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New panel of young people to shape the Government’s Youth Guarantee

New panel of young people to shape the Government’s Youth Guarantee

Friday, 11 July 2025

Young people with experience of being out of education, employment and training will help shape policy as part of a new Youth Guarantee Advisory Panel...

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£100 million cash boost to help thousands into work across the country

£100 million cash boost to help thousands into work across the country

Friday, 11 July 2025

Thousands of disabled people and people with complex health conditions to receive help finding secure, well-paid jobs...

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Millions of households to be given income boost as Bill progresses through Parliament

Millions of households to be given income boost as Bill progresses through Parliament

Wednesday, 09 July 2025

Nearly 4 million households will see an annual income boost estimated to be worth £725 cash as a Bill to overhaul the welfare system completes the nex...

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Workers in line for £29,000 boost thanks to landmark Pensions Bill

Workers in line for £29,000 boost thanks to landmark Pensions Bill

Sunday, 06 July 2025

The Bill is set to transform the pensions landscape for years to come and put more money in people’s pockets as part of the Plan for Change...

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Further details on welfare reforms published ahead of Second Reading

Further details on welfare reforms published ahead of Second Reading

Sunday, 29 June 2025

New details on the Government’s welfare reforms will be published today (Monday 30 June 2025) ahead of Second Reading of the Universal Credit and Pers...

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Thousands more to get the tools they need to start construction careers

Thousands more to get the tools they need to start construction careers

Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Thousands of people are set to benefit from on-the-job training and career opportunities in the construction sector....

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DWP appoints new interim Chair of The Pensions Regulator

DWP appoints new interim Chair of The Pensions Regulator

Sunday, 22 June 2025

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Kirstin Baker as the new Interim Chair of The Pensions Regulator (TPR), effectiv...

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New Chair of The Pensions Ombudsman appointed

New Chair of The Pensions Ombudsman appointed

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Deborah Evans is today [19 June] confirmed as the new Chair of The Pensions Ombudsman....

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Welfare bill will protect the most vulnerable and help households with income boost

Welfare bill will protect the most vulnerable and help households with income boost

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Additional protections for millions of vulnerable people on benefits are set to be written into law, under new measures being introduced to Parliament...

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School holiday meals for more children who are most in need thanks to transformative support package

School holiday meals for more children who are most in need thanks to transformative support package

Friday, 13 June 2025

Children most in need across the country will be kept from going hungry during the school holidays thanks to funding announced in the Spending Review....

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20 million workers set to benefit from new Pension Schemes Bill

20 million workers set to benefit from new Pension Schemes Bill

Wednesday, 04 June 2025

Millions of people across the UK will find it easier to manage and get more from their pensions thanks to the Government’s new Pension Schemes Bill....

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Biggest shake up of Jobcentres in decades gets underway

Biggest shake up of Jobcentres in decades gets underway

Wednesday, 04 June 2025

Launch of a new, locally-led approach to jobseeker support begins in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. ...

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Thousands of young people set to benefit from new support into work and training

Thousands of young people set to benefit from new support into work and training

Thursday, 22 May 2025

Thousands of young people across England will receive targeted support into work, under a new £45 million scheme launched by the Work and Pensions Sec...

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DWP blocks £1 billion in incorrect payments in drive to protect people from falling into debt

DWP blocks £1 billion in incorrect payments in drive to protect people from falling into debt

Thursday, 22 May 2025

More than £1 billion in incorrect Universal Credit (UC) payments have been blocked by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in a drive to stop pe...

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Record pension scheme funding means up to £160 billion ready to boost growth

Record pension scheme funding means up to £160 billion ready to boost growth

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

The reforms will support the Government’s Plan for Change by boosting economic growth and securing the financial future of millions of UK savers....

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Welfare reform: Speech to the IPPR by Work and Pensions Secretary

Welfare reform: Speech to the IPPR by Work and Pensions Secretary

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP speech to the IPPR setting out the case for welfare reform....

£25 billion powered Wales Pension Partnership pool to deliver growth and jobs for Wales

£25 billion powered Wales Pension Partnership pool to deliver growth and jobs for Wales

Friday, 09 May 2025

People from Cardiff to Carmarthen will see a boost to their local communities and job opportunities, thanks to the Wales Pension Partnership (WPP) lau...

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Fraud Bill to save £1.5 billion progresses to the Lords

Fraud Bill to save £1.5 billion progresses to the Lords

Wednesday, 30 April 2025

Plans to recover stolen cash and impose driving bans on those who repeatedly fail to pay back taxpayer money moved a step closer today, as Ministers v...

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Universal Credit change brings £420 boost to over a million households

Universal Credit change brings £420 boost to over a million households

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

More than one million households struggling with debt will get to keep an average £420 more of their benefits each year, under a change to Universal C...

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Businesses commended for exceptional workplace support of disabled people in award ceremony

Businesses commended for exceptional workplace support of disabled people in award ceremony

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Large and small businesses who have carried out exceptional work in hiring, retaining and supporting disabled people in the workplace have been recogn...

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Innovative 'collective' pension funds to deliver higher incomes and lower risks for future pensioners

Innovative 'collective' pension funds to deliver higher incomes and lower risks for future pensioners

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Pensioners of the future will benefit from innovative 'collective' pension schemes to boost their income in retirement and productive investment acros...

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Thousands of UK jobseekers helped into workplace training

Thousands of UK jobseekers helped into workplace training

Thursday, 24 April 2025

Tens of thousands of people have been helped into workplace training thanks to government support, new figures show today (25 April)....

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Menopause Employment Ambassador partners with industry leaders to support women to stay in work

Menopause Employment Ambassador partners with industry leaders to support women to stay in work

Thursday, 24 April 2025

Thousands of women are set to benefit from plans to boost workplace support as leaders from across industry, healthcare and the legal profession came ...

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£1,000 retirement savings boost from plans to bring together small pension pots

£1,000 retirement savings boost from plans to bring together small pension pots

Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Millions of Brits will find it easier to track their pension savings with the creation of a small pensions pot consolidator, in reforms unveiled by th...

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£10 million boost to employment support in Wales to Get Britain Working again

£10 million boost to employment support in Wales to Get Britain Working again

Tuesday, 22 April 2025

People in Wales are set to benefit from a £10 million investment aimed at improving local work, health, and skills support as part of the UK Governmen...

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Sarah Newton Reappointed as Chair of the Health and Safety Executive.

Sarah Newton Reappointed as Chair of the Health and Safety Executive.

Monday, 14 April 2025

The Department for Work and Pensions has reappointed Sarah Newton as Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board....

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Over £35 million in Cold Weather Payments support paid this winter

Over £35 million in Cold Weather Payments support paid this winter

Tuesday, 08 April 2025

Over 1.4 million Cold Weather Payments - worth around £35 million in total - were paid this past winter to people in England and Wales, according to s...

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Rollout begins on new Employment Support programme with £40 million boost to West London.

Rollout begins on new Employment Support programme with £40 million boost to West London.

Tuesday, 08 April 2025

West London will today become the first of 47 areas across England and Wales set to receive dedicated five-year funding aimed at helping disabled peop...

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Government to listen, learn and deliver as consultation on transformational welfare reforms begins

Government to listen, learn and deliver as consultation on transformational welfare reforms begins

Sunday, 06 April 2025

Welfare reforms must be shaped by and for disabled people, the Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms said today [Monday 07 Apr...

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Huge income boost for millions of pensioners and working people.

Huge income boost for millions of pensioners and working people.

Saturday, 05 April 2025

Millions of pensioners will receive as much as £470 more a year added to their State Pension from today, thanks to the government's' ironclad commitme...

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