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Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Disabled People’s User-Led Organisations (DPULOs) have benefited from £509,124 of extra Government money....
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
A speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform....
Monday, 21 May 2012
From today, lone parents will start getting the help they need to look for work earlier rather than stay on benefits....
Friday, 18 May 2012
A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP Secretary of State for Work and Pensions....
Thursday, 17 May 2012
New fraud and error figures show why fundamental reform of the benefits system is so vital....
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Appointments of Non-Executive Directors of Remploy Limited extended for eighteen months....
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Simon Gillespie, chief executive of the MS Society, has been appointed to the independent scrutiny group overseeing improvements to the WCA....
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
The Minister for Employment today welcomed further signs of improvement to the labour market....
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
The DWP’s Work Programme providers are required to ensure that stringent controls are in place....
Monday, 14 May 2012
The Department for Work and Pensions today announced the appointment of its new Chief Information Officer....
Monday, 14 May 2012
Thousands of people who have been on sickness benefits for more than 15 years have been found fit to work and will now get support....
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP. ...
Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Ministers will be able to fine benefit cheats up to £2,000, with a minimum penalty of £350 without having to take them to court....
Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Letters are being sent this week to households who may be affected by the benefit cap....
Monday, 30 April 2012
Speech by Lord Freud , Minister for Welfare Reform....
Friday, 27 April 2012
Child maintenance system - promise of intensive action against irresponsible parents who've failed to support their children....
Friday, 27 April 2012
Local authorities will have a role in shaping and delivering Universal Credit, Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform, said today....
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. ...
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
The latest figures show that 54 per cent of people who go through the Work Capability Assessment are found fit for some form of work....
Monday, 23 April 2012
An order has been laid in Parliament today to bring the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission back under direct Ministerial control....
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Current private pensions regulations are being put in the spotlight this week, as part of the Government’s ‘Red Tape Challenge’. ...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
The labour market is showing real signs of stabilisation despite the continuing tough economic climate....
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
A speech by the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Minister for Employment....
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Young people taking part in a Government-backed work experience placement are more likely to get off benefits and into work....
Monday, 16 April 2012
Warning to people who commit benefit fraud abroad....
Monday, 16 April 2012
A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State....
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
A new myth busting challenge panel is being launched (11 April) to curb the worst examples of health and safety misuse....
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
From this week the average state pension payment for 2012/13 is estimated to be £124 a week, an increase of £6 from last year....
Thursday, 05 April 2012
Businesses will be spared thousands of hours of form-filling each year in a Government move to restore common sense to health and safety. ...
Monday, 02 April 2012
Britain’s unemployed young people are being given a major boost today as the Youth Contract opens for business....