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Wednesday, 09 October 2013
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has unveiled his new ministerial team....
Friday, 04 October 2013
The proportion of claims made online has more than doubled in a year – saving money and paving the way for Universal Credit....
Wednesday, 02 October 2013
A speech on the progress of welfare reforms by Lord Freud, Parliamentary Under Secretary for Welfare Reform....
Tuesday, 01 October 2013
Some Jobseeker's Allowance claimants will have to take part in supervised jobsearch activity in a new trial to be introduced in 2014....
Thursday, 26 September 2013
The £500 a week benefit cap is in place across the country and a major welfare reform has been successfully delivered....
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Latest published figures show over 168,000 jobseekers have escaped long-term unemployment and found lasting work through the Work Programme....
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Matthew Oakley appointed to carry out an independent review of benefit sanctions for the government. ...
Friday, 13 September 2013
New legislation to ban consultancy charges in automatic enrolment schemes in force from 14 September 2013....
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Latest official figures published on Winter Fuel Payments made last winter....
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Latest employment figures from the Office for National Statistics: September 2013....
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
The progress being made in separated parents accepting financial responsibility for their children....
Monday, 09 September 2013
A summit meeting of Ministers, regulators and the pensions industry to stop pension liberation fraud....
Sunday, 01 September 2013
The Feeding Britain’s Future campaign gives over 15,000 young people a chance to gain skills and insight into the food and grocery industry....
Thursday, 29 August 2013
Jobseekers will have to account more clearly for their efforts to find work, as part of the Claimant Commitment....
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
The number of people aged between 50 and 64 in employment in the UK has increased by nearly 2 million over the past 15 years....
Monday, 19 August 2013
Seaside resorts across England urged to open up their beaches to disabled people and benefit from the purple pound worth £80 billion a year....
Monday, 19 August 2013
The private sector now accounts for a greater share of overall employment than at any time since current records began nearly 15 years ago....
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Organisations that help support separated families can apply for their work to be independently assessed and recognised....
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Latest employment figures from the Office for National Statistics: August 2013....
Monday, 12 August 2013
The benefit cap started in the final council areas on 12 August 2013 and will be completed nationally by the end of September....
Friday, 09 August 2013
The government's Digital Deal has provided funding for internet services and training to social housing tenants....
Thursday, 08 August 2013
Research shows that over 90% of people who have been placed into a workplace pension by their employer are staying in. ...
Tuesday, 30 July 2013
The government announced an additional £35m in-year funding to help claimants affected by changes to housing benefit in the social sector who need ext...
Monday, 29 July 2013
The new Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will open today (29 July 2013) to new applicants with 2 or more children....
Monday, 29 July 2013
New jobseekers in Oldham and Warrington will be able to make a claim to Universal Credit from today (29 July 2013)....
Friday, 26 July 2013
Grandparents caring for grandchildren under 12 could qualify for National Insurance credits that can top up their income in retirement....
Monday, 22 July 2013
As part of the ongoing process of improving the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), the DWP is to bring in additional providers to carry out assessments...
Monday, 22 July 2013
The government's wage incentive scheme has encouraged UK businesses to offer over 21,000 jobs to young people at risk of long term unemployment....
Friday, 19 July 2013
The Pensions Regulator has confirmed that the millionth worker has been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension....
Thursday, 18 July 2013
The government launches an advertising campaign to help businesses become more confident about recruiting disabled people....
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Statement: situation in the West Bank
Ministry of Defence Major £8.4bn investment advances UK nuclear deterrent and backs British industry
Home Office Police misconduct processes to be reviewed
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Bluetongue: latest situation
Environment Agency Multi-agency crackdown on waste crime across East Lancashire
Department of Health and Social Care NHS and industry join forces on next generation of hospitals
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street PM call with the Crown Prince of Bahrain: 30 July 2026
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