Work and Pensions Committee looks at how UC is working for disabled people.
Witnesses
Wednesday 4 July, Grimond Room, Portcullis House
At 9.30am
- Rob Holland, Co-Chair, Disability Benefit Consortium and Public Affairs Manager, Mencap
- Gemma Hope, Director of Policy, Marketing and Communications, Shaw Trust
- Daphne Hall, Vice Chair, National Association of Welfare Rights Advisors
At 10.15am
- Afzal Rahman, Senior Policy Researcher, Citizens Advice
- Daniel Norris, Welfare Rights Adviser, Early Warning System, Child Poverty Action Group
- Sam Royston, Director of Policy, Research and Public Affairs, The Children’s Society
Areas of questioning will include
How the disability employment adviser model could be enhanced, whether the Work and Health programme is working as expected and what the impact is of cutting back the Work Programme, the specific impact of UC for disabled students, and whether Work Coaches are adequately skilled and knowledgeable to make Universal Credit work for disabled people.