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Tuesday, 13 January 2015
New government research shows how the way we view retirement is changing, as well as the challenges that older workers can face....
Saturday, 10 January 2015
New figures show the average waiting time for disputes against benefit decisions have dropped substantially....
Friday, 02 January 2015
The government is calling on disabled sports fans to share their experiences of viewing live sport at stadiums and sports grounds across Britain....
Wednesday, 31 December 2014
A series of live radio phone-ins, in which a DWP minister takes calls from listeners on pensions, is to be extended into 2015....
Tuesday, 30 December 2014
Over 7,500 people celebrated their 100th-plus birthdays in 2014 with a celebratory card from the Queen....
Friday, 26 December 2014
How Jobcentre staff are taking work support direct to jobseekers in unusual locations....
Tuesday, 23 December 2014
Health and Safety Minister Lord Freud is urging a common sense approach to clearing snow from footpaths and pavements. ...
Monday, 22 December 2014
The government is rolling out an ‘older workers’ champion scheme across every part of the UK to tackle age discrimination, from April 2015....
Friday, 19 December 2014
Over 450 new businesses every week have been set up over the last year thanks to a government scheme....
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Full-time jobs accounted for 95% of the rise in employment over the past year, with private sector employment rising by 637,000....
Thursday, 18 December 2014
The Work Programme has contributed to bringing the number of long-term unemployed people down to the lowest it has been for 5 years. ...
Thursday, 18 December 2014
More than 6 out of 10 separated parents using the new Child Maintenance Service are now choosing to make their own financial arrangements....
Wednesday, 17 December 2014
Statistics out today show there are more people in work than ever before. Here are answers to some of the key questions....
Tuesday, 16 December 2014
A new £250 million contract, to protect vulnerable pensioners, benefit claimants and help safeguard the future of the Post Office, agreed by the gover...
Monday, 15 December 2014
The benefit cap is providing a clear incentive to work, new DWP research proves. ...
Thursday, 11 December 2014
The number of employees automatically enrolled into a workplace pension scheme has passed the 5 million mark. ...
Thursday, 11 December 2014
If you are over 22 and in work then you may be entitled to extra money from your employer....
Tuesday, 09 December 2014
The Minister of State for Disabled People is urging shops and restaurants to improve their accessibility....
Thursday, 04 December 2014
The basic State Pension is to rise by around double the rate of inflation helping to give people increased financial security in retirement....
Wednesday, 03 December 2014
The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed a new lead non-executive member of the Departmental Board. ...
Friday, 28 November 2014
Victims of diffuse mesothelioma and their families may be eligible to receive compensation averaging £125,000....
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
By spring 2015, 1 in 3 of the country’s Jobcentres will be taking claims for Universal Credit....
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
A speech marking the publication of the government’s second progress report on ‘Social justice: transforming lives’....
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Otto Thoresen has been appointed as the next Chair of the NEST Corporation. ...
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
The government has launched a public information campaign to ensure everyone knows what the State Pension changes mean for them....
Monday, 17 November 2014
Government gears up to launch its “Guidance Guarantee” to help people approaching retirement make sense of new freedoms....
Thursday, 13 November 2014
A support pack has been designed to give social landlords practical advice on how to ensure their tenants are prepared for Universal Credit....
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
A record-breaking number of people are now in work, averaging over 13,000 more people in jobs every single week over the last year....
Thursday, 06 November 2014
Official and claimant error on benefit overpayments has fallen to the lowest ever – 1.3% of welfare expenditure – down £100m last year. ...
Thursday, 06 November 2014
More than 12,000 households have made the choice to move into work or stop claiming Housing Benefit because of the benefit cap. ...
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Animal and Plant Health Agency APHA Inspector Andrew Gaunt awarded RHS Veitch Memorial Medal
Government Chemist Understanding honey fraud and the role of authenticity testing
Ofsted Ofsted to inspect early years providers more frequently