Unemployment
Unemployment news from UK Parliament.
Manchester evidence session to quiz Burnham on Jobcentre reforms
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham will be among the witnesses when the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee holds a public evidence session in Manchester Town Hall as it continues its inquiry into reforming Jobcentres.
28 March 2025
Health and disability green paper: Work and Pensions Committee Chair “mindful” of effects of reform on vulnerable
Today the Government announced reforms to health and disability social security support when they published ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working’. This has particularly focused on changes to incapacity and disability benefits as well as health assessments. The Government has said that the reforms will enable more people with chronic long term health conditions, or who are disabled, to return to and stay in work.
18 March 2025
Call for evidence launched into remote and hybrid working in the UK
Home-based Working Committee launch call for evidence
05 March 2025
Disabilities Minister to be questioned on DWP’s approach to vulnerable claimants
MPs on the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee will question Disabilities Minister Sir Stephen Timms on how the Department for Work and Pensions protects vulnerable people engaged with the benefit system.
07 February 2025
Cardiff job cuts “canary in the coalmine”, Committee Chair says
The Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee has responded to news that Cardiff University is to cut 400 full-time jobs.
28 January 2025
Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 12 November 2024
On 12 November 2024 the Committee considered e-petitions that had received over 100,000 signatures. The Committee also considered e-petitions that had received over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response, and public petitions that had received a Government observation.
14 November 2024
Experts and charities questioned on employment support for young people and people with disabilities
Work and Pensions Committee examines barriers keeping young people and people with disabilities out of employment
15 November 2022
Professional Qualifications Bill completes passage through parliament
Members consider Commons changes on consultation with devolved authorities. Catch up
06 April 2022
Benefits system supported Wales through the pandemic, but action needed to support people with rising cost of living
Committee publishes its report, The Benefits system in Wales
17 March 2022
Cefnogwyd Cymru gan y system budd-daliadau drwy’r pandemig, ond mae angen gweithredu er mwyn cefnogi pobl gyda chostau byw sydd ar gynnydd
Committee publishes their report on The benefits system in Wales
17 March 2022
Four short debates in the Lords
Members discuss Taiwan democracy, new peerages, Northern Ireland and older workers. Catch up
04 March 2022
Universal Credit and childcare: Work and Pensions Committee holds first oral evidence session
The Committee questions policy specialists, charities and professional organisations in the first oral evidence session in the inquiry.
25 January 2022
Committee to question OBR Chair and labour market policy experts
Committee to examine the Government’s approach to supporting people in employment in a one-off session
04 January 2022
Disabled people’s experiences of the benefits system: Work and Pensions Secretary given ‘final chance’ to publish report
Committee Chair writes to the Work and Pensions Secretary
16 December 2021
Holi Gweinidogion Llywodraeth y DU ar y system budd-daliadau yng Nghymru
UK Government Ministers to be quizzed on benefits system in Wales
02 December 2021