Independent advice

Professor Stephen Hardy reflects on joining SSAC with ‘an insider view’

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Professor Stephen Hardy visiting a Job Centre with SSAC colleague Daphne Hall.

As an academic, researching into employment and social security law, I often found myself looking at the wealth of work undertaken by the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) from the outside. Therefore, when they advertised for new Committee members with legal …

Improving New Style benefits: the Government's response to our recommendations

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Last year we completed an extensive study into how the two contributory benefits for those of working age who are not in paid work: New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance and New Style Employment and Support Allowance. We found much that works …

Disability, health and social security: the importance of effective scrutiny

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Phil Jones (Member of the Social Security Advisory Committee) with three Committee colleagues, Seyi Obakin, Liz Sayce and Carl Emmerson.

As I move on from being part of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) I’m doing a little reflecting. SSAC may not be the highest profile body – its activities are technical and detailed by nature - but its work …