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Millions awarded to help people with health conditions stay in work

Millions awarded to help people with health conditions stay in work

Wednesday, 21 November 2018

People with health conditions will receive further support to manage their health conditions at work....

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Eighth month of UK wage growth with disabled employment at record high

Eighth month of UK wage growth with disabled employment at record high

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

There are more people in work than ever before, real wages are up for the eighth month in a row and 973,000 more disabled people are in work since 201...

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Helping people from ethnic minority backgrounds into work

Helping people from ethnic minority backgrounds into work

Monday, 05 November 2018

A speech at the launch of ERSA’s race, employment and ethnicity report on the government’s action to support more people from ethnic minorities into w...

Welfare reform success with 54,000 benefit cap households taking on more work

Welfare reform success with 54,000 benefit cap households taking on more work

Thursday, 01 November 2018

New figures show that around 54,000 households are no longer subject to the benefit cap, indicating more people are entering work or taking on more ho...

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Number of children in long term workless households at lowest level in over a decade

Number of children in long term workless households at lowest level in over a decade

Wednesday, 31 October 2018

The number of children in the UK living in long-term workless households is down 580,000 since 2010, falling to its lowest level in more than a decade...

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Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion gives keynote speech at the PLSA Conference 2018

Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion gives keynote speech at the PLSA Conference 2018

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

The Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion, Guy Opperman, addresses the pensions landscape at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PL...

Appointment of 3 non executive directors completes new Single Financial Guidance Body's board

Appointment of 3 non executive directors completes new Single Financial Guidance Body's board

Thursday, 18 October 2018

Three non-executive directors appointed to the board of a new service established by the Financial Guidance and Claims Act to provide free and imparti...

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Youth unemployment down 50% since 2010

Youth unemployment down 50% since 2010

Tuesday, 16 October 2018

Official figures, released by the Office for National Statistics today, show that youth unemployment has halved since 2010. ...

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Department for Work and Pensions Director of Communications appointment

Department for Work and Pensions Director of Communications appointment

Tuesday, 09 October 2018

Lisa Hunter has been appointed Director of Communications for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) following an external open competition for th...

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Government launches new collaboration with Barnardo's to support care leavers into work

Government launches new collaboration with Barnardo's to support care leavers into work

Monday, 01 October 2018

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Barnardo’s are entering into a new partnership to support care leavers into work....

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Citizens Advice to provide support to Universal Credit claimants

Citizens Advice to provide support to Universal Credit claimants

Monday, 01 October 2018

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will fund Citizens Advice to provide Universal Support from April 2019, the government has announced....

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Employment Minister addresses employers as part of National Inclusion Week

Employment Minister addresses employers as part of National Inclusion Week

Friday, 28 September 2018

Minister of State for Employment Alok Sharma's speech on building on employment success to create a more inclusive workplace....

Automatic enrolment breathing new life into Britain’s retirement prospects

Automatic enrolment breathing new life into Britain’s retirement prospects

Wednesday, 12 September 2018

As membership of workplace pension schemes hits a record high, Secretary of State Esther McVey says there’s a pensions revolution taking hold....

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Unemployment down by over 1.1 million since 2010

Unemployment down by over 1.1 million since 2010

Tuesday, 11 September 2018

The UK’s unemployment rate of 4.0% has not been lower since the 1970s and the employment rate remains at a near record high 75.5%. ...

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Secretary of State urges parents not to “miss out” on National Insurance credits

Secretary of State urges parents not to “miss out” on National Insurance credits

Monday, 03 September 2018

Parents and carers should make sure they are getting National Insurance credits which may improve their State Pension income. ...

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Number of children in homes without work plummets by 637,000 since 2010

Number of children in homes without work plummets by 637,000 since 2010

Wednesday, 29 August 2018

More children than ever before are now living with a working adult as the number of UK households without a regular income from work falls to 1.27 mil...

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Call for tourism industry to do more to cater for disabled people

Call for tourism industry to do more to cater for disabled people

Friday, 24 August 2018

Some of the country’s most accessible tourist and visitor attractions to disabled people have been highlighted today....

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Unemployment rate falls to 4%, with record low youth unemployment

Unemployment rate falls to 4%, with record low youth unemployment

Tuesday, 14 August 2018

The unemployment rate has fallen further this month, to 4%, with a higher proportion of black and minority ethnic (BME) people in work than ever befor...

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Two non executive directors appointed to the Single Financial Guidance Body

Two non executive directors appointed to the Single Financial Guidance Body

Monday, 13 August 2018

Mike Dailly and Ann Harris have been appointed as non-executive directors to the Board of the Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB). ...

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Increased funding announced for disabled people with the greatest barriers to work

Increased funding announced for disabled people with the greatest barriers to work

Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Increased funding to support businesses that provide extra employment support for disabled people with the greatest barriers to work. ...

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The way forward: personalisation and digitalisation of benefits and support

The way forward: personalisation and digitalisation of benefits and support

Thursday, 19 July 2018

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Esther McVey's speech on personalisation and digitalisation of benefits and support at Reform....

Employment rate at new record high

Employment rate at new record high

Tuesday, 17 July 2018

Official figures, released by the Office for National Statistics today, report that the overall employment rate is at 75.7%, a new record high....

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Sir Paul Kenny appointed as an HSE Board Member

Sir Paul Kenny appointed as an HSE Board Member

Monday, 16 July 2018

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Sir Paul Kenny as a member of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Boar...

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Chief Executive Officer of the Single Financial Guidance Body appointed

Chief Executive Officer of the Single Financial Guidance Body appointed

Monday, 16 July 2018

The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed John Govett as the first Chief Executive Officer of the new Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB)....

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Multi million pound fund to help tackle the disability employment gap launched

Multi million pound fund to help tackle the disability employment gap launched

Sunday, 15 July 2018

The fund is the latest in a range of government measures that aims to see 1 million more disabled people in work by 2027....

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Karen Johnston reappointed as Deputy Pensions Ombudsman

Karen Johnston reappointed as Deputy Pensions Ombudsman

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

Karen Johnston has been reappointed as Deputy Pensions Ombudsman for a further 2 years....

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Government to end unnecessary PIP reviews for people with most severe health conditions

Government to end unnecessary PIP reviews for people with most severe health conditions

Monday, 18 June 2018

People with the most severe, life-long conditions will no longer have to attend regular reviews for Personal Independence Payment (PIP)....

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Billions invested by pension schemes to be used for social good under new regulations

Billions invested by pension schemes to be used for social good under new regulations

Monday, 18 June 2018

For the first time members will be given powers to hold their pension schemes to account over how social and environmental factors impact their invest...

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Social Security Advisory Committee: Professor Sir Ian Diamond appointed as next Chair

Social Security Advisory Committee: Professor Sir Ian Diamond appointed as next Chair

Friday, 15 June 2018

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Rt Hon Esther McVey, has announced that Professor Sir Ian Diamond has been appointed the next Chair ...

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Employment rate remains at record high

Employment rate remains at record high

Tuesday, 12 June 2018

Britain has a joint record high employment rate of 75.6% with 32.39 million people now in work according to the latest official statistics....

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