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Monday, 15 December 2014
The benefit cap is providing a clear incentive to work, new DWP research proves. ...
Thursday, 11 December 2014
The number of employees automatically enrolled into a workplace pension scheme has passed the 5 million mark. ...
Thursday, 11 December 2014
If you are over 22 and in work then you may be entitled to extra money from your employer....
Tuesday, 09 December 2014
The Minister of State for Disabled People is urging shops and restaurants to improve their accessibility....
Thursday, 04 December 2014
The basic State Pension is to rise by around double the rate of inflation helping to give people increased financial security in retirement....
Wednesday, 03 December 2014
The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed a new lead non-executive member of the Departmental Board. ...
Friday, 28 November 2014
Victims of diffuse mesothelioma and their families may be eligible to receive compensation averaging £125,000....
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
By spring 2015, 1 in 3 of the country’s Jobcentres will be taking claims for Universal Credit....
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
A speech marking the publication of the government’s second progress report on ‘Social justice: transforming lives’....
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Otto Thoresen has been appointed as the next Chair of the NEST Corporation. ...
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
The government has launched a public information campaign to ensure everyone knows what the State Pension changes mean for them....
Monday, 17 November 2014
Government gears up to launch its “Guidance Guarantee” to help people approaching retirement make sense of new freedoms....
Thursday, 13 November 2014
A support pack has been designed to give social landlords practical advice on how to ensure their tenants are prepared for Universal Credit....
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
A record-breaking number of people are now in work, averaging over 13,000 more people in jobs every single week over the last year....
Thursday, 06 November 2014
Official and claimant error on benefit overpayments has fallen to the lowest ever – 1.3% of welfare expenditure – down £100m last year. ...
Thursday, 06 November 2014
More than 12,000 households have made the choice to move into work or stop claiming Housing Benefit because of the benefit cap. ...
Wednesday, 05 November 2014
Separated parents who fail to contribute financially to the upbringing of their children, face ruining their credit rating from next year....
Tuesday, 04 November 2014
Social Impact Investment Taskforce conference – Impact investment and government: Moving from small scale to large scale....
Monday, 03 November 2014
New figures show the private sector industries and occupations which have seen the most significant growth in pension saving since 2012. ...
Saturday, 01 November 2014
Extra government help as the Cold Weather Payments season begins....
Friday, 31 October 2014
All new laws or government policies will face a new ‘families test’ to make sure they support strong and stable families....
Thursday, 30 October 2014
MAXIMUS Health and Human Services Ltd has been awarded the contract to undertake health-related assessments, DWP announced today (30 October 2014)....
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
The number of households where no one has a job has plummeted, new figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show....
Monday, 27 October 2014
Government calls for more innovation in gadgets for disabled people and is offering £50,000 in brand-new prize, in a £400,000 competition. ...
Friday, 24 October 2014
Jobcentre Plus work coaches, local authorities and voluntary sector organisations to help 16 and 17 year olds find work....
Friday, 24 October 2014
High-tech equipment will be installed at more than 700 sites to make it easier for people to find work....
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
We are ending the practice of workers who leave an employer after less than 2 years' service having to withdraw their pension contributions....
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
People are doing more to find work as Universal Credit begins to help people move into work more quickly. ...
Monday, 20 October 2014
We've launched a major advertising campaign targeted at nearly 50 towns and cities across the country. ...
Friday, 17 October 2014
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will shortly commence recruitment for a new Pensions Ombudsman and a Deputy Pensions Ombudsman....
Big win for Scotch whisky as US tariffs are lifted
Central Arbitration Committee How to submit applications and complaints to the CAC
Government Actuary's Department Cross-government roundtable explores climate scenarios
Trade Remedies Authority Anti-dumping measure maintained on bikes from China
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Bluetongue: latest situation
Commonwealth Games return to Glasgow with UK Government backing
Department for Culture, Media and Sport Five Board Members appointed to the UK Sport Board