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Economic inactivity: welfare and long-term sickness

Inquiry by the Economic Affairs Committee, 24 October 2024 to 28 April 2025. Its page on the Parliament website.

Evidence sessions

  • 29 October 2024: Eduin Latimer, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS); Tom Waters, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
  • 5 November 2024: Richard Hughes, Office for Budget Responsibility; Tom Josephs, Office for Budget Responsibility; Professor David Miles CBE, Office for Budget Responsibility
  • 12 November 2024: Dr Sean Phillips, Policy Exchange; Louise Murphy, Resolution Foundation; Edward Davies, Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)
  • 19 November 2024: Professor Jonathan Portes, King’s College London; Professor Ben Geiger, King’s College London
  • 26 November 2024: Huw Pill, Bank of England
  • 3 December 2024: Alison McGovern MP, Department for Work & Pensions; Tom Younger, Department for Work and Pensions; Shaun Butcher, Department for Work and Pensions