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Biggest shake up of Jobcentres in decades gets underway

Biggest shake up of Jobcentres in decades gets underway

Wednesday, 04 June 2025

Launch of a new, locally-led approach to jobseeker support begins in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. ...

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Thousands of young people set to benefit from new support into work and training

Thousands of young people set to benefit from new support into work and training

Thursday, 22 May 2025

Thousands of young people across England will receive targeted support into work, under a new £45 million scheme launched by the Work and Pensions Sec...

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DWP blocks £1 billion in incorrect payments in drive to protect people from falling into debt

DWP blocks £1 billion in incorrect payments in drive to protect people from falling into debt

Thursday, 22 May 2025

More than £1 billion in incorrect Universal Credit (UC) payments have been blocked by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in a drive to stop pe...

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Record pension scheme funding means up to £160 billion ready to boost growth

Record pension scheme funding means up to £160 billion ready to boost growth

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

The reforms will support the Government’s Plan for Change by boosting economic growth and securing the financial future of millions of UK savers....

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Welfare reform: Speech to the IPPR by Work and Pensions Secretary

Welfare reform: Speech to the IPPR by Work and Pensions Secretary

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP speech to the IPPR setting out the case for welfare reform....

£25 billion powered Wales Pension Partnership pool to deliver growth and jobs for Wales

£25 billion powered Wales Pension Partnership pool to deliver growth and jobs for Wales

Friday, 09 May 2025

People from Cardiff to Carmarthen will see a boost to their local communities and job opportunities, thanks to the Wales Pension Partnership (WPP) lau...

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Fraud Bill to save £1.5 billion progresses to the Lords

Fraud Bill to save £1.5 billion progresses to the Lords

Wednesday, 30 April 2025

Plans to recover stolen cash and impose driving bans on those who repeatedly fail to pay back taxpayer money moved a step closer today, as Ministers v...

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Universal Credit change brings £420 boost to over a million households

Universal Credit change brings £420 boost to over a million households

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

More than one million households struggling with debt will get to keep an average £420 more of their benefits each year, under a change to Universal C...

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Businesses commended for exceptional workplace support of disabled people in award ceremony

Businesses commended for exceptional workplace support of disabled people in award ceremony

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Large and small businesses who have carried out exceptional work in hiring, retaining and supporting disabled people in the workplace have been recogn...

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Innovative 'collective' pension funds to deliver higher incomes and lower risks for future pensioners

Innovative 'collective' pension funds to deliver higher incomes and lower risks for future pensioners

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Pensioners of the future will benefit from innovative 'collective' pension schemes to boost their income in retirement and productive investment acros...

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Thousands of UK jobseekers helped into workplace training

Thousands of UK jobseekers helped into workplace training

Thursday, 24 April 2025

Tens of thousands of people have been helped into workplace training thanks to government support, new figures show today (25 April)....

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Menopause Employment Ambassador partners with industry leaders to support women to stay in work

Menopause Employment Ambassador partners with industry leaders to support women to stay in work

Thursday, 24 April 2025

Thousands of women are set to benefit from plans to boost workplace support as leaders from across industry, healthcare and the legal profession came ...

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£1,000 retirement savings boost from plans to bring together small pension pots

£1,000 retirement savings boost from plans to bring together small pension pots

Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Millions of Brits will find it easier to track their pension savings with the creation of a small pensions pot consolidator, in reforms unveiled by th...

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£10 million boost to employment support in Wales to Get Britain Working again

£10 million boost to employment support in Wales to Get Britain Working again

Tuesday, 22 April 2025

People in Wales are set to benefit from a £10 million investment aimed at improving local work, health, and skills support as part of the UK Governmen...

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Sarah Newton Reappointed as Chair of the Health and Safety Executive.

Sarah Newton Reappointed as Chair of the Health and Safety Executive.

Monday, 14 April 2025

The Department for Work and Pensions has reappointed Sarah Newton as Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board....

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Over £35 million in Cold Weather Payments support paid this winter

Over £35 million in Cold Weather Payments support paid this winter

Tuesday, 08 April 2025

Over 1.4 million Cold Weather Payments - worth around £35 million in total - were paid this past winter to people in England and Wales, according to s...

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Rollout begins on new Employment Support programme with £40 million boost to West London.

Rollout begins on new Employment Support programme with £40 million boost to West London.

Tuesday, 08 April 2025

West London will today become the first of 47 areas across England and Wales set to receive dedicated five-year funding aimed at helping disabled peop...

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Government to listen, learn and deliver as consultation on transformational welfare reforms begins

Government to listen, learn and deliver as consultation on transformational welfare reforms begins

Sunday, 06 April 2025

Welfare reforms must be shaped by and for disabled people, the Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms said today [Monday 07 Apr...

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Huge income boost for millions of pensioners and working people.

Huge income boost for millions of pensioners and working people.

Saturday, 05 April 2025

Millions of pensioners will receive as much as £470 more a year added to their State Pension from today, thanks to the government's' ironclad commitme...

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South Yorkshire kicks off £125 million plans to get Britain back to health and work

South Yorkshire kicks off £125 million plans to get Britain back to health and work

Thursday, 03 April 2025

Liz Kendall visits Barnsley to unveil first of nine ‘trailblazers’ which will get people back to health and back to work, supported by £18m of £125m i...

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Almost two million people on Universal Credit not supported to look for work

Almost two million people on Universal Credit not supported to look for work

Tuesday, 01 April 2025

Number of people receiving the highest level of support across?UC?and other benefits?increasing 50% since the start of the pandemic, rising above proj...

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Pathways to Work: Green Paper FAQs

Pathways to Work: Green Paper FAQs

Thursday, 27 March 2025

We understand that many people have questions about the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper....

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New Report reveals young people nearly fives time more likely to be put out of work

New Report reveals young people nearly fives time more likely to be put out of work

Thursday, 20 March 2025

New Keep Britain Working Review report reveals an increase of 1.2 million young people with work limiting health conditions ...

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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions speech to the House of Commons on Pathways to Work reform

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions speech to the House of Commons on Pathways to Work reform

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions the Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP delivered the below speech to the House of Commons on the 18 March 2025....

Biggest shake up to welfare system in a generation to get Britain working

Biggest shake up to welfare system in a generation to get Britain working

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

Largest welfare reforms for a generation to help sick and disabled people who can and have the potential to work into jobs - backed by a £1 billion in...

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Speech at the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association Conference 2025

Speech at the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association Conference 2025

Tuesday, 11 March 2025

Minister for Pensions Torsten Bell Speaks at the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association Conference 2025 in Edinburgh....

Government bolsters employment support to unlock work for sick and disabled people

Government bolsters employment support to unlock work for sick and disabled people

Thursday, 06 March 2025

Work will be unlocked for thousands of sick and disabled people through new measures that will bolster the support offered in Jobcentres and make the ...

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Changes to sick pay will help people stay in work and grow economy

Changes to sick pay will help people stay in work and grow economy

Wednesday, 05 March 2025

More than one million working people across the UK will see a rise in living standards thanks to improvements to Statutory Sick Pay, ministers have an...

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Nearly fifty thousand extra pensioners receiving vital Pension Credit support following surge in claims processed

Nearly fifty thousand extra pensioners receiving vital Pension Credit support following surge in claims processed

Thursday, 27 February 2025

New figures published today [Thursday 27 February] show a significant spike in Pension Credit applications following a DWP campaign to boost uptake, t...

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Skills and Training Scheme expanded to help 100,000 people into work

Skills and Training Scheme expanded to help 100,000 people into work

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

Over 100,000 people looking for work to benefit from tailored training next year, providing employers with work-ready recruits....

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