Get Britain Working: Pathways to Work

Work and Pensions Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 23 Apr 2025 Closed: 1 Jan 2026 Parliament page
The Work and Pensions Committee is undertaking a short inquiry into the impact of the Government’s proposals to reform the disability and health related benefits system, as set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper. The Committee is not putting out a call for evidence, but the terms of … Read more
6 Recommendations
17 Conclusions
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
2 Letters
3 Events
Activity timeline 10 events
23 Oct
2025
Report published
29 Jul
2025
Report published
25 Jun
2025
Oral evidence
25 Jun
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
11 Jun
2025
Correspondence
21 May
2025
Correspondence
7 May
2025
Oral evidence
7 May
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House
22 Apr
2025
Oral evidence
22 Apr
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
25 Jun 2025
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Work and Pensions Committee
Katherine Pateman · Department for Work and Pensions Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms · Department for Work and Pensions Shaun Butcher · Department for Work and Pensions
7 May 2025
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Work and Pensions Committee
David Berry · Manchester City Council David Finch · The Health Foundation Dr Lucy Foulkes · Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford Ellen Clifford · Disabled People Against Cuts James Taylor · Scope Jonathan Andrew · Rethink Mental Illness Mikey Erhardt · Disability Rights UK Professor Ben Barr · University of Liverpool
22 Apr 2025
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Work and Pensions Committee
Angela Matthews · Business Disability Forum Iain Porter · Joseph Rowntree Foundation Jean-André Prager · Policy Exchange Professor Ben Geiger · King’s College London Ruth Curtice · Resolution Foundation Ruth Patrick · University of York Tom Pollard · New Economics Foundation
Title HC No. Published Items Response
3rd Report – Get Britain Working: Pathways to Work HC 837 29 Jul 2025 23 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
11 Recommendation Accepted in Part
3rd Report – Get Britain Working: …
Explain safeguarding assessment of UC/PIP Bill and publish impact on disability benefit flows.
We call on the Government to explain in its response to our report what assessment it made of the safeguarding implications of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill before it was introduced to Parliament. We also recommend that … Read more
Government Response
The government confirms an equality impact assessment for the Bill was undertaken. For the second part, it refers to existing Green Paper plans for work and health support and existing OBR/IFS analyses, rather than committing to publish a new, specific assessment as requested.
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16 Recommendation Accepted in Part
3rd Report – Get Britain Working: …
Clarify the future type of UC health benefit and update on Scottish implementation progress.
We recommend that the Government: • clarify what type of benefit UC health will be in the reformed system; and • provide an update as soon as possible on the progress of discussions with the Scottish Government regarding implementation in … Read more
Government Response
The government clarified that additional financial support will be the UC Health Element (UCHE), based on PIP Daily Living Awards, and described its function rather than classifying it as a benefit type. Discussions with the Scottish Government regarding implementation are ongoing.
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Government Response AI assessment · 22 of 6 classified
Accepted 9
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 7
Not Addressed 1
Total 6 recs + 17 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
11 Jun 2025 Correspondence from the Secretary of State, responding to the Committee’s 21 May letter regarding the Pathways to Work Green Paper
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21 May 2025 Correspondence with the Secretary of State, relating to the Pathways to Work Green Paper
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