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Social Security Advisory Committee
SSACPart of:Department for Work and Pensions
SSAC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions .
SSAC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions .
Senior Staff
Dr Stephen Brien
Chair, SSAC
Les Allamby
Committee member
Fran Bennett
Committee member
Joanne Cairns
Committee member
Bruce Calderwood
Committee member
Rachel Chiu
Committee member
Tom Clark
Committee member
Daphne Hall
Committee member
Phil Jones
Committee member
Richard Machin
Committee member
Owen McCloskey
Committee member
Jacob Meagher
Committee member
Dr Suzy Walton
Committee member
Professor Sharon Wright
Committee member
Latest Publications
Social Security Advisory Committee membership June 2026
Press release
Benefits system distorts choices at 16
Press release
The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2026: unnumbered act paper
Policy paper
Regulations subject to SSAC statutory scrutiny
Document collection
Occasional papers: SSAC
Document collection
Social Security Advisory Committee: minutes of meetings
Document collection