DWP's response to the coronavirus outbreak

Inquiry by the Work and Pensions Committee, 5 March 2020 to 2 February 2022. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

• First Report: DWP's response to the coronavirus outbreak (22 June 2020)
• First Special Report - DWP’s response to the coronavirus outbreak: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report (8 September 2020)
• Fourth Report: The temporary increase in Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit (9 February 2021)

Evidence sessions

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• 23 April 2020: Mims Davies MP, Department for Work and Pensions; Will Quince MP, Department for Work and Pensions; Neil Couling, Department for Work and Pensions; John Paul Marks, Department for Work and Pensions; Justin Tomlinson, Department for Work and Pensions
• 30 September 2020: witnesses not listed
• 18 November 2020: Andrew Forsey, Feeding Britain; Jason Strelitz, Newham Council; Stella West-Harling, Dartmoor Community Kitchen Hub; Sam Carter, StepChange; Mr Gary Vaux, Hertfordshire County Council
• 18 November 2020: Torsten Bell, Resolution Foundation; Paul Johnson, Institute for Fiscal Studies; Zoe Charlesworth, Policy in Practice; Baroness Philippa Stroud, Legatum Institute
• 9 December 2020: Anne Longfield OBE; Ben Levinson, Kensington Primary School; Dr Kathryn Hobbs, David Nieper Academy; Joanne Ormond, Maryport Church of England Primary School
• 9 December 2020: Paul Marshall, Manchester City Council; Matt Dunkley CBE, Kent County Council; Nancy Meehan, Torbay Council
• 16 December 2020: Martin McTague, Federation of Small Businesses; Mat Ilic, Catch22; Elizabeth Taylor, Employment Related Services Association; Mat Ainsworth, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
• 16 December 2020: Tony Wilson, Institute for Employment Studies; Stephen Evans, Learning and Work Institute; Professor Dan Finn, University of Portsmouth
• 2 February 2021: Minesh Patel, Citizens Advice; Laura Peters, Rethink Mental Illness; Peter Tutton, StepChange
• 2 February 2021: James Heywood, Centre for Policy Studies; Professor Donald Hirsch, Loughborough University; Iain Porter, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
• 3 February 2021: Peter Schofield, Department for Work and Pensions; Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey
• 8 September 2021: Vikki Waterman; Anthony Lynam; Caroline Rice; Gemma Widdowfield; Amina Nagawa
• 16 September 2021: Will Quince, Department for Work & Pensions; Mims Davies, Department for Work and Pensions; Neil Couling, Department for Work and Pensions