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Tuesday, 23 March 2021
The Minister for Employment has announced 80 new temporary jobcentres....
Friday, 19 March 2021
From 12 April, jobcentres in England, Scotland and Wales will return to their pre-lockdown opening hours....
Thursday, 18 March 2021
An innovative employment support programme has helped 3,570 people with physical and mental health conditions find and stay in work in South Yorkshire...
Thursday, 18 March 2021
The DWP has announced a £400,000 funding boost for schemes that help people take stock of their health, skills and wealth as part of later life planni...
Friday, 12 March 2021
Families will receive a boost of over £50 million this Easter, with councils given additional funding to keep vulnerable children warm and well-fed....
Thursday, 11 March 2021
The Pensions Minister has today called on pension schemes to join him in the fight against the scammers targeting people’s hard-earned retirement savi...
Friday, 05 March 2021
The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed Elaine Bailey, by exception, to the post of Non-Executive Director to the HSE Board for 12 months....
Thursday, 25 February 2021
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has appointed Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth and David Bennett as Non-Executive Board Members....
Thursday, 25 February 2021
The jobs frontline has now been boosted by 10,000 additional Work Coaches to help Britons back into work....
Thursday, 11 February 2021
The biggest shake-up of UK pensions for decades was confirmed today (Thursday 11 February 2021) as the Pension Schemes Bill received Royal Assent....
Monday, 08 February 2021
Nearly two million Brits could be supported back into work through innovative Plan for Jobs employment schemes delivered by the DWP....
Wednesday, 03 February 2021
Thanks to Job Finding Support, more than 150,000 jobseekers will benefit from employment support, helping them build interview skills, and get back in...
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
A speech delivered by the Minister for Pensions to the 2021 Professional Pensions Investment Conference about climate-related risks....
Monday, 25 January 2021
More than 120,000 jobs for 16 to 24 year olds have now been created through the government’s flagship Kickstart Scheme, as ministers have urged more e...
Friday, 22 January 2021
A ground-breaking Local Partnership Agreement has been signed by the Department for Work and Pensions and Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HM...
Friday, 15 January 2021
On 4 January 2021, the Prime Minister announced that the government will be introducing new national COVID-19 measures in England to protect the NHS a...
Monday, 21 December 2020
Jobcentres will remain open, as they have throughout the pandemic, to provide essential services to those we cannot help remotely....
Friday, 18 December 2020
The £170 million Covid Winter Grant Scheme announced last month is already in action, as vulnerable families across England get help through councils....
Thursday, 17 December 2020
New advice to help savers see the full benefit of their pensions when they retire has been published by the government today....
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
Government plans to increase funding for pensions industry protection bodies via the General Levy have been announced today....
Saturday, 05 December 2020
More than 800 jobseekers per day have been referred to the government’s new £238 million JETS – Job Entry Targeted Support – programme since it launch...
Tuesday, 01 December 2020
Minister for Pensions, Guy Opperman, today announced the launch of a Working Group in a speech to the Association of Member Nominated Trustees....
Tuesday, 01 December 2020
A shake up of pension schemes voting rights is on the horizon, with the launch of a new government working group....
Thursday, 26 November 2020
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Caroline Rookes as the new permanent Chair of The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO)....
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
With just 50 days until the end of the EU Transition Period, EU benefit claimants living in the UK are being urged to apply to the EU Settlement Schem...
Monday, 09 November 2020
On 31 October 2020, the Prime Minister announced that the Government will be introducing new national COVID-19 measures in England to protect the NHS ...
Sunday, 08 November 2020
Children and families will get extra support this winter, with councils given new funding to ensure vulnerable households do not go hungry or without ...
Tuesday, 03 November 2020
Universal Credit will continue to be calculated based on current earnings as Minimum Income Floor suspension extended....
Friday, 30 October 2020
Thousands of new recruits are now lined up to join Jobcentres across the UK and fuel the nation’s Plan for Jobs....
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Saver protections will be bolstered by government plans revealed today to “nudge” people towards taking pensions guidance....
Department for Education New powers to protect vital free speech at universities
UK Health Security Agency Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in Dorset
Attorney General's Office Sentence increase for predatory paedophile
Rail Accident Investigation Branch Tram derailment at Piccadilly tram stop