The Work and Pensions Committee looks into the policies and spending of the Department for Work and Pensions, including benefits for people in and out of work, state pensions and how private pensions are regulated. It also scrutinises DWP’s public bodies and other regulators.
Current Members (11)
Active Inquiries (17)
Carer's benefits beyond the Sayce Review
Disability and Ill-health in the Workplace
DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25
Youth employment, education and training
Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Pensions Regulator
Young people who are NEET and the transfer of Skills to DWP
Transition to State Pension age
Discretionary payments and member representation in defined benefit schemes
Social Security Advisory Committee
Child Maintenance Service
Employment support for disabled people
Local Housing Allowance and other benefit-related matters in the housing sector
Pension Schemes Bill
Pensions Dashboard
DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24
Health and Safety Executive
The work of the Department for Work and Pensions
Recent Publications (20)
Department for Work and Pensions Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2025-26 - Tables and charts
25 Feb 2026
Completed Inquiries (4)
Get Britain Working: Pathways to Work
Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres
Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations
Safeguarding vulnerable claimants
Contact
workpencom@parliament.uk
020 7219 8976 | 020 7219 1679 (Media)