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The Children’s Commissioner for England, @Rachel_deSouza and child poverty campaigners will give evidence to us and @CommonsWorkPen on the government's new Child Poverty Strategy.
Tuesday 24 March, 10am
Full session details and watch live: committees.parliament.uk/event/26901
We will question the Minister for Pensions, @TorstenBell, as part of our inquiry into the Transition to State Pension age.
Topics will include any preparations being put in place to avoid headline savings plunging more people into poverty.
Wednesday 18 March, 9.30am
With almost 1 million under-25s not in employment, education or training, we'll look at the impact of policies that will have an effect on the employability of young people.
We will take evidence from business representatives and implementing authorities.
Weds 11 March, 9.30am
Tomorrow at 9.30am, we will hold a session on carer's benefits with independent reviewer Liz Sayce OBE, followed at 10.30am by @CarersUK, @CarersTrust and leading academics exploring reform beyond the Sayce Review.
Find out more 👇
committees.parliament.uk/event/26655/fo…
2.8m people are economically inactive due to illness or disability – held back by lack of flexible jobs and accessible workplaces.
From 9.30am we will hear from experts, @FSB_Policy, @The_FPB, @MindCharity and @Scope.
2.8m people are economically inactive due to illness or disability – held back by lack of flexible jobs and accessible workplaces.
From 9.30am we will hear from experts, @FSB_Policy, @The_FPB, @MindCharity and @Scope.
From 10.30am tomorrow, we'll hear from the author of the Keep Britain Working report on the issue, Sir Charlie Mayfield.
Find out more 👇
committees.parliament.uk/event/26350/fo…
Scrapping the two-child limit is expected to lift around 450,000 out of poverty by 2029.
Should the strategy include targets? If so, how should progress be measured?
Share your views by 6 Mar 2026 👇
committees.parliament.uk/work/9581/real…
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We've launched a new joint inquiry with @CommonsEd on the Government’s Child Poverty Strategy. The strategy aims to boost family incomes and reduce child poverty, but is the strategy ambitious enough?
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