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Monday, 25 November 2024
1.3 million pensioner households will start to receive up to £300 in Winter Fuel Payments across England and Wales from Monday 25 November. ...
Friday, 22 November 2024
Ministers hear from families, public bodies and charities to tackle issues including wages, work and welfare and help those most in need....
Tuesday, 12 November 2024
A £15 million funding boost to the Help to Claim scheme will support thousands of people moving from Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) to Univers...
Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Liz Kendall and Wes Streeting visit North Central London WorkWell service to see how early health interventions are helping to keep people in work or ...
Friday, 01 November 2024
Cold Weather Payments take effect from today as low-income households set to get £25 during cold snaps. ...
Thursday, 31 October 2024
Millions of people, including families, pensioners, carers and those struggling to find work are set to benefit from Autumn Budget reforms to boost wo...
Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Voices of struggling families, anti-poverty organisations and local leaders will be put at the centre of the Child Poverty Taskforce’s work to build a...
Thursday, 17 October 2024
Ambassador to work with employers to help women experiencing menopause symptoms to stay in work and progress in their careers....
Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Review signals Government’s recognition of the challenges carers face and commitment to provide them with the support they need.?...
Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Minister for Pensions Emma Reynolds addressed an audience at the ABI ‘Pension Investment: Where Next?’ event on Thursday 3 October....
Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Millions of workers stand to benefit from greater financial security in later life following a consultation launched today....
Sunday, 06 October 2024
DWP is urging Tax Credit customers to respond to their Universal Credit migration notices so they continue to receive benefits....
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
The government will bring forward a new Fraud, Error and Debt Bill in this parliamentary session to crack down on fraud in the social security system....
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Local leaders laid bare the stark challenges that must be overcome to tackle child poverty in their communities when they met with the new Child Pover...
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
The ‘lockdown generation’ who’ve been consigned to the ‘scrapheap’ will get life-changing support through major reforms to get Britain working again, ...
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Alison McGovern MP, Minister for Employment delivered a speech setting out how to get Britain's labour market and economy working again....
Monday, 09 September 2024
Spiralling economic inactivity to be addressed as new Labour Market Advisory Board launched to advise government on getting Britain working again....
Monday, 02 September 2024
Millions of vulnerable people to receive help this winter as the Work and Pensions Secretary extends the Household Support Fund...
Saturday, 31 August 2024
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to launch Pension Credit Week of Action to boost take-up of vital benefit...
Monday, 19 August 2024
Pensioners urged to check if they could be eligible for Pension Credit to secure the Winter Fuel Payment, worth up to £300 per household....
Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Urgent work on tackling one of Britain’s biggest social injustices begun yesterday [Wednesday 14 August] as the government’s Child Poverty Taskforce m...
Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Child maintenance consultation extended to allow more time for engagement from external organisations. ...
Monday, 22 July 2024
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall delivered a landmark speech setting out how Britain's system of employment support must be fu...
Monday, 22 July 2024
Liz Kendall will today set out how Britain’s system of employment support must be fundamentally reformed to tackle the “most urgent challenge” of spir...
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
The ‘truly dire’ state of the labour market has been revealed today with the number of people classed as economically inactive has spiralled to 9.4 mi...
Wednesday, 10 July 2024
On a visit to Leeds Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will today (Thursday 11 July) confirm the Government’s commitments to its manifesto Back t...
Monday, 20 May 2024
Today I’m announcing that I have set up a new cross government ministerial taskforce to drive the further action we need to take down barriers to recr...
Monday, 20 May 2024
The biggest ever drive to help employers unlock the talent across Britain will be at the heart of a new Government campaign to create the workforce of...
Monday, 13 May 2024
DWP updates plan to catch benefit cheats after saving £1.3bn last year alone ...
Sunday, 12 May 2024
New rules meaning over 180,000 Universal Credit claimants will have to look for more work have come into force today (Monday 13 May), as the Governmen...
Ministry of Defence Minister for Armed Forces speech at the London Defence Conference
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Access Consortium Promise Pilot Pathway
Environment Agency United Utilities guilty plea to action that led to fish deaths
Planning Inspectorate Enforcement appeal changes coming soon