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Mesothelioma support scheme: next steps

Mesothelioma support scheme: next steps

Wednesday, 03 October 2012

Speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform....

The pension revolution starts here – first day of automatic enrolment

The pension revolution starts here – first day of automatic enrolment

Monday, 01 October 2012

The biggest change in pensions for over a hundred years - automatic enrolment - starts today....

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Centre for Responsible Credit Annual Conference

Centre for Responsible Credit Annual Conference

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform....

Over half a million new people saving in a pension by Christmas – DWP figures on automatic enrolment

Over half a million new people saving in a pension by Christmas – DWP figures on automatic enrolment

Thursday, 20 September 2012

More than half a million people will be saving in a workplace pension for the first time by Christmas....

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Tackling youth unemployment

Tackling youth unemployment

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Speech by Mark Hoban, Minister for Employment....

Welfare to Work conference

Welfare to Work conference

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions....

Benefits rules change to help people with cancer

Benefits rules change to help people with cancer

Monday, 17 September 2012

More people suffering from cancer will get the unconditional help they need under new proposals....

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New disability action alliance announced to deliver disability strategy

New disability action alliance announced to deliver disability strategy

Monday, 17 September 2012

Today the Government announces the formation of a new disability action alliance to help respond to ideas put forward by disabled people....

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Celebrity bosses raise  awareness of biggest pensions change in over a century

Celebrity bosses raise awareness of biggest pensions change in over a century

Monday, 17 September 2012

Well-known bosses, including Theo Paphitis and Karren Brady, feature in a new advertising campaign....

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New financial products  to help Universal Credit claimants manage money

New financial products to help Universal Credit claimants manage money

Monday, 17 September 2012

Ministers are calling for a range of suppliers to explore the feasibility of new financial products to help benefit claimants budget and manage…...

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Government welcomes one million boost to private sector employment

Government welcomes one million boost to private sector employment

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Employment Minister Mark Hoban has welcomed another fall in unemployment....

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New ministerial team at Department for Work and Pensions

New ministerial team at Department for Work and Pensions

Wednesday, 05 September 2012

New ministerial team welcomed to the Department....

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From October pensions will no longer be the preserve of the  few   Webb

From October pensions will no longer be the preserve of the few Webb

Wednesday, 05 September 2012

Builders, waiters and gardeners are among those who will benefit most from automatic enrolment into workplace pensions starting next month....

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Freud announces successful Local Authority led Universal Credit pilots

Freud announces successful Local Authority led Universal Credit pilots

Friday, 31 August 2012

Local authority led pilot projects that will support people to claim Universal Credit named by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform....

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Minister  launches guide for SMEs to realise potential  of the ‘purple pound’

Minister launches guide for SMEs to realise potential of the ‘purple pound’

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

A business guide aimed at making more firms aware of the £80 billion potential spending power of disabled people is launched....

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'We need  all our young people to be working and contributing' say Mayor and Employment Minister

'We need all our young people to be working and contributing' say Mayor and Employment Minister

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

New project to help young Londoners improve their career prospects through vital work experience and jobs advice....

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Simplifying the state pension

Simplifying the state pension

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

The amount of state pension money paid out to pensioners can differ by more than £200 a week - that’s a difference of £10,000 a year....

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Jobs boost welcomed as unemployment falls for fifth month

Jobs boost welcomed as unemployment falls for fifth month

Wednesday, 15 August 2012

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith today welcomed a fifth consecutive fall in unemployment....

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Two new appointments to the HSE board

Two new appointments to the HSE board

Friday, 10 August 2012

Howard Shiplee and Sarah Veale have been appointed to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board as non-executive directors....

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Judge rejects claims that work schemes are forced labour

Judge rejects claims that work schemes are forced labour

Monday, 06 August 2012

Schemes to help unemployed people get work are not slave labour, a Judicial review has ruled....

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Automatic  enrolment to double private pension income by the time people now  starting work reach their retirement

Automatic enrolment to double private pension income by the time people now starting work reach their retirement

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Automatic enrolment could almost double private pension income by the time people now starting work reach their retirement....

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15 per cent drop in employees’ pension saving since 2007. Webb – automatic enrolment  will stop the savings slump

15 per cent drop in employees’ pension saving since 2007. Webb – automatic enrolment will stop the savings slump

Thursday, 26 July 2012

Automatic enrolment will reverse the slump in pension saving, with around half of British firms with no pension provision choosing NEST....

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Government launches wage incentive for disabled people

Government launches wage incentive for disabled people

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Young disabled people are set to benefit from a new wage incentive which is being launched today by the Minister for Disabled People....

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More disabled groups set to benefit from £3m fund

More disabled groups set to benefit from £3m fund

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

From today, disabled grassroots organisations in Scotland and Wales will be able to access a £3 million fund....

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£300m support for future mesothelioma victims

£300m support for future mesothelioma victims

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

From today newly diagnosed victims of mesothelioma will receive help through a new support scheme....

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Grayling: It’s in everybody’s interest that we get WCA right first time

Grayling: It’s in everybody’s interest that we get WCA right first time

Tuesday, 24 July 2012

The latest figures show that 55 per cent of new claimants who go through the Work Capability Assessment are found fit for some form of work....

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Freud names local authority pilot long list for Universal Credit

Freud names local authority pilot long list for Universal Credit

Friday, 20 July 2012

The DWP and the Local Government Association name fifteen local authorities recommended as potential pilot sites for Universal Credit....

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Welfare Reform Act 2012: implications and challenges for local authorities

Welfare Reform Act 2012: implications and challenges for local authorities

Friday, 20 July 2012

Speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform....

Commission calls for views on  childcare

Commission calls for views on childcare

Thursday, 19 July 2012

Parents, early years professionals and others with an interest in childcare are today being urged to come forward with their ideas....

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11 million under saving Brits

11 million under saving Brits

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Almost 11 million Brits are facing inadequate retirement incomes according to new figures from the Department for Work and Pensions....

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