The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) is an independent statutory body set up in 1980 to advise the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and the Department of Social Development in Northern Ireland, on social security matters.
About SSAC: this section gives you a guide to the remit, duties, membership and procedures of the Committee. It also contains details of the criteria for membership and a form on which to register your interest in becoming a member.
Current Consultation: this section gives you details of consultation exercises currently under way on regulations formally referred to the committee, and a guide to submitting your responses.
News: this section gives you details of current press releases and notice of recent and forthcoming publications.
Publications: this section lists the Committee's publications since 1980, and provides the full text of the current Stewardship Report. Please note that many older publications are no longer available on sale and may only be obtained from reference and specialist libraries.