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Duncan Smith: critics proved wrong on Work Programme

Duncan Smith: critics proved wrong on Work Programme

Thursday, 19 March 2015

More than 400,000 long-term unemployed people are now in work because of the Work Programme....

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Supreme Court finds in favour of benefit cap

Supreme Court finds in favour of benefit cap

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

Judges in the country’s highest court have declared that the benefit cap is lawful....

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Duncan Smith: Record employment rate shows we were right to reform

Duncan Smith: Record employment rate shows we were right to reform

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

The employment rate has now hit an all time record high in the UK, after growing faster than any major economy over the past year....

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Millions more saving thanks to automatic enrolment

Millions more saving thanks to automatic enrolment

Thursday, 12 March 2015

Nearly 5.2 million workers have been enrolled into a workplace pension scheme through automatic enrolment....

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Groups honoured for ‘life changing’ work at House of Commons ceremony

Groups honoured for ‘life changing’ work at House of Commons ceremony

Thursday, 12 March 2015

Organisations that have helped transform the lives of disabled people have been recognised at an awards ceremony to promote accessibility....

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New measures to support more disabled people into work

New measures to support more disabled people into work

Thursday, 12 March 2015

A bold ambition to ensure more disabled people can benefit from the UK’s growing economy and jobs market is behind Access to Work changes....

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New report from Dr Ros Altmann calls for greater support for over 50s in employment

New report from Dr Ros Altmann calls for greater support for over 50s in employment

Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Enabling people over 50 into employment could boost the economy by up to £25 billion a year....

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EU jobseekers barred from claiming Universal Credit

EU jobseekers barred from claiming Universal Credit

Monday, 09 March 2015

From today (9 March 2015), new EU migrants who have arrived in the UK will be prevented from claiming benefits until they have started work....

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£100,000 boost for tech innovators seeking to improve disabled people’s lives

£100,000 boost for tech innovators seeking to improve disabled people’s lives

Monday, 09 March 2015

Ground-breaking ideas on the shortlist for the Inclusive Technology Prize....

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New cash for innovative family support projects

New cash for innovative family support projects

Sunday, 08 March 2015

An extra £2.5 million in government funding to help charities and other groups support families going through relationship breakdown....

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Young UK women outshine Europe

Young UK women outshine Europe

Saturday, 07 March 2015

Young UK women are putting their European counterparts to shame....

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70% of children living with both birth parents – government promotes relationship support

70% of children living with both birth parents – government promotes relationship support

Thursday, 05 March 2015

The number of children living with both birth parents has risen to 70%....

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Pension freedoms protected and new breed of pension schemes become law

Pension freedoms protected and new breed of pension schemes become law

Wednesday, 04 March 2015

Radical new legislation marking the culmination of this Parliament’s pension reform agenda has become law....

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FCA and DWP publish call for evidence on transaction costs

FCA and DWP publish call for evidence on transaction costs

Monday, 02 March 2015

A joint call for evidence on the disclosure of transaction cost information for workplace pension schemes has been published....

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Appointment of new Trustees to the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation

Appointment of new Trustees to the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation

Friday, 27 February 2015

Appointment of 3 new Trustees to the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation, announced....

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Iain Duncan Smith: It pays to save

Iain Duncan Smith: It pays to save

Thursday, 26 February 2015

Putting the future of Britain’s pensions on a sustainable footing....

Pension saving at record high

Pension saving at record high

Thursday, 26 February 2015

Britain now has the highest level of pension saving since records began in 1997....

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Half a million work experience and training opportunities snapped up

Half a million work experience and training opportunities snapped up

Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Jobseekers have taken part in half a million voluntary employer-led placements or work experience through Jobcentre Plus since January 2011....

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400 more disabled people in work every day

400 more disabled people in work every day

Friday, 20 February 2015

There is a year-on-year increase of the number of disabled people in work of more than 141,000 and 86,000 more disabled women in work....

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Accessible Britain Challenge Awards 2015 shortlist announced

Accessible Britain Challenge Awards 2015 shortlist announced

Friday, 20 February 2015

Disabled people across the UK are benefitting from the work of 12 organisations shortlisted for DWP's Accessible Britain Challenge Awards....

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Iain Duncan Smith: jobs led recovery changing people’s lives

Iain Duncan Smith: jobs led recovery changing people’s lives

Wednesday, 18 February 2015

Employment under this government has reached another important milestone with an employment rate which has never been higher. ...

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#notjustforboys: leading businesses back women as captains of industry

#notjustforboys: leading businesses back women as captains of industry

Wednesday, 18 February 2015

Campaign to support women to make career choices that are right for them launches with retail, construction and Premier League support....

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Universal Credit makes work pay

Universal Credit makes work pay

Sunday, 15 February 2015

The national roll out of Universal Credit begins on 16 February 2015....

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New Pensions Ombudsman appointed

New Pensions Ombudsman appointed

Friday, 13 February 2015

Anthony Arter has been appointed Pensions Ombudsman and Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman, DWP announced today (13 February 2015)....

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Make every town Disability Confident: MPs called on to support disability employment drive

Make every town Disability Confident: MPs called on to support disability employment drive

Friday, 13 February 2015

Members of Parliament across the country are to help raise the profile of disabled people in the workplace within their own constituencies....

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DWP fraud busters win industry accolade

DWP fraud busters win industry accolade

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

An innovative benefit fraud project expected to save the taxpayer £114 million, has won a top award at a prestigious ceremony....

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Government reforms to stop savers losing ‘mini’ pension pots

Government reforms to stop savers losing ‘mini’ pension pots

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

A new system to stop workers losing their small pension pots as they move from job to job is due to start in autumn 2016....

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Mesothelioma sufferers’ compensation boosted by extra £54,000

Mesothelioma sufferers’ compensation boosted by extra £54,000

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Asbestos-related cancer suffers are to receive up to £54,000 extra thanks to new compensation rules....

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Millions more offered free pension statement

Millions more offered free pension statement

Saturday, 07 February 2015

A free government service to help millions of people better understand their State Pension is being expanded....

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Preferred candidate for new Pensions Ombudsman named

Preferred candidate for new Pensions Ombudsman named

Thursday, 05 February 2015

Anthony Arter has been named as the preferred candidate for the role of Pensions Ombudsman/Pensions Protection Fund Ombudsman. ...

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