22 May 2017 — Alert

Become a member of the Social Security Advisory Committee

Application deadline now extended to 18 June 2017 at 11pm.

30 March 2017 — Policy paper

Government response: SSAC report on decision making and mandatory reconsideration

The government's responses to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) report ‘Decision making and mandatory reconsideration'.

16 March 2017 — Correspondence

The Personal Independence Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2017: SSAC correspondence

A letter to the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work about the Personal Independence Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

20 February 2017 — Correspondence

Work, Health and Disability Green Paper, improving lives: SSAC response

Response from the Social Security Advisory Committee to the consultation: Work, Health and Disability Green Paper: improving lives.

4 April 2017 — Membership

Membership

Read the minutes of our monthly meetings and find out about the members of the committee.

25 September 2014 — Collection

Occasional papers: SSAC

These papers reflect the research we carry out to support the advice we give to ministers and the discussions we have with our stakeholders.

Latest

1. Government response: SSAC report on decision making and mandatory reconsideration

   • updated 30 March 2017
   • Policy paper

2. SSAC Occasional Paper 18: Decision making and mandatory reconsideration

   • updated 30 March 2017
   • Independent report

3. Social security restrictions on amounts for children and certain young people: SSAC correspondence

   • updated 28 March 2017
   • Correspondence

Get updates to this list email feed

Copy and paste this URL in to your feed reader

See all

What we do

SSAC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions.

Read more about what we do

Follow us

• Connect with SSAC on @The_SSAC

Documents

Our announcements

1. The Personal Independence Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2017: statement by Paul Gray

   • 2 March 2017
   • News story

2. New SSAC committee member – Bruce Calderwood

   • 3 October 2016
   • Press release

See all our announcements

Our consultations

1. Housing Benefit and Pension Credit: temporary absences from Great Britain

   • 27 July 2016
   • Consultation outcome

2. Decision making and mandatory reconsideration: SSAC consultation

   • 21 July 2016
   • Consultation outcome

See all our consultations

Our publications

1. Government response: SSAC report on decision making and mandatory reconsideration

   • 30 March 2017
   • Policy paper

2. SSAC Occasional Paper 18: Decision making and mandatory reconsideration

   • 30 March 2017
   • Independent report

See all our publications

Our management

• 

  Paul Gray CB

  Chairman, SSAC

Contact SSAC

Social Security Advisory Committee

5th Floor Caxton House
Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NA

Email ssac@ssac.gsi.gov.uk

Denise Whitehead, Committee Secretary 020 7829 3354

Make an FOI request

1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

Read our policy on Social media use.