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Thursday, 31 May 2018
Sir Hector Sants has been appointed as chair of the Single Financial Guidance Body....
Monday, 21 May 2018
How the government assesses the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits is to be overhauled to provide accuracy to the statistics. ...
Tuesday, 15 May 2018
The unemployment rate in Britain remains at a 40-year low, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics....
Thursday, 03 May 2018
New figures released today show that 48,000 households have moved into work after being subject to the benefit cap....
Friday, 27 April 2018
Support for children who may otherwise be in local authority care is to be extended in Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit. ...
Friday, 27 April 2018
Minister for Disabled People announces new Tech Fund as part of Access to Work, offering employers significant savings on the cost of assistive techno...
Thursday, 26 April 2018
DWP has published 5 short videos to help give people an overview of the process of claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP). ...
Friday, 20 April 2018
One of the UK’s largest recruitment websites Universal Jobmatch is to be re-named ‘Find a Job’. ...
Tuesday, 17 April 2018
Official figures out today show that the employment rate is at 75.4% – up 0.8 percentage points from 74.6% a year ago and the highest since records be...
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
People in receipt of Housing Benefit will receive an extra 2 weeks' support with their rent when they move onto Universal Credit from today (11 April ...
Monday, 09 April 2018
A number of welfare reforms have come into effect from April 2018....
Thursday, 29 March 2018
Housing costs will be available to 18 to 21-year-olds under Universal Credit to make sure young people from all backgrounds can get a job and progress...
Thursday, 22 March 2018
The number of people living in absolute poverty has fallen by 1 million since 2010, according to statistics released today....
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
The employment rate is at 75.3% – up from 74.6% compared to a year ago and the joint highest since records began. ...
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Hundreds of disabled employees are to benefit from a £15,000 rise on Access to Work grants....
Wednesday, 07 March 2018
Number of workless households falls by 881,000 since 2010 and 53,000 on the year....
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
Official figures released today show that the unemployment rate remains at a near-record low of 4.4%, with the employment rate at a near-record high...
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
Universal Credit will be paid sooner to new claimants from today (14 February 2018). ...
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
One million UK employers have enrolled staff into a workplace pension, helping more than 9 million employees save towards a more financially secure re...
Thursday, 01 February 2018
Britain’s high streets are being encouraged to make sure they’re not missing out on the skills and talents disabled people can bring to the workplace....
Thursday, 01 February 2018
Some 45,000 households have had someone move into work and so are no longer subject to the benefit cap, new statistics out today show....
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Official figures released today (24 January 2018) show that the employment rate is at a joint record high of 75.3%, with a record 32.2 million people ...
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
Changes to funeral payments will make it easier for people on some income-related benefits to get help towards the cost of a funeral for loved ones....
Friday, 12 January 2018
Peter Schofield has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary on Sir Robert Devereux’s retirement later this month....
Tuesday, 09 January 2018
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that Mark Boyle has been re-appointed for a second term as Non-Executive Chair of The Pensions Regu...
Thursday, 21 December 2017
All customer phone lines to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have become Freephone numbers....
Wednesday, 20 December 2017
Recipients of Universal Credit full service who are self-employed can now receive business mentoring if their earnings are low. ...
Monday, 18 December 2017
The review of automatic enrolment includes major recommendations that will set millions of people on the path to a more financially secure retirement....
Monday, 18 December 2017
The government has accepted the recommendations of Paul Gray's second independent review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP)....
Thursday, 14 December 2017
Tough new powers to help tackle child maintenance arrears are being proposed in a consultation that launched today (14 December 2017)....
HM Land Registry Support for clients of PM Law
Environment Agency Greater Manchester agencies unite to tackle waste crime
Department of Health and Social Care Mann recommendations agreed in consultation on GMC overhaul
Department for Business and Trade Update following negotiations on an enhanced FTA with Switzerland
Marine Accident Investigation Branch Vacancy for a Deputy Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents
Cabinet Office Gareth Davies Appointed as New Home Office Permanent Secretary