Live Bereavement Benefits - Work and Pensions Select Committee

House of Commons

Work and Pensions Select Committee

EVIDENCE SESSION: Bereavement benefits

 9.30am, Wednesday 13 January, Wilson Room, Portcullis House

The Committee is holding the second of three evidence sessions in its inquiry into Bereavement benefits.

 Purpose of this session

The Work and Pensions Committee takes evidence from the Childhood Bereavement Network and members of the Social Security Advisory Committee as part of its inquiry into bereavement benefits. The Committee will look at the current system of bereavement benefit payments as well as proposals for reform.

• Inquiry: Bereavement benefits
• Work and Pensions Committee

Witnesses:

At 9.30 am

 Paul Gray, Chair, Social Security Advisory Committee

• Professor John Ditch, Social Security Advisory Committee
• Alison Penny, Coordinator, Childhood Bereavement Network

 FURTHER INFORMATION:

Committee Membership is as follows:

Frank Field (Labour, Birkenhead) (Chair); Heidi Allen (Conservative, South Cambridgeshire); Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party, Paisley and Renfrewshire South); Ms Karen Buck, (Labour, Westminster North); John Glen (Conservative, Salisbury); Richard Graham (Conservative, Gloucester); Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour, South Shields); Craig Mackinlay (Conservative, South Thanet); Steve McCabe (Labour, Birmingham Selly Oak); Jeremy Quin (Conservative, Horsham); Craig Williams (Conservative, Cardiff North