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Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Entrepreneurial jobseekers have launched nearly 85,000 new businesses through a government scheme to boost self-employment and drive innovation....
Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Universal Credit becomes available to all types of claimant in Harrogate, Richmond (North Yorkshire), Inverness, Hammersmith and Ryedale....
Tuesday, 28 June 2016
Household incomes have risen to a record high according to statistics released today, with the fastest growth in 10 years. ...
Wednesday, 15 June 2016
Unemployment has dropped to its lowest rate since 2005 while the employment rate has stayed at a record high of 74.2%....
Thursday, 26 May 2016
Proposals to prevent people in occupational schemes facing exit charges for accessing their pensions early have been launched by ministers....
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
Bath, Newcastle, Bridgwater, Rugby and Lowestoft all expand Universal Credit....
Thursday, 19 May 2016
New figures show that fraud and error in the benefits system remains at the lowest level ever recorded....
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
The employment rate in the UK has hit another record high of 74.2%, and there are more people in work than ever before. ...
Thursday, 12 May 2016
The number of people accessing their new State Pension statement has increased by almost 40% in the last 6 months to approximately 400,000....
Monday, 09 May 2016
A new taskforce announced today will help more people with learning disabilities to access apprenticeships. ...
Monday, 09 May 2016
A new DWP website has been launched by the Pension Tracing Service to help people find their lost pension savings....
Monday, 02 May 2016
Universal Credit is now in every jobcentre across the country for single jobseekers....
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed Martin Temple as Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board....
Monday, 25 April 2016
Last 5 offices in Scotland switch over to offer the new service....
Thursday, 21 April 2016
Access to Work, the government’s specialist disabled employment programme, has supported 132,740 people since launching in 2007....
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
The UK employment rate remains at a record 74.1%, according to new figures out today....
Monday, 18 April 2016
Record numbers of older people are bringing their skills, talents and experience into the UK workplace....
Monday, 18 April 2016
Last 4 offices in Yorkshire switch over to new service....
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
New figures released today (13 April 2016) show that more people from ethnic minority backgrounds are in work since records began in 2001....
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
New DWP Secretary of State, Stephen Crabb, outlines his priorities on welfare reform....
Monday, 11 April 2016
Parents on Universal Credit will now be able to claim back 85% of their childcare costs when they move into work – up from 70%....
Thursday, 07 April 2016
A new armed forces National Insurance credit is available for spouses and civil partners who joined their partners on overseas postings....
Wednesday, 30 March 2016
The number of households where no one works has fallen by more than 750,000 since 2010 and is now at its lowest level in more than 10 years....
Wednesday, 30 March 2016
Andrew Rhodes has been appointed Director General of DWP Operations....
Wednesday, 30 March 2016
More than 80,000 businesses have been set up by jobseekers through the New Enterprise Allowance....
Monday, 21 March 2016
Alun Cairns: Welfare reform transforming lives in Wales...
Monday, 21 March 2016
Wales becomes the first nation in the UK to complete the rollout of Universal Credit....
Thursday, 17 March 2016
Through the Work Programme, a total of 503,000 jobseekers have found work lasting 3 months or longer....
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Private sector employment over 26 million, unemployment rate at 5.1% and the claimant count at its lowest level in over 40 years....
Monday, 14 March 2016
Over 95% of jobcentres now offer Universal Credit....
Sellafield Ltd Supporting the cyber stars of the future
Regulatory Policy Committee RPC statement: draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill
Department of Health and Social Care Health Secretary welcomes large fall in NHS dissatisfaction
UK Health Security Agency Cases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in Kent
Regulator of Social Housing Council first to get top consumer upgrade
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for January 2026
Great British Energy – Nuclear GBE-N Sign Collaboration Agreement with IACC