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Wednesday, 13 June 2012
A speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform....
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
The Government has today announced a £5million expansion of the Mandatory Work Activity scheme....
Friday, 08 June 2012
Young people will receive greater incentives to get into work under Universal Credit....
Friday, 01 June 2012
4,560 businesses have been launched thanks to a Government scheme to help entrepreneurial jobseekers....
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
A speech by the Rt Hon Chris Grayling: Minister for Employment....
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
A speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform....
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Since The Queen ascended the throne 60 years ago, the structure of British society has shifted. The number of pensioners has doubled. ...
Thursday, 24 May 2012
Universal Credit will go live in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire region in April 2013 - six months before the national roll-out....
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
A new wage incentive scheme to encourage employers to give young disabled people further work opportunities is being announced today....
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Disabled People’s User-Led Organisations (DPULOs) have benefited from £509,124 of extra Government money....
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
A speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform....
Monday, 21 May 2012
From today, lone parents will start getting the help they need to look for work earlier rather than stay on benefits....
Friday, 18 May 2012
A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP Secretary of State for Work and Pensions....
Thursday, 17 May 2012
New fraud and error figures show why fundamental reform of the benefits system is so vital....
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Appointments of Non-Executive Directors of Remploy Limited extended for eighteen months....
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Simon Gillespie, chief executive of the MS Society, has been appointed to the independent scrutiny group overseeing improvements to the WCA....
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
The Minister for Employment today welcomed further signs of improvement to the labour market....
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
The DWP’s Work Programme providers are required to ensure that stringent controls are in place....
Monday, 14 May 2012
The Department for Work and Pensions today announced the appointment of its new Chief Information Officer....
Monday, 14 May 2012
Thousands of people who have been on sickness benefits for more than 15 years have been found fit to work and will now get support....
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP. ...
Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Ministers will be able to fine benefit cheats up to £2,000, with a minimum penalty of £350 without having to take them to court....
Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Letters are being sent this week to households who may be affected by the benefit cap....
Monday, 30 April 2012
Speech by Lord Freud , Minister for Welfare Reform....
Friday, 27 April 2012
Child maintenance system - promise of intensive action against irresponsible parents who've failed to support their children....
Friday, 27 April 2012
Local authorities will have a role in shaping and delivering Universal Credit, Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform, said today....
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. ...
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
The latest figures show that 54 per cent of people who go through the Work Capability Assessment are found fit for some form of work....
Monday, 23 April 2012
An order has been laid in Parliament today to bring the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission back under direct Ministerial control....
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Current private pensions regulations are being put in the spotlight this week, as part of the Government’s ‘Red Tape Challenge’. ...
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Ministry of Defence Grave of Great War soldier from Hampstead identified
Home Office New UK-France agreement to reduce illegal crossings
Environment Agency Waste carrier fined after depositing tonnes at illegal site