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Tuesday, 08 February 2011
A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions....
Monday, 07 February 2011
Unemployed people will be able to access thousands of new volunteering and training opportunities to help them back into work....
Saturday, 05 February 2011
Around 70,000 people, mainly women, have two months left to boost their basic State Pension....
Thursday, 03 February 2011
The Government has published details of the contracted-out rebate rates that will apply from 2012. ...
Thursday, 03 February 2011
A speech given by the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Minister for Employment, DWP....
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
Restoring fairness to the Housing Benefit system and providing extra support for those who need it is a top priority....
Monday, 31 January 2011
Iain Duncan Smith appointed Ian Cheshire as the lead non-executive member on the Department for Work and Pensions Board. Mr Cheshire …...
Monday, 31 January 2011
The Government is teaming up with the British Chambers of Commerce to launch the first of six new Enterprise Clubs in Merseyside....
Monday, 31 January 2011
A call to review the differences between trust-based occupational pensions and contract-based workplace personal pension schemes. ...
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
People who apply for ESA are either being found fit for work or stop their claim before they complete their medical assessment....
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
This report presents findings from a survey of customers in Provider-led (PL) Pathways areas....
Monday, 24 January 2011
Young unemployed people will get much more help to access extended work experience opportunities to get the best possible start in life....
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Remaining focused on the economy and driving private sector jobs growth is crucial to get Britain working again....
Thursday, 13 January 2011
The Pensions Bill next step in helping millions save for their retirement in a workplace pension....
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Reform of child maintenance published for consultation....
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Findings from research, conducted by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) and funded by the DWP....
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Findings of a longitudinal evaluation of the Face to Face guidance pilot....
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
This report presents key data on older workers’ employment, labour market participation and developments....
Thursday, 30 December 2010
Fraud investigators at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are finding new ways of cracking down on benefit thieves....
Thursday, 30 December 2010
More than ten million people in the UK today can expect to live to see their 100th birthday - 17 per cent of the population....
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
The Work Programme will be the first major move into a system of payment by results for the public sector....
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Customers’ views and experiences of attending a Work Capability Assessment and Work-Focused Health-Related Assessment....
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Tackling the deficit and pressing ahead with the new Work Programme to help jobseekers back into sustained employment remains the priority....
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
New research investigates the gap between leaving prison and gaining sustainable income - in four prisons in the North East of England....
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
New research published today by the Department for Work and Pensions feeds into the overall evaluation of the Voice Risk Analysis Pilots....
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Findings of qualitative research that explored the experiences of ethnic minority customers using Jobcentre Plus services....
Monday, 13 December 2010
Today sees the start of a radical shake-up of the way disabled people use state funding, allowing them to buy their own support services....
Monday, 13 December 2010
Research exploring the experiences of alcohol misusers in relation to claiming benefits, employment, and dealing with Jobcentre Plus. ...
Thursday, 09 December 2010
Changes to Access to Work, a disability employment programme, to give disabled people faster and simpler support into work....
Thursday, 09 December 2010
Benefit claimants who refuse to take up the offer of a training course could have their benefits stopped, under new plans unveiled today....