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A fairer child maintenance system for a country where paying for your children is 'now the norm'

A fairer child maintenance system for a country where paying for your children is 'now the norm'

Sunday, 19 May 2013

New official statistics on the proportion of separated parents who are paying for their children through the Child Support Agency....

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Direct Payment projects extended for 6 months

Direct Payment projects extended for 6 months

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

The Universal Credit direct payment demonstration projects will be extended for a further 6 months....

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Government launches Balance of Competences Review on the Free Movement of Persons

Government launches Balance of Competences Review on the Free Movement of Persons

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Call for evidence on the balance of powers between the United Kingdom and the European Union on the Free Movement of Persons....

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Benefit sanctions – terms of reference for independent review

Benefit sanctions – terms of reference for independent review

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

An independent review will examine benefit sanctions imposed under the Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013....

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More vacancies available in the UK than at any time since 2008

More vacancies available in the UK than at any time since 2008

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

More than half a million job vacancies in the UK, according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics. ...

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Second independent housing research report published

Second independent housing research report published

Monday, 13 May 2013

The second independent research report into Housing Benefit reform was published today....

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Government announces clampdown on pension charges

Government announces clampdown on pension charges

Friday, 10 May 2013

The government is acting to protect consumers by announcing a two-pronged plan to tackle high and inappropriate pension charges....

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HSE board appointments

HSE board appointments

Wednesday, 08 May 2013

John Morgan has been appointed to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board, and 2 re-appointments....

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Benefit fraud and error: Hard work must continue to cut £3.5bn loss

Benefit fraud and error: Hard work must continue to cut £3.5bn loss

Wednesday, 08 May 2013

Latest figures on fraud and error in the benefits system in 2012/13....

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Child Maintenance Options goes from strength to strength

Child Maintenance Options goes from strength to strength

Wednesday, 08 May 2013

The government renewed its commitment to helping and supporting separated families to work together for the sakes of their children....

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Work Capability Assessment – fairer and more accurate

Work Capability Assessment – fairer and more accurate

Monday, 29 April 2013

The percentage of people entitled to Employment and Support Allowance is at its highest level....

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Universal Credit launches in Manchester

Universal Credit launches in Manchester

Sunday, 28 April 2013

Universal Credit is launched in parts of the North-West....

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Changes to pension regulations will save firms millions of pounds

Changes to pension regulations will save firms millions of pounds

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

The Pensions Minister today unveiled a set of measures to ease the administrative and regulatory burden on employers....

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Review of Health and Safety Executive launched

Review of Health and Safety Executive launched

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

As part of the Government's commitment to reform the public sector, all public bodies are now subject to regular reviews. ...

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UK world leader in social investment – one year on progress report

UK world leader in social investment – one year on progress report

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

The UK is now the world-leader in social investment, according to a new report looking at progress towards supporting disadvantaged people....

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Helping more of the hardest to help into work

Helping more of the hardest to help into work

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Charities, business leaders and disability experts are going to support the hardest to help claimants into a job through the Work Programme....

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Mental health conditions get jobs support boost

Mental health conditions get jobs support boost

Monday, 22 April 2013

More people with mental health conditions than ever before have been supported at or into work by a government employment scheme....

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We can’t let people’s hard earned pensions go to waste

We can’t let people’s hard earned pensions go to waste

Monday, 22 April 2013

The Government has announced plans to help millions of savers take their workplace pension with them when they change job. ...

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Speech to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Credit Unions

Speech to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Credit Unions

Sunday, 21 April 2013

Government investment in credit unions will help them provide more services and help more people....

Independent Living Fund: re appointment of Chair of trustees

Independent Living Fund: re appointment of Chair of trustees

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Minister for Disabled People, Esther McVey announced the reappointment of Stephen Jack as Chair of the Independent Living Fund board of trustees....

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Number of Jobseeker's Allowance claimants falls

Number of Jobseeker's Allowance claimants falls

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

The number of people on Jobseeker's Allowance has fallen again according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics....

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We have a new home on the web

We have a new home on the web

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

The new home for the Department for Work and Pensions is Inside Government on GOV.UK...

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Credit union £38 million expansion deal signed

Credit union £38 million expansion deal signed

Monday, 15 April 2013

A contract worth up to £38 million to modernise and grow the credit union industry to help more people on low incomes, has been awarded....

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Benefit Cap starts in London

Benefit Cap starts in London

Sunday, 14 April 2013

The benefit cap started on 15 April 2013 in the London boroughs of Haringey, Enfield, Croydon and Bromley....

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Older workers are a

Older workers are a "vital and untapped resource for business" – Pensions Minister

Sunday, 14 April 2013

Employers who ignore Britain’s growing older population could suffer skills shortages and lose an important competitive edge....

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Cold weather payments break records in March

Cold weather payments break records in March

Thursday, 11 April 2013

More money was paid out in cold weather payments in Britain last month than in any other March, government figures have shown....

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Government funds new innovative support for separated parents

Government funds new innovative support for separated parents

Tuesday, 09 April 2013

Over a quarter of a million separated parents are to benefit from £6.5 million of support to help them to work together for the sake of their children...

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Government funds new innovative support for separated parents

Government funds new innovative support for separated parents

Tuesday, 09 April 2013

Over a quarter of a million separated parents in Britain are set to benefit from £6.5m of pioneering and innovative support. ...

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EU figures show high cost of its plans for new rules on defined benefit pensions – Pensions Minister

EU figures show high cost of its plans for new rules on defined benefit pensions – Pensions Minister

Monday, 08 April 2013

The UK Government urged the EU to drop its plans to impose Solvency II style rules on defined benefit (DB) pension schemes....

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New benefit for disabled people

New benefit for disabled people "better targeted support" says Esther Mcvey

Sunday, 07 April 2013

The Personal Independence Payment – a new benefit being introduced for disabled people, will give more support to those who need it most....

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