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“Good work is good for health” Work & Pensions and Health Secretaries declare on visit to health and work support service

“Good work is good for health” Work & Pensions and Health Secretaries declare on visit to health and work support service

Wednesday, 06 November 2024

Liz Kendall and Wes Streeting visit North Central London WorkWell service to see how early health interventions are helping to keep people in work or ...

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Households urged to check eligibility for winter support schemes

Households urged to check eligibility for winter support schemes

Friday, 01 November 2024

Cold Weather Payments take effect from today as low-income households set to get £25 during cold snaps. ...

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Budget marks first step in plan to drive up opportunity and drive down poverty

Budget marks first step in plan to drive up opportunity and drive down poverty

Thursday, 31 October 2024

Millions of people, including families, pensioners, carers and those struggling to find work are set to benefit from Autumn Budget reforms to boost wo...

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Child Poverty Taskforce aims to 'give all children the best start in life'

Child Poverty Taskforce aims to 'give all children the best start in life'

Tuesday, 22 October 2024

Voices of struggling families, anti-poverty organisations and local leaders will be put at the centre of the Child Poverty Taskforce’s work to build a...

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Women’s health campaigner Mariella Frostrup appointed as Government Menopause Employment Ambassador

Women’s health campaigner Mariella Frostrup appointed as Government Menopause Employment Ambassador

Thursday, 17 October 2024

Ambassador to work with employers to help women experiencing menopause symptoms to stay in work and progress in their careers....

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Government to launch independent review into Carer’s Allowance overpayments?

Government to launch independent review into Carer’s Allowance overpayments?

Tuesday, 15 October 2024

Review signals Government’s recognition of the challenges carers face and commitment to provide them with the support they need.?...

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Delivering better outcomes for our future pensioners

Delivering better outcomes for our future pensioners

Tuesday, 08 October 2024

Minister for Pensions Emma Reynolds addressed an audience at the ABI ‘Pension Investment: Where Next?’ event on Thursday 3 October....

Millions of workers to benefit from modernised new pensions system

Millions of workers to benefit from modernised new pensions system

Tuesday, 08 October 2024

Millions of workers stand to benefit from greater financial security in later life following a consultation launched today....

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Six months to move to Universal Credit for Tax Credit customers

Six months to move to Universal Credit for Tax Credit customers

Sunday, 06 October 2024

DWP is urging Tax Credit customers to respond to their Universal Credit migration notices so they continue to receive benefits....

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New laws to be introduced to crack down on fraud

New laws to be introduced to crack down on fraud

Tuesday, 24 September 2024

The government will bring forward a new Fraud, Error and Debt Bill in this parliamentary session to crack down on fraud in the social security system....

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Ministers hear from local leaders on impact of Child Poverty across the country

Ministers hear from local leaders on impact of Child Poverty across the country

Wednesday, 18 September 2024

Local leaders laid bare the stark challenges that must be overcome to tackle child poverty in their communities when they met with the new Child Pover...

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Lockdown generation consigned to the ‘scrapheap’ will get life changing support into work, vows Minister

Lockdown generation consigned to the ‘scrapheap’ will get life changing support into work, vows Minister

Wednesday, 18 September 2024

The ‘lockdown generation’ who’ve been consigned to the ‘scrapheap’ will get life-changing support through major reforms to get Britain working again, ...

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Learning from the past to deliver the future: Getting Britain’s labour market and economy working again

Learning from the past to deliver the future: Getting Britain’s labour market and economy working again

Tuesday, 17 September 2024

Alison McGovern MP, Minister for Employment delivered a speech setting out how to get Britain's labour market and economy working again....

Government action to tackle the ‘greatest employment challenge for a generation’

Government action to tackle the ‘greatest employment challenge for a generation’

Monday, 09 September 2024

Spiralling economic inactivity to be addressed as new Labour Market Advisory Board launched to advise government on getting Britain working again....

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Government support extended to help struggling households with bills and essential costs over winter

Government support extended to help struggling households with bills and essential costs over winter

Monday, 02 September 2024

Millions of vulnerable people to receive help this winter as the Work and Pensions Secretary extends the Household Support Fund...

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“You could get Pension Credit” – Week of Action to drive take up

“You could get Pension Credit” – Week of Action to drive take up

Saturday, 31 August 2024

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to launch Pension Credit Week of Action to boost take-up of vital benefit...

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Pension Credit awareness drive as thousands of eligible pensioners yet to claim

Pension Credit awareness drive as thousands of eligible pensioners yet to claim

Monday, 19 August 2024

Pensioners urged to check if they could be eligible for Pension Credit to secure the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300 per household....

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Child Poverty Taskforce kicks off urgent work to publish strategy in spring

Child Poverty Taskforce kicks off urgent work to publish strategy in spring

Wednesday, 14 August 2024

Urgent work on tackling one of Britain’s biggest social injustices begun yesterday [Wednesday 14 August] as the government’s Child Poverty Taskforce m...

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Child Maintenance consultation extended

Child Maintenance consultation extended

Tuesday, 30 July 2024

Child maintenance consultation extended to allow more time for engagement from external organisations. ...

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Getting Britain Working

Getting Britain Working

Monday, 22 July 2024

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall delivered a landmark speech setting out how Britain's system of employment support must be fu...

Kendall launches blueprint for fundamental reform to change the DWP from a ‘Department of Welfare to a Department for Work’

Kendall launches blueprint for fundamental reform to change the DWP from a ‘Department of Welfare to a Department for Work’

Monday, 22 July 2024

Liz Kendall will today set out how Britain’s system of employment support must be fundamentally reformed to tackle the “most urgent challenge” of spir...

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Work and Pensions Secretary slams labour market stats as ‘truly dire’ and affirms mission to Get Britain Working again

Work and Pensions Secretary slams labour market stats as ‘truly dire’ and affirms mission to Get Britain Working again

Wednesday, 17 July 2024

The ‘truly dire’ state of the labour market has been revealed today with the number of people classed as economically inactive has spiralled to 9.4 mi...

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Back to Work Plan will help drive economic growth in every region

Back to Work Plan will help drive economic growth in every region

Wednesday, 10 July 2024

On a visit to Leeds Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will today (Thursday 11 July) confirm the Government’s commitments to its manifesto Back t...

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Breaking new ground on welfare reform: growing the economy and changing lives

Breaking new ground on welfare reform: growing the economy and changing lives

Monday, 20 May 2024

Today I’m announcing that I have set up a new cross government ministerial taskforce to drive the further action we need to take down barriers to recr...

Nationwide campaign to build the British workforce of the future

Nationwide campaign to build the British workforce of the future

Monday, 20 May 2024

The biggest ever drive to help employers unlock the talent across Britain will be at the heart of a new Government campaign to create the workforce of...

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DWP updates Fraud Plan

DWP updates Fraud Plan

Monday, 13 May 2024

DWP updates plan to catch benefit cheats after saving £1.3bn last year alone ...

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New rules require 180,000 on Universal Credit to increase working hours

New rules require 180,000 on Universal Credit to increase working hours

Sunday, 12 May 2024

New rules meaning over 180,000 Universal Credit claimants will have to look for more work have come into force today (Monday 13 May), as the Governmen...

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Clampdown on non paying parents Child Maintenance consultation

Clampdown on non paying parents Child Maintenance consultation

Wednesday, 08 May 2024

A clampdown on parents who refuse to take financial responsibility for their children has been set out by the government today. ...

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DWP’s Access to Work applications go digital

DWP’s Access to Work applications go digital

Tuesday, 07 May 2024

Core grants from the DWP’s Access to Work scheme are now available through our online portal....

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Winners of DWP’s Disability Confident Awards

Winners of DWP’s Disability Confident Awards

Monday, 06 May 2024

Winners of DWP’s Disability Confident Awards crowned in night of disability employment celebration....

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