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Freud: Universal Credit switch will be simple for most –  but we must prepare early

Freud: Universal Credit switch will be simple for most –  but we must prepare early

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

New research shows the majority of claimants are ready to manage their own money....

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Reforming welfare, transforming lives

Reforming welfare, transforming lives

Thursday, 25 October 2012

A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions....

Government announces new members to the Social Security Advisory Committee

Government announces new members to the Social Security Advisory Committee

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Six appointments to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC)....

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More get unconditional support as Work  Capability Assessment improvements continue

More get unconditional support as Work Capability Assessment improvements continue

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

The percentage of people getting unconditional support through Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) has more than doubled since May 2010....

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Choosing    a life on benefits is no longer an option

Choosing a life on benefits is no longer an option

Monday, 22 October 2012

Jobseekers who repeatedly refuse to play by the rules face losing benefits for three years under tough new rules introduced today.?...

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Aspiring entrepreneurs helped to kick start new  businesses

Aspiring entrepreneurs helped to kick start new businesses

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

More jobseekers will be given help to set up their own business under a scheme aimed at unlocking the potential of aspiring entrepreneurs....

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More people in employment than ever before

More people in employment than ever before

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

There are more people in employment than ever before, according to new statistics published today....

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DWP wins award for better data

DWP wins award for better data

Monday, 15 October 2012

The Department for Work and Pensions has won this year’s “Better Information from Government” award from the Demographics User Group (DUG)....

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IRRV Annual Conference and Exhibition 2012

IRRV Annual Conference and Exhibition 2012

Thursday, 04 October 2012

Speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform....

Mesothelioma support scheme: next steps

Mesothelioma support scheme: next steps

Wednesday, 03 October 2012

Speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform....

The pension revolution starts here – first day of automatic enrolment

The pension revolution starts here – first day of automatic enrolment

Monday, 01 October 2012

The biggest change in pensions for over a hundred years - automatic enrolment - starts today....

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Centre for Responsible Credit Annual Conference

Centre for Responsible Credit Annual Conference

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform....

Over half a million new people saving in a pension by Christmas – DWP figures on automatic enrolment

Over half a million new people saving in a pension by Christmas – DWP figures on automatic enrolment

Thursday, 20 September 2012

More than half a million people will be saving in a workplace pension for the first time by Christmas....

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Tackling youth unemployment

Tackling youth unemployment

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Speech by Mark Hoban, Minister for Employment....

Welfare to Work conference

Welfare to Work conference

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions....

Benefits rules change to help people with cancer

Benefits rules change to help people with cancer

Monday, 17 September 2012

More people suffering from cancer will get the unconditional help they need under new proposals....

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New disability action alliance announced to deliver disability strategy

New disability action alliance announced to deliver disability strategy

Monday, 17 September 2012

Today the Government announces the formation of a new disability action alliance to help respond to ideas put forward by disabled people....

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Celebrity bosses raise  awareness of biggest pensions change in over a century

Celebrity bosses raise awareness of biggest pensions change in over a century

Monday, 17 September 2012

Well-known bosses, including Theo Paphitis and Karren Brady, feature in a new advertising campaign....

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New financial products  to help Universal Credit claimants manage money

New financial products to help Universal Credit claimants manage money

Monday, 17 September 2012

Ministers are calling for a range of suppliers to explore the feasibility of new financial products to help benefit claimants budget and manage…...

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Government welcomes one million boost to private sector employment

Government welcomes one million boost to private sector employment

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Employment Minister Mark Hoban has welcomed another fall in unemployment....

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New ministerial team at Department for Work and Pensions

New ministerial team at Department for Work and Pensions

Wednesday, 05 September 2012

New ministerial team welcomed to the Department....

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From October pensions will no longer be the preserve of the  few   Webb

From October pensions will no longer be the preserve of the few Webb

Wednesday, 05 September 2012

Builders, waiters and gardeners are among those who will benefit most from automatic enrolment into workplace pensions starting next month....

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Freud announces successful Local Authority led Universal Credit pilots

Freud announces successful Local Authority led Universal Credit pilots

Friday, 31 August 2012

Local authority led pilot projects that will support people to claim Universal Credit named by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform....

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Minister  launches guide for SMEs to realise potential  of the ‘purple pound’

Minister launches guide for SMEs to realise potential of the ‘purple pound’

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

A business guide aimed at making more firms aware of the £80 billion potential spending power of disabled people is launched....

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'We need  all our young people to be working and contributing' say Mayor and Employment Minister

'We need all our young people to be working and contributing' say Mayor and Employment Minister

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

New project to help young Londoners improve their career prospects through vital work experience and jobs advice....

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Simplifying the state pension

Simplifying the state pension

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

The amount of state pension money paid out to pensioners can differ by more than £200 a week - that’s a difference of £10,000 a year....

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Jobs boost welcomed as unemployment falls for fifth month

Jobs boost welcomed as unemployment falls for fifth month

Wednesday, 15 August 2012

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith today welcomed a fifth consecutive fall in unemployment....

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Two new appointments to the HSE board

Two new appointments to the HSE board

Friday, 10 August 2012

Howard Shiplee and Sarah Veale have been appointed to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board as non-executive directors....

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Judge rejects claims that work schemes are forced labour

Judge rejects claims that work schemes are forced labour

Monday, 06 August 2012

Schemes to help unemployed people get work are not slave labour, a Judicial review has ruled....

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Automatic  enrolment to double private pension income by the time people now  starting work reach their retirement

Automatic enrolment to double private pension income by the time people now starting work reach their retirement

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Automatic enrolment could almost double private pension income by the time people now starting work reach their retirement....

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