Government news, all in one place
Government news, all in one place
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Thursday, 03 April 2014
The Minister for Pensions, Steve Webb, announced the appointment of Trustee Members to the National Employment Savings Trust....
Wednesday, 02 April 2014
Pensioners and those who reach pension age in the next 2 years will be able to get up to £25 of additional State Pension a week....
Thursday, 27 March 2014
Tough new measures announced by Pensions Minister Steve Webb today will ensure pension schemes deliver value for money for savers. ...
Thursday, 27 March 2014
More than 40,000 people have moved from claiming benefits to running their own business thanks to New Enterprise Allowance....
Thursday, 20 March 2014
Over a quarter of a million jobseekers have escaped long-term unemployment and found lasting work – normally at least 6 months....
Thursday, 20 March 2014
New figures show 4,280 people started claiming Universal Credit by the end of 2013 – as the national roll-out of the new benefit continues. ...
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
The employment rate has hit a 5 year high and a record 30.19 million people are now in jobs....
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
The Department for Work and Pensions announced today that Mark Boyle has been appointed as Chair of The Pensions Regulator....
Friday, 14 March 2014
Latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics indicate that the government’s reforms to workplace pensions are working. ...
Thursday, 13 March 2014
A quarter of a million more children were living with both their birth parents in 2012 compared with 2011....
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Over 3 million workers have begun saving into a workplace pension scheme as a result of automatic enrolment, according to figures from The Pensions Re...
Friday, 07 March 2014
Minister of State for Disabled People, Rt Hon Mike Penning, is supporting our strongest ever and best prepared Winter Paralympic team....
Thursday, 06 March 2014
Nearly half a million people have been helped into jobs through the Work Programme and new measures will continue to improve the scheme. ...
Thursday, 06 March 2014
9,200 households that had their benefits capped have moved into work, or reduced their own benefit claim below the weekly limit of the cap. ...
Thursday, 06 March 2014
The government is increasing payments from £115,000 to £123,000 for new compensation scheme starting in April. ...
Thursday, 06 March 2014
Support for disabled people to lead independent lives will be delivered through the mainstream adult social care system....
Tuesday, 04 March 2014
The first conference of its kind to showcase the talents of disabled people and their huge value to Scotland’s economy is taking place in Glasgow toda...
Monday, 03 March 2014
The launch of a Haringey jobs pilot aimed at getting more young people from black and ethnic minorities into work....
Thursday, 27 February 2014
A consultation is being launched highlighting action the government is taking to tackle child poverty....
Monday, 24 February 2014
A new service launches making it easier for businesses to deduct child maintenance from their employees’ wages....
Monday, 24 February 2014
The government has tabled an amendment to the Pensions Bill to require pension providers to disclose all transaction costs in defined contribution wor...
Monday, 24 February 2014
New jobseekers in Bath and Harrogate will be able to make a claim for Universal Credit today as the new benefit rolls out....
Friday, 21 February 2014
Migrants from the EEA who claim to have been in work or self-employed to get benefits, will face a more robust test from 1 March 2014....
Thursday, 20 February 2014
JSA payments to claimants who haven’t stuck to the rules have been suspended 818,000 times since we introduced new rules in October 2012....
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
New figures show 3,610 people claimed Universal Credit up to 30 November 2013....
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Record-breaking numbers of women are now in work – the employment rate of 67.2% is the highest since records began....
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
The first official statistics for claims of Personal Independence Payment – show 37% of standard claims have been successful....
Monday, 10 February 2014
As 566,000 come off benefits since 2010, ministers move to tackle sickness absence with new service....
Thursday, 06 February 2014
Over 8,000 households who had their benefits capped have found jobs, reduced their benefit claim, or had another change of circumstance....
Tuesday, 04 February 2014
Young people have got their foot on the career ladder with YouTube, Disney and Google through working with their local Jobcentre Plus adviser....