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House of Commons- Work and Pensions Select Committee

EVIDENCE SESSION: In-work progression in Universal Credit 

 9.30am, Wednesday 3 February, Grimond Room, Portcullis House

This is the first of three planned evidence sessions in this inquiry

Purpose of this session

The Committee will consider: the case for some form of in-work support within Universal Credit; the claimant groups which are most likely to be in low-hours, low-paid work and therefore require help; appropriate objectives for in-work progression, and how success should be measured; potential alternatives to a JCP-run, interview-based approach; how more employers can be persuaded to support in-work progression; how to take account of variations in local labour markets; and the likely effectiveness of Universal Credit’s financial work incentives.

• Inquiry: In-work progression in Universal Credit
• Work and Pensions Committee

Witnesses:

At 9.30 am

• Tony Wilson, Director of Policy and Research, Learning and Work Institute
• David Finch, Senior Economic Analyst, Resolution Foundation
• Emma Stewart MBE, Joint Chief Executive Officer, Timewise Foundation
• Dr Anthony Rafferty, Senior Lecturer in Employment Studies, Alliance Manchester Business School
• Julia Waltham, Head of Campaigns and Policy, Working Families