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Workless households fall by over a million since 2010

Workless households fall by over a million since 2010

Wednesday, 06 March 2019

Employment Minister Alok Sharma welcomes the fall of over a million workless households since 2010....

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End to unnecessary benefit reassessments for disabled pensioners

End to unnecessary benefit reassessments for disabled pensioners

Tuesday, 05 March 2019

The Work and Pensions Secretary has announced new measures to support disabled people, including stopping unnecessary reassessments for disabled pensi...

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Closing the gap between intention and experience

Closing the gap between intention and experience

Tuesday, 05 March 2019

The Work and Pensions Secretary's speech announcing new measures to support disabled people, including stopping unnecessary reassessments for disabled...

Amber Rudd hears from jobcentres at the heart of South West communities

Amber Rudd hears from jobcentres at the heart of South West communities

Friday, 01 March 2019

A new charity in Taunton is helping vulnerable people build their skills and confidence to help them back into work....

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DWP appoints new ONR Chair

DWP appoints new ONR Chair

Thursday, 21 February 2019

Mark McAllister announced as the new Chair of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)....

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Wages rising fastest in a decade

Wages rising fastest in a decade

Tuesday, 19 February 2019

UK wages are increasing at their joint-fastest rate in a decade, with unemployment remaining low at 4 per cent...

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Fuller Working Lives: 2 years on

Fuller Working Lives: 2 years on

Wednesday, 13 February 2019

The Minister for Employment talks about the progress of the Fuller Working Lives strategy at 'The STIR conference 2019: The 100 Year Life'....

Grant to support disabled people in the workplace increases to almost £60,000

Grant to support disabled people in the workplace increases to almost £60,000

Monday, 11 February 2019

Disabled employees will be able to benefit from almost £60,000 a year to assist them at work....

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Seven years in jail for bosses who recklessly risk pensions

Seven years in jail for bosses who recklessly risk pensions

Monday, 11 February 2019

Devil-may-care directors who recklessly put workers’ pensions at risk will face up to 7 years in prison or unlimited fines....

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Investment innovation and future consolidation for occupational DC pension schemes

Investment innovation and future consolidation for occupational DC pension schemes

Friday, 08 February 2019

The Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion, delivered a speech at the Trade Union Congress ‘Fit for the future’ pensions conference on 5 Februa...

Thousands more households boost work hours and earnings

Thousands more households boost work hours and earnings

Thursday, 07 February 2019

Latest statistics show 140,000 Housing Benefit households and 9,900 Universal Credit households are no longer subject to the benefit cap...

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Pension billions could be unlocked to boost economic growth and savers’ returns

Pension billions could be unlocked to boost economic growth and savers’ returns

Tuesday, 05 February 2019

Billions of pounds of investment could be unlocked by pension schemes to fund start-up companies and infrastructure projects, boosting Britain’s econo...

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Government agrees deal to protect social security rights of UK and Irish citizens living and working in each other’s state

Government agrees deal to protect social security rights of UK and Irish citizens living and working in each other’s state

Monday, 04 February 2019

The UK and Ireland are working closely together to protect the rights of UK and Irish citizens in each other's state, as part of the commitment to mai...

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Amber Rudd: Harlow Jobcentre Plus is backing the jobseeker

Amber Rudd: Harlow Jobcentre Plus is backing the jobseeker

Thursday, 31 January 2019

Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd will visit Harlow Jobcentre Plus in Essex today to see how Universal Credit is working for people across the UK...

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Employment Minister welcomes new record employment rate

Employment Minister welcomes new record employment rate

Tuesday, 22 January 2019

New employment figures confirmed 2018 had the UK’s strongest jobs market on record with latest figures showing more people in work than ever before....

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National mentoring initiative to tackle employment inequality across UK

National mentoring initiative to tackle employment inequality across UK

Thursday, 17 January 2019

Jobseekers across the UK are set to benefit from mentoring support designed to help them into work....

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Minister for Employment gives speech on 'Full Employment' report

Minister for Employment gives speech on 'Full Employment' report

Tuesday, 15 January 2019

Alok Sharma, Minister for Employment, delivered a speech today on the 'Full Employment' report launched by independent think tank Resolution Foundatio...

Changes to benefits for mixed age couples

Changes to benefits for mixed age couples

Monday, 14 January 2019

The government announced today changes to benefits for mixed age couples that will be introduced from 15 May 2019....

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Amber Rudd sets out fresh approach to Universal Credit

Amber Rudd sets out fresh approach to Universal Credit

Friday, 11 January 2019

Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd sets out an ambitious new future for Universal Credit....

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Universal Credit: personal welfare

Universal Credit: personal welfare

Friday, 11 January 2019

A speech delivered by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions at Kennington jobcentre about the future of Universal Credit. ...

£2.7 million fund to tackle parental conflict

£2.7 million fund to tackle parental conflict

Friday, 04 January 2019

The fund is the latest in a range of government measures that aim to reduce the risk of parental conflict....

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Amber Rudd: West Midlands a standard bearer for helping people into work

Amber Rudd: West Midlands a standard bearer for helping people into work

Friday, 04 January 2019

Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd is taking her Universal Credit fact finding tour to the West Midlands....

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Help for millions of self employed to save and plan for retirement

Help for millions of self employed to save and plan for retirement

Tuesday, 18 December 2018

New ways to stimulate retirement saving among Britain’s 4.8 million self-employed will be developed and tested under plans unveiled today (18 December...

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Pensions Ombudsman reappointed

Pensions Ombudsman reappointed

Monday, 17 December 2018

Anthony Arter has been reappointed as Pensions Ombudsman and Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman for 2 more years....

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Employment Minister welcomes new UK employment record

Employment Minister welcomes new UK employment record

Tuesday, 11 December 2018

Wage growth has outstripped inflation for the ninth month in a row and the UK employment level is at an all-time high. ...

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£40 million personalised support package for long term unemployed disabled people launched

£40 million personalised support package for long term unemployed disabled people launched

Monday, 10 December 2018

Disabled people will be able to work with a dedicated key worker to get and stay in employment, the new Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has ann...

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Disability champions set to open industry doors

Disability champions set to open industry doors

Monday, 03 December 2018

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December) the government is announcing that it will be recruiting 6 new disability champions to h...

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Pensions dashboards to enable more informed retirement planning

Pensions dashboards to enable more informed retirement planning

Monday, 03 December 2018

Proposals to give millions of people their pension facts and figures at their fingertips have been unveiled by the government....

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26,000 new businesses set up by entrepreneurial jobseekers

26,000 new businesses set up by entrepreneurial jobseekers

Thursday, 29 November 2018

Jobseekers have set up more than 26,000 new businesses under the New Enterprise Allowance scheme....

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Minister calls on businesses to reveal how many disabled staff they employ

Minister calls on businesses to reveal how many disabled staff they employ

Thursday, 22 November 2018

Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work Sarah Newton has urged large employers to build more inclusive workforces....

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