly payment.
The Department for Work and Pensions began work on Universal Credit in 2010. Universal Credit was rolled out fully across the country by December 2018. The Department …
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA, introduced in 2008) and the Personal Independence Payment (PIP, introduced in 2013) …
The Work and Pensions Committee held an urgent one-off evidence session in the wake of Government plans to restrict the number of people who qualify for Personal Independence Payments (PIP). The move is designed to cut £3.7 billion from the benefits bill.
In this session the Committee discussed issues with …
The Work and Pensions Committee held an evidence session with employers, experts and industry representatives on the potential impact of Britain’s exit from the European Union on UK firms’ ability to recruit the workers they need.
The Work and Pensions Committee held two evidence sessions examining the progress in introducing Universal Credit and what impact it is having.
The Committee is now inviting written submissions addressing one of more of the following areas:
The Committee invites written submissions addressing the following points:
The Government must close the loopholes that are currently allowing "bogus" self-employment practices, which are potentially creating an extra burden on the welfare state while simultaneously reducing the tax contributions that sustain it.