The economics of Universal Credit

Economic Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 6 Feb 2020 Closed: 24 Mar 2022 Parliament page
This inquiry investigates the economic impacts of Universal Credit. The inquiry will investigate whether Universal Credit is meeting its original objectives, whether the policy assumptions reflected in its design are appropriate for different groups of claimants and the extent to which Universal Credit meets the needs of claimants in today's … Read more
1 Report
9 Oral sessions
8 Letters
9 Events
Activity timeline 28 events
14 Jul
2021
Correspondence
12 May
2021
Correspondence
18 Mar
2021
Correspondence
9 Mar
2021
Oral evidence
9 Mar
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Virtual meeting
11 Nov
2020
Correspondence
16 Oct
2020
Correspondence
13 Oct
2020
Report published
31 Jul
2020
Report published
8 Jun
2020
Correspondence
2 Jun
2020
Oral evidence
2 Jun
2020
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Virtual meeting
Oral evidence sessions 9 sessions
9 Mar 2021
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Neil Couling · Department for Work and Pensions Will Quince · Department for Work & Pensions
2 Jun 2020
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Neil Couling CBE · Department of Work and Pensions Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey · Department for Work and Pensions
26 May 2020
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Angela Charlton Kirsty Harkins · Sale Moor Community Partnership Mike Tighe · Southwark 'Know Your Rights' benefits support group Mr Nick Phillips · London Unemployed Strategies Sarah Holloway
13 May 2020
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Emma Stewart · Timewise Evan Odell · Disability Rights UK James Taylor · Scope Tony Wilson · Institute for Employment Studies
5 May 2020
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Michael Royce · Money and Pensions Service Mike Brewer · Resolution Foundation Minesh Patel · Mind Nicholas Timmins · Institute for Government Sharon Wright · University of Glasgow
28 Apr 2020
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Gareth Morgan · Ferret Information Systems Paul Gray Sue Ramsden · National Housing Federation Victoria Mills · Southwark Council
10 Mar 2020
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Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP Stephen Brien · Department for Work and Pensions The Baroness Stroud
3 Mar 2020
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Garry Lemon · The Trussell Trust Iain Porter · Joseph Rowntree Foundation Josephine Tucker · Child Poverty Action Group Laura Dewar · Gingerbread Marilyn Howard · University of Bristol Matthew Sowemimo · Salvation Army Rita Griffiths · University of Bath
25 Feb 2020
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Giles Elliot · Mind John Hills · London School of Economics Katy Jones · Manchester Metropolitan University Ruth Cain · University of Kent Tom Waters · Institute for Fiscal Studies
Correspondence 8 letters
14 Jul 2021 To committee Letter from the Minister for Welfare Delivery, Will Quince MP, to the Chairs of the Work and Pensions Committee and Economic Affairs Committee (21 June 2021)
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12 May 2021 To committee Letter from the Chairs of the Work & Pensions Committee and Economic Affairs Committee to Will Quince MP, Minister for Welfare Delivery (12 May 2021)
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18 Mar 2021 To committee Letter from the UK Women's Budget Group regarding the Minister's responses during the concurrent oral evidence session on 9 March 2021 on Universal Credit (12 March 2021)
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11 Nov 2020 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, on the Governmen't response to the report: Universal Credit isn't working-proposals for reform (29 October 2020)
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, on the Governmen't response to the report: Universal Credit isn't working-proposals for reform (16 October 2020)
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8 Jun 2020 To committee Letter from the Institute for Fiscal Studies to the Committee on Universal Credit costings (8 June 2020)
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17 Mar 2020 To committee Letter from The Salvation Army to the Committee (9 March 2020)
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3 Mar 2020 To committee Letter from the Institute for Fiscal Studies to the Committee on Universal Credit (27 February 2020)
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