Tax Credits: Social Security Advisory Committee

The Committee is the main UK advisory body on social security matters. It is given its legitimacy by Section 170, Social Security Administration Act 1992.

The Committee's brief is:

In relation to tax credits the Committee (by virtue of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Committee and HM Treasury and HMRC) has a role in:

The members of the Committee can be found here.

Publications, minutes of meetings and reports can be found here.

Last reviewed/updated 1 July 2022