Work and Pensions Committee

CommonsSelectest. 16 Jul 2001Email ↗● Actively Monitored
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Sessions analysed47
Commitments93
Positions154
Recommendations189

Latest Signals

15 Jul 2026Shared-parenting view: formula should recognise both parentsBoth Parents MatterPosition
“[Speaker: Sam Morfey] We also have a situation where there is no recognition of the financial circumstances of the receiving parent. The UK is pretty much an outlier on this. There are very few countries that have a formula that purely looks at the income of the paying parent.”
15 Jul 2026Safeguarding changes have not consistently reached survivorsSurviving Economic AbuseConcern
15 Jul 2026CMS reforms depend on new legislationSurviving Economic AbuseLegislative
15 Jul 2026Abusive parents can weaponise CMS and withhold supportSurviving Economic AbuseConcern
15 Jul 2026CMS calculation seen as unfair, opaque and unaffordableGingerbreadConcern
01 Jul 2026Devolved differences create unequal access to supportConcern
01 Jul 2026Poverty is intensified by housing insecurity and under-housingConcern
01 Jul 2026Stigma and hostile rhetoric are harming familiesConcern

Recent Sessions

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15 Jul 2026Child Maintenance Service: fairness, abuse and enforcement
1 pos3 concern4 rec1 leg
01 Jul 2026Child poverty strategy: lived experience on gaps
1 pos5 concern4 rec
17 Jun 2026DWP work, welfare reform and youth opportunity
4 commit3 pos3 concern1 rec1 leg
10 Jun 2026DWP safeguarding: migration, sanctions and co-production
6 concern2 rec1 leg
03 Jun 2026Child poverty strategy: local delivery and NRPF
1 commit4 pos7 concern7 rec2 leg
20 May 2026Youth NEET, training and work readiness
4 pos7 concern3 rec

Recent Commitments

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Recent Recommendations

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Frequent Witnesses

Department for Work and Pensions11× · 157 insights
University of Liverpool3× · 9 insights
Pensions Policy Institute3× · 7 insights
Scope3× · 6 insights
National Association of Welfare Rights Advisers2× · 11 insights
Carers UK2× · 10 insights

About this committee

This Commons Select Committee scrutinises the Department for Work and Pensions and its policies on welfare, employment, and pensions. The Committee takes oral evidence from government officials, external experts, and affected groups during public sessions held at Westminster. It conducts inquiries into specific policy areas and publishes findings to inform parliamentary debate and departmental practice. Recent inquiries have examined Skills England's approach to youth employment and regional skills provision, reflecting ongoing concern about school-to-work transitions. The Committee investigated the Child Poverty Strategy through an academic panel session in April 2026, hearing from researchers on the effectiveness of anti-poverty measures. It has also scrutinised major pension policy changes, including State Pension Age transition arrangements and the implementation of DWP ministerial reforms, whilst exploring support for carers beyond recommendations from the Sayce Review.