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This statement clarifies the role of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) and its chair in the scrutiny of the proposals.
The government's responses to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) report ‘Decision making and mandatory reconsideration'.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This report sets out the Social Security Advisory Committee's strategic objectives for the year to 31 March 2016.
The Minister for Welfare Reform, Lord Freud, announced today (26 March 2015) that Paul Gray has been reappointed as Chair of SSAC.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) Freedom of Information (FOI) releases for 2020.
A letter to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019.
Correspondence between SSAC and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the entitlement of EEA nationals to Universal Credit.
This project was conducted as part of the Social Security Advisory Committee’s (SSAC) independent work programme, under which the committee investigates pertinent issues relating to the operation of the benefits system.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A detailed breakdown of all the regulations subject to statutory scrutiny by the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) in 2023.
The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC)'s independent report on Universal Credit managed migration has been published.
Statement from Dr Stephen Brien – Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) Chair
Correspondence between SSAC and the Minister for Employment about The Universal Credit (Coronavirus) (Restoration of the Minimum Income Floor) Regulations 2021
Report on reforming working-age social security.
SSAC response to the consultation on abolishing Class 2 NI and introducing a contributory benefit test to Class 4 NI for the self-employed.
This report assesses the effectiveness of the Claimant Commitment in Universal Credit.
The Minister for Welfare Delivery, Caroline Nokes MP, has appointed Bruce Calderwood to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC).
This annual report explains the work carried out by the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) to 31 March 2019.
Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) Freedom of Information (FOI) releases for 2019.
Report assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the benefits system and the measures needed to get people back to work.
The shift towards the localisation of social security means that certain benefits are no longer just a matter for DWP.
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