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Families face financial penalties when young people take up apprenticeships.
Letters between the chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) and DWP Director of Poverty, Family and Disadvantage.
To: James Wolfe Director of Poverty, Family and Disadvantage Department…
From: James Wolfe Director of Poverty Family and Disadvantage Directorate…
Letter from the SSAC Chair to the Minister for Social Security and Disability about the Government’s Right to Try policy.
The Rt Hon. Sir Stephen Timms MP Minister for Social Security and…
The Social Security Advisory Committee welcomes 2 new members.
The Social Security Advisory Committee welcomes 4 new members.
An exchange of correspondence between SSAC's Chair and the Department for Work and Pensions about Winter Fuel Payment policy.
Correspondence from the DWP to SSAC's Chair following the judgment in the judicial review into the lawfulness of the consultation on the Work Capability Assessment descriptor changes.
An exchange of correspondence between SSAC's Chair and the Minister for Social Security and Disability about the benefit treatment of infected blood payments received from the estate of a deceased infected person.
An exchange of correspondence between SSAC's Chair and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about means-testing of Winter Fuel Payments.
The Secretary of State has reappointed Carl Emmerson and Phil Jones.
An exchange of correspondence between SSAC's Chair and the NI Minister of Communities, about their recommendations to Universal Credit Administrative Earnings Threshold increases.
The Social Security Advisory Committee welcomes 6 new members.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Minister for Employment has written to SSAC responding to points raised about The Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2021.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has confirmed the reappointment of Phil Jones as a Member of the Social Security Advisory Committee.
A new SSAC report assesses the future of working age contributory benefits for those not in paid work.
Correspondence between SSAC and the Minister for Welfare Delivery about the Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence) (Amendment) 2022 regulations.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Correspondence from SSAC to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on amendments to regulations to support the Way to Work campaign.
The Social Security Advisory Committee will examine government proposals to move existing claimants on working age income-related benefits to Universal Credit.
Correspondence between the Minister for Welfare Delivery and the SSAC on The Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence) Amendment Regulations 2021.
Correspondence between the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the SSAC on amendments to regulations to support they Way to Work campaign.
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