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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 👇

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🕛 12.05pm, Tuesday

We'll be examining the report on women's State Pension age, recently published by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

Learn more and watch live: committees.parliament.uk/event/21323/fo…

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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: committees.parliament.uk/event/21376/fo…

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: committees.parliament.uk/event/21376/fo…
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9.25am tomorrow 🕘

We're putting our questions to Department for Work and Pensions Minister Mims Davies MP 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: committees.parliament.uk/event/21241/fo…

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: committees.parliament.uk/event/21241/fo…
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Did you watch our session on the Government's Back to Work plan?

If not, catch up on Parliament Live 👉 parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/25…

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🕙 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: committees.parliament.uk/event/21239/fo…

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We thank all scheme members and organisations that contributed to our inquiry into defined benefit pension schemes.

Read the full report on our findings 👇

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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: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/b0…

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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 👇

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This morning, we continue our inquiry into Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund.

Watch live:
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/b9…

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This morning, we continue our inquiry into Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund.

Watch live:
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/b9…

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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 💬 committees.parliament.uk/work/8303/devo…

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 💬 committees.parliament.uk/work/8303/devo…
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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: committees.parliament.uk/event/20958/fo…

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