Work and Pensions Secretary, Stephen Crabb Makes an Appearance

Tuesday 10 May, 2016 Written by Simon Collyer

House of Commons

Work and Pensions Select Committee

The Committee will hold its first hearing with new Work and Pensions Secretary, Stephen Crabb on Wednesday 11 May 2016 at 09.30am in the Wilson Room, Portcullis House.

The topics covered will include:

What the new Secretary of State considers his greatest inheritance at the DWP
What the biggest challenges and top three priorities are now
The question of “intergenerational fairness” in pensioner incomes, which have gone up significantly in relative terms over recent years. Are we reaching the limits of what can be taken from working-age benefits?
Universal Credit is now less generous than what it will replace and there is concern that work incentives have been eroded. Has UC become an expensive “tidying exercise”? How will UC incentivise claimants on a reduced budget?
Other issues arising from the Committee’s current inquiries and recent reports, including the Committee’s report on UC in-work progression published ahead of the session tomorrow morning