{"id":53216,"date":"2015-02-02T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=cada533e105e6b0558855d291f457707"},"modified":"2015-02-02T10:00:05","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T10:00:05","slug":"press-release-social-security-advisory-committee-membership-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=53216","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Social Security Advisory Committee membership changes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On 4 August 2014 the Minister for Welfare Reform, Lord Freud, announced that Rachael Badger had been appointed<\/a> as a member of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC<\/abbr>). <\/p>\n

Paul Gray, the committee\u2019s Chair, said:<\/p>\n

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The committee will greatly miss the wisdom and experience that Keith Faulkner brought to its work, but we have a strong successor in Rachael Badger. Rachael will bring valuable expertise and insight to the committee and I am looking forward to working with her.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Taking up her position on the committee, Rachael Badger said:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m delighted to join the committee. The design of the social security system is full of important and difficult choices, and the committee\u2019s expert, impartial advice is essential to ensure that those decisions are as well-informed as possible.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Rachael Badger has been the Head of Policy Research for Families, Welfare and Work at Citizens Advice since 2013. Prior to that Rachael was a civil servant, and had a variety of roles within both the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Treasury between 2003 and 2013.<\/p>\n

More information<\/h2>\n

SSAC<\/abbr> is an independent advisory body of the Department for Work and Pensions. The committee\u2019s role is to:<\/p>\n