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Rudd: Working with global partners we can improve women’s prospects in the workplace

Rudd: Working with global partners we can improve women’s prospects in the workplace

Monday, 15 July 2019

The Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd is in Rome for a working visit to discuss the UK’s record female employment and the role of women in politi...

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Terminally ill benefit claimants deserve a fresh and honest evaluation of the way the system supports them

Terminally ill benefit claimants deserve a fresh and honest evaluation of the way the system supports them

Thursday, 11 July 2019

Personal experiences motivate me to make life fairer for terminally ill people, Amber Rudd said today (11 July 2019)....

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Thousands of pensioners to benefit from PIP assessment overhaul

Thousands of pensioners to benefit from PIP assessment overhaul

Tuesday, 09 July 2019

Unnecessary reassessments for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) are today (9 July 2019) being scrapped for around 290,000 disabled pensioners....

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Investing in action to combat climate change

Investing in action to combat climate change

Wednesday, 03 July 2019

The Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion addressed a London Climate Action Week roundtable on 1 July 2019 about the role of pension funds in ...

Scheme launched to help ex offenders in Scotland get better employment support

Scheme launched to help ex offenders in Scotland get better employment support

Thursday, 27 June 2019

Prisoners close to release at 2 prisons in Scotland are set to receive enhanced employment support in a bid to reduce re-offending rates in Scotland....

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Minister announces new transfer option for mortgage interest support

Minister announces new transfer option for mortgage interest support

Monday, 17 June 2019

Disabled people and others receiving Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) will now be able to transfer this support to their new property when moving h...

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Speech at the CBI Diversity and Inclusion Conference

Speech at the CBI Diversity and Inclusion Conference

Thursday, 13 June 2019

Alok Sharma addresses leading employers on the government’s initiatives to support disadvantaged groups into work and support greater diversity....

Wages beat inflation for 15th month in a row with record employment in April

Wages beat inflation for 15th month in a row with record employment in April

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

UK workers have enjoyed an unbroken period of real-terms wage growth since February 2018, new figures today show – real total pay growing by 1.2% in t...

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Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and responsible investment

Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and responsible investment

Thursday, 06 June 2019

The Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion addressed issues including the importance of ESG, and progress on pensions dashboards....

Unnecessary disability reassessments for disabled pensioners to be phased out

Unnecessary disability reassessments for disabled pensioners to be phased out

Wednesday, 29 May 2019

The first step in scrapping unnecessary reassessments for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for pensioners starts on Friday (31 May)....

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UK employment rate at joint record high

UK employment rate at joint record high

Tuesday, 14 May 2019

Higher skilled roles drive joint record high employment rate of 76.1% and over 32 million people are in work in the UK, up over 3.6 million since 2010...

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Record employment is not enough – jobseekers need the chance of better work

Record employment is not enough – jobseekers need the chance of better work

Thursday, 09 May 2019

The government needs to help every worker outperform what society says they should be able to do, no matter their background, says Work and Pensions ...

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The Future of the Labour Market

The Future of the Labour Market

Thursday, 09 May 2019

Amber Rudd talks about the future of the Labour Market at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation...

From jail to a job: women take bold steps with forward thinking charity

From jail to a job: women take bold steps with forward thinking charity

Friday, 26 April 2019

The power of employment was in the spotlight today as Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd discussed how work is helping women offenders turn their ...

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Growing demand for Disability Confident employers

Growing demand for Disability Confident employers

Thursday, 25 April 2019

New search engine filter giving people a direct line to Disability Confident employers....

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Trustees to mitigate the effect of unequal GMP's on pension income

Trustees to mitigate the effect of unequal GMP's on pension income

Thursday, 18 April 2019

Guidance developed by government and an industry working group has been published today....

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UK economy delivering record employment

UK economy delivering record employment

Tuesday, 16 April 2019

The UK jobs market has continued to grow with 457,000 more people in work in February compared to last year....

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Small business shines light on success of automatic enrolment

Small business shines light on success of automatic enrolment

Wednesday, 10 April 2019

New research has revealed the stunning impact of the government’s flagship automatic enrolment policy in transforming Britain’s saving habits....

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Government continues to protect the most vulnerable and supports people into work

Government continues to protect the most vulnerable and supports people into work

Monday, 08 April 2019

Reforms coming into effect in April will support those who can work to get into employment, while ensuring there is a safety net in place for those wh...

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Green light for dashboards in 2019 puts pension savers in the driving seat

Green light for dashboards in 2019 puts pension savers in the driving seat

Thursday, 04 April 2019

Pensions dashboards which will revolutionise retirement planning have been given the green light by the Work and Pensions Secretary today - with initi...

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New 'Help to Claim' service provides extra Universal Credit support

New 'Help to Claim' service provides extra Universal Credit support

Monday, 01 April 2019

DWP invests £39 million into new 'Help to Claim' service provided by Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland for Universal Credit claimants....

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Goodbye GSI – DWP email addresses are changing

Goodbye GSI – DWP email addresses are changing

Thursday, 21 March 2019

DWP email addresses are changing from 28 March 2019....

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UK sees record employment as unemployment falls below 4 per cent

UK sees record employment as unemployment falls below 4 per cent

Tuesday, 19 March 2019

The UK’s record jobs market continued into 2019....

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New pension scheme

New pension scheme "could deliver improved returns for millions"

Monday, 18 March 2019

Amber Rudd backed plans for the first Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) scheme in the UK....

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Amber Rudd: “Behind our supportive staff is a compassionate system”

Amber Rudd: “Behind our supportive staff is a compassionate system”

Friday, 15 March 2019

After setting out a fresh approach to Universal Credit, Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd will hear how the changes will help local people in Has...

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Radical shake up of advice to pension schemes will benefit savers and boost £1.6 trillion pension assets

Radical shake up of advice to pension schemes will benefit savers and boost £1.6 trillion pension assets

Tuesday, 12 March 2019

A radical reshaping of financial advice services used by pension schemes for long-term investment strategies will benefit millions of savers and boost...

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Universal Credit pilot to launch in North Yorkshire

Universal Credit pilot to launch in North Yorkshire

Monday, 11 March 2019

The Work and Pensions Secretary has announced that benefit claimants in Harrogate will be the first to move from old style benefits to Universal Credi...

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New champions to fight for rights of disabled consumers

New champions to fight for rights of disabled consumers

Monday, 11 March 2019

Five new disability champions have been appointed by the government to ensure businesses are not forgetting about their disabled customers....

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Alok Sharma: 'There is still an urgency for us to act' on women’s economic independence

Alok Sharma: 'There is still an urgency for us to act' on women’s economic independence

Friday, 08 March 2019

There are more women in work than ever before and the gender pay gap is at a record low, but that there is more to do to tackle employment inequality....

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You're hired!

You're hired!

Friday, 08 March 2019

Amber Rudd will host the first ever youth employment roadshow in Hastings to help young jobseekers into the world of work. ...

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