Committee member

Joanne Cairns

Biography

Joanne is Head of Research and Policy at USDAW, with over 20 years of experience in employment rights and collective bargaining. She has worked extensively on Universal Credit, the cost-of-living crisis.

Committee member

Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) members are appointed by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to: 

  • give advice on social security issues as it sees fit 

  • consider and report on social security regulations that have been referred to it 

  • advise on matters referred to it by the Secretary of State or the Northern Ireland department responsible for social security 

  • scrutinise the products produced by the Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Advisory Committee