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Child Maintenance Options goes from strength to strength

Child Maintenance Options goes from strength to strength

Wednesday, 08 May 2013

The government renewed its commitment to helping and supporting separated families to work together for the sakes of their children....

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Work Capability Assessment – fairer and more accurate

Work Capability Assessment – fairer and more accurate

Monday, 29 April 2013

The percentage of people entitled to Employment and Support Allowance is at its highest level....

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Universal Credit launches in Manchester

Universal Credit launches in Manchester

Sunday, 28 April 2013

Universal Credit is launched in parts of the North-West....

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Changes to pension regulations will save firms millions of pounds

Changes to pension regulations will save firms millions of pounds

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

The Pensions Minister today unveiled a set of measures to ease the administrative and regulatory burden on employers....

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Review of Health and Safety Executive launched

Review of Health and Safety Executive launched

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

As part of the Government's commitment to reform the public sector, all public bodies are now subject to regular reviews. ...

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UK world leader in social investment – one year on progress report

UK world leader in social investment – one year on progress report

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

The UK is now the world-leader in social investment, according to a new report looking at progress towards supporting disadvantaged people....

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Helping more of the hardest to help into work

Helping more of the hardest to help into work

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Charities, business leaders and disability experts are going to support the hardest to help claimants into a job through the Work Programme....

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Mental health conditions get jobs support boost

Mental health conditions get jobs support boost

Monday, 22 April 2013

More people with mental health conditions than ever before have been supported at or into work by a government employment scheme....

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We can’t let people’s hard earned pensions go to waste

We can’t let people’s hard earned pensions go to waste

Monday, 22 April 2013

The Government has announced plans to help millions of savers take their workplace pension with them when they change job. ...

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Speech to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Credit Unions

Speech to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Credit Unions

Sunday, 21 April 2013

Government investment in credit unions will help them provide more services and help more people....

Independent Living Fund: re appointment of Chair of trustees

Independent Living Fund: re appointment of Chair of trustees

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Minister for Disabled People, Esther McVey announced the reappointment of Stephen Jack as Chair of the Independent Living Fund board of trustees....

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Number of Jobseeker's Allowance claimants falls

Number of Jobseeker's Allowance claimants falls

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

The number of people on Jobseeker's Allowance has fallen again according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics....

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We have a new home on the web

We have a new home on the web

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

The new home for the Department for Work and Pensions is Inside Government on GOV.UK...

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Credit union £38 million expansion deal signed

Credit union £38 million expansion deal signed

Monday, 15 April 2013

A contract worth up to £38 million to modernise and grow the credit union industry to help more people on low incomes, has been awarded....

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Benefit Cap starts in London

Benefit Cap starts in London

Sunday, 14 April 2013

The benefit cap started on 15 April 2013 in the London boroughs of Haringey, Enfield, Croydon and Bromley....

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Older workers are a

Older workers are a "vital and untapped resource for business" – Pensions Minister

Sunday, 14 April 2013

Employers who ignore Britain’s growing older population could suffer skills shortages and lose an important competitive edge....

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Cold weather payments break records in March

Cold weather payments break records in March

Thursday, 11 April 2013

More money was paid out in cold weather payments in Britain last month than in any other March, government figures have shown....

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Government funds new innovative support for separated parents

Government funds new innovative support for separated parents

Tuesday, 09 April 2013

Over a quarter of a million separated parents are to benefit from £6.5 million of support to help them to work together for the sake of their children...

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Government funds new innovative support for separated parents

Government funds new innovative support for separated parents

Tuesday, 09 April 2013

Over a quarter of a million separated parents in Britain are set to benefit from £6.5m of pioneering and innovative support. ...

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EU figures show high cost of its plans for new rules on defined benefit pensions – Pensions Minister

EU figures show high cost of its plans for new rules on defined benefit pensions – Pensions Minister

Monday, 08 April 2013

The UK Government urged the EU to drop its plans to impose Solvency II style rules on defined benefit (DB) pension schemes....

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New benefit for disabled people

New benefit for disabled people "better targeted support" says Esther Mcvey

Sunday, 07 April 2013

The Personal Independence Payment – a new benefit being introduced for disabled people, will give more support to those who need it most....

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Annual Benefit Increases

Annual Benefit Increases

Sunday, 07 April 2013

Most working age benefits will go up by one percent from 8 April 2013, while key disability and carers benefits will increase by inflation. ...

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Three more every working day – ex Remploy workers in jobs boost

Three more every working day – ex Remploy workers in jobs boost

Friday, 05 April 2013

Ex-Remploy workers have found fresh starts in new careers at a rate of three every working day over the past few weeks, as the Government’s....

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Strike a Digital Deal to help people get online

Strike a Digital Deal to help people get online

Wednesday, 03 April 2013

Social landlords urged to bid for funding to design innovative projects to help their tenants get online with the launch of Digital Deal....

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Three more every working day – ex Remploy workers in jobs boost

Three more every working day – ex Remploy workers in jobs boost

Tuesday, 02 April 2013

Ex-Remploy workers have found fresh starts in new careers at a rate of three every working day over the past few weeks....

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Two new appointments to the HSE Board

Two new appointments to the HSE Board

Tuesday, 02 April 2013

Jonathan Baume and George Brechin have been appointed to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board as non-executive directors....

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Two new appointments to the HSE Board

Two new appointments to the HSE Board

Monday, 01 April 2013

Jonathan Baume and George Brechin have been appointed to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board as non-executive directors....

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Cyprus benefits payments to recommence

Cyprus benefits payments to recommence

Monday, 01 April 2013

Cyprus benefits payments to recommence...

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Reforms to the welfare system begin

Reforms to the welfare system begin

Thursday, 28 March 2013

Changes to the benefits system as part of the Government’s welfare reforms....

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Appointment of Joanna Wallace as Independent Case Examiner

Appointment of Joanna Wallace as Independent Case Examiner

Thursday, 28 March 2013

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has today announced the appointment of Joanna Wallace as Independent Case Examiner. ...

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