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Annual Benefit Increases

Annual Benefit Increases

Sunday, 07 April 2013

Most working age benefits will go up by one percent from 8 April 2013, while key disability and carers benefits will increase by inflation. ...

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Three more every working day – ex Remploy workers in jobs boost

Three more every working day – ex Remploy workers in jobs boost

Friday, 05 April 2013

Ex-Remploy workers have found fresh starts in new careers at a rate of three every working day over the past few weeks, as the Government’s....

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Strike a Digital Deal to help people get online

Strike a Digital Deal to help people get online

Wednesday, 03 April 2013

Social landlords urged to bid for funding to design innovative projects to help their tenants get online with the launch of Digital Deal....

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Three more every working day – ex Remploy workers in jobs boost

Three more every working day – ex Remploy workers in jobs boost

Tuesday, 02 April 2013

Ex-Remploy workers have found fresh starts in new careers at a rate of three every working day over the past few weeks....

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Two new appointments to the HSE Board

Two new appointments to the HSE Board

Tuesday, 02 April 2013

Jonathan Baume and George Brechin have been appointed to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board as non-executive directors....

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Two new appointments to the HSE Board

Two new appointments to the HSE Board

Monday, 01 April 2013

Jonathan Baume and George Brechin have been appointed to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board as non-executive directors....

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Cyprus benefits payments to recommence

Cyprus benefits payments to recommence

Monday, 01 April 2013

Cyprus benefits payments to recommence...

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Reforms to the welfare system begin

Reforms to the welfare system begin

Thursday, 28 March 2013

Changes to the benefits system as part of the Government’s welfare reforms....

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Appointment of Joanna Wallace as Independent Case Examiner

Appointment of Joanna Wallace as Independent Case Examiner

Thursday, 28 March 2013

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has today announced the appointment of Joanna Wallace as Independent Case Examiner. ...

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Universal Credit – Pathfinder update

Universal Credit – Pathfinder update

Thursday, 28 March 2013

The Department for Work and Pensions released operational details on the early roll-out of Universal Credit today....

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Tax relief to help companies manage sickness absence

Tax relief to help companies manage sickness absence

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Businesses will benefit from tax relief when they pay to help their employees return to the workplace after sickness....

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Howard Shiplee to lead Universal Credit Delivery

Howard Shiplee to lead Universal Credit Delivery

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced Howard Shiplee, an Executive Director at the Laing O’Rourke Group will join DWP in May....

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Consultation on proposed improvement to automatic enrolment

Consultation on proposed improvement to automatic enrolment

Monday, 25 March 2013

Proposals to improve the automatic enrolment process have been published by the Department for Work and Pensions....

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Centenarians solve puzzle of a long life

Centenarians solve puzzle of a long life

Thursday, 21 March 2013

Figures from the ONS suggest there were 11,700 people over the age of 100 at the last census in England and Wales....

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New objective for Regulator

New objective for Regulator

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

The Chancellor has confirmed in his Budget that the Pensions Regulator (TPR) will be given a new statutory objective....

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700,000 more people working in private sector over past year

700,000 more people working in private sector over past year

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

There are more people working in the private sector than at any time since records began, after a 700,000 increase over the last year....

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Government confirms 2016 start for new flat rate State Pension

Government confirms 2016 start for new flat rate State Pension

Tuesday, 19 March 2013

A new, simpler flat rate State Pension will be introduced in April 2016, the Government has announced....

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Recovery Festival

Recovery Festival

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP....

LGA event: Framework Launch

LGA event: Framework Launch

Friday, 08 March 2013

A speech by Lord David Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform....

Benefit Cap – National roll out timetable

Benefit Cap – National roll out timetable

Thursday, 07 March 2013

National roll out of the benefit cap will begin on 15 July Ministers announced today....

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Better advice on helping patients back into work launched

Better advice on helping patients back into work launched

Wednesday, 06 March 2013

Better support to get back into work through new fit note guidance....

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Birmingham Tops List For Disability  Employment Support

Birmingham Tops List For Disability Employment Support

Monday, 04 March 2013

Birmingham is leading the way in providing extra support to get disabled people into mainstream work....

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Housing Benefit reform: Removal of the spare room subsidy: fact sheet

Housing Benefit reform: Removal of the spare room subsidy: fact sheet

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

From 1 April 2013, working age tenants living in social housing and receiving housing benefit will be affected by changes to their benefits....

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Hoban – committed to further improvements to the Work Capability Assessment

Hoban – committed to further improvements to the Work Capability Assessment

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Senior occupational physician Dr Paul Litchfield appointed to carry out the fourth independent review of the Work Capability Assessment....

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Statistical update: Disability Living Allowance Claims

Statistical update: Disability Living Allowance Claims

Monday, 25 February 2013

Updated statistics on the number of claimants receiving Disability Living Allowance (DLA) between February and May 2012 have been released....

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Welcome fall in long term unemployment

Welcome fall in long term unemployment

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Long-term unemployment fell by 15,000 this quarter to its lowest level for nearly a year, according to official figures released today....

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Four in five parents now paying for their children

Four in five parents now paying for their children

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Figures released today show the vast majority of parents who use the Child Support Agency (CSA) are now paying for their children....

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Government's pension reforms will give lower paid bigger incentive to  save

Government's pension reforms will give lower paid bigger incentive to save

Thursday, 14 February 2013

The Government’s reforms to the state pension will work with automatic enrolment to boost pension-saving among low and medium earners....

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Smart phone ‘guide dog’ app gets training  boost

Smart phone ‘guide dog’ app gets training boost

Tuesday, 12 February 2013

New government funding will boost training for blind people to use a ‘guide dog’ smart phone app....

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Statement on Court of Appeal judgment

Statement on Court of Appeal judgment

Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Mark Hoban, Minister for Employment, responding to today’s Court of Appeal judgment on Government employment schemes....

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