We have published our report on defined benefit pension schemes 📢
Despite a steady decline in number in recent years, defined benefit pension schemes are still of critical importance to both savers and the UK economy.
Learn more about our inquiry and findings 👇
This week,
@tonywilsonIES
, Director at the Institute of Employment Studies
@EmploymtStudies
, outlined key considerations for the devolution of employment support 👇
🕛 12.05pm, Tuesday
We'll be examining the report on women's State Pension age, recently published by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
@PHSOmbudsman
Learn more and watch live:
This week, we continued our inquiry on disability employment. 👥
Professor Kim Hoque, co-founder of Disability
@Work
, told us Disability Confident was making almost “no difference” to the employment prospects of disabled people 👇
🕛 12.05pm, Tuesday
We'll be examining the report on women's State Pension age, recently published by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
@PHSOmbudsman
Learn more and watch live:
Tomorrow, 9.25am 🕘
We are looking at how disabled people can be better supported to start and stay in work, and the effectiveness of the Government’s recent efforts to narrow the disability employment gap.
Learn more and watch the session live:
Tomorrow, 9.25am 🕘
We are looking at how disabled people can be better supported to start and stay in work, and the effectiveness of the Government’s recent efforts to narrow the disability employment gap.
Learn more and watch the session live:
9.25am tomorrow 🕘
We're putting our questions to
@DWPgovuk
Minister
@mimsdavies
on the effectiveness of Carer’s Allowance and whether it provides adequate support for carers.
We'll also be hearing about the experiences of young carers.
Watch live:
9.25am tomorrow 🕘
We're putting our questions to
@DWPgovuk
Minister
@mimsdavies
on the effectiveness of Carer’s Allowance and whether it provides adequate support for carers.
We'll also be hearing about the experiences of young carers.
Watch live:
Statutory sick pay is failing to financially support those who need it most when ill. We're calling on the Government to ensure that all employees are eligible for statutory sick pay, not just those earning above the lower earnings limit.
Read the report📑
🕙 At 10am, Wednesday, we'll be examining:
➡️ the Government’s Back to Work Plan
➡️ proposals for reducing rates of economic inactivity
➡️ long-term unemployment
Find out more about the session:
We thank all scheme members and organisations that contributed to our inquiry into defined benefit pension schemes.
Read the full report on our findings 👇
This week, we conclude the hearings of our safeguarding vulnerable claimants inquiry.
We'll be questioning Department for Work and Pensions Ministers and officials on the Department’s approach to safeguarding vulnerable benefit claimants.
Watch live:
We've been looking at whether working-age benefit levels meet the needs of claimants.
In 2022, the Govt. rejected our call to review the adequacy of benefit levels, stating 'there is no objective way of deciding what benefits should be'.
Read our response to that challenge 👇
This week, we're continuining our inquiry into Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund.
Watch the session live at 9.25am on Wednesday 🕘
Learn more:
This week, we're continuining our inquiry into Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund.
Watch the session live at 9.25am on Wednesday 🕘
Learn more:
Devolution of employment support inquiry 📢
Why is the UK’s physical and mental health declining, and how does it vary region to region?
What opportunities and challenges could further devolving employment support pose?
Share you views 💬