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Publication of DWP research report 693: Partnerships with local authorities and health agencies

Publication of DWP research report 693: Partnerships with local authorities and health agencies

Thursday, 23 September 2010

Research into existing partnership arrangements with two key partner organisations - local authorities and local health organisations....

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Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion (CESI) Scotland

Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion (CESI) Scotland

Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith...

Dramatic rise in pensioners as baby boomers enter golden years

Dramatic rise in pensioners as baby boomers enter golden years

Tuesday, 21 September 2010

When the country is celebrating the Olympics in 2012, baby boomers will be turning 65 in record numbers....

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Publication of DWP research report 687: Employers’ Pension Provision Survey 2009

Publication of DWP research report 687: Employers’ Pension Provision Survey 2009

Tuesday, 21 September 2010

Research exploring the extent and nature of pension provision among private sector employers in Great Britain in 2009. ...

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Grayling: welcome rise in private sector employment but five million still relying on benefits

Grayling: welcome rise in private sector employment but five million still relying on benefits

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

The biggest quarterly rise in employment on record, driven by the private sector, is welcomed....

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Publication of DWP Research Report 685:  Organisations’ responses to the Disability Discrimination Act: 2009 Study

Publication of DWP Research Report 685: Organisations’ responses to the Disability Discrimination Act: 2009 Study

Thursday, 09 September 2010

Findings from a study exploring how organisations are responding to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 and 2005....

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Almost one in five households across the UK is workless

Almost one in five households across the UK is workless

Wednesday, 08 September 2010

No one works in almost one out of five households across the UK, according to new figures published today....

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Quarter of a million carers missing out on new State Pension protection

Quarter of a million carers missing out on new State Pension protection

Tuesday, 07 September 2010

A quarter of a million people caring for an ill or disabled friend or relative could be missing out on a top up that protects their pension....

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The Occupational Pension Schemes  (Investment) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

The Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Thursday, 02 September 2010

The Occupational Pension Schemes (Investment) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (the Amendment Regulations) were laid before Parliament....

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Publication of DWP Research Report 681:Feasibility study for the future Jobcentre Plus Customer Satisfaction Survey

Publication of DWP Research Report 681:Feasibility study for the future Jobcentre Plus Customer Satisfaction Survey

Thursday, 26 August 2010

Findings from a feasibility study are published today by the Department for Work and Pensions....

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Employers and workers back pension reforms

Employers and workers back pension reforms

Tuesday, 24 August 2010

More than half of employers (56 per cent), and most eligible individuals (64 per cent), support Government plans for automatic enrolment....

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Work focused  services in children’s centre pilot: evaluation  interim report

Work focused services in children’s centre pilot: evaluation interim report

Tuesday, 24 August 2010

Findings are published today from the interim stage of the ‘work-focused services in children’s centres’ pilot....

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Publication of  DWP research report 668:Exploring staff perceptions of Jobcentre  Plus downturn measures

Publication of DWP research report 668:Exploring staff perceptions of Jobcentre Plus downturn measures

Friday, 20 August 2010

Jobcentre Plus staff perceptions of a number of “downturn measures” which were introduced in 2008....

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21  day jobs challenge: school leavers urged to sign up

21 day jobs challenge: school leavers urged to sign up

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

With GCSEs and A-Level results approaching, a new jobs challenge is being launched tomorrow to help young people compete in the jobs market....

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Publication of DWP Research Report 678:Governance structures and the devolved delivery of employment outcomes

Publication of DWP Research Report 678:Governance structures and the devolved delivery of employment outcomes

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Existing governance structures for the devolved delivery of employment outcomes and effectiveness in enabling the devolution to localities....

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Publication of DWP Research Report 680:Training and progression in the labour market

Publication of DWP Research Report 680:Training and progression in the labour market

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Research published by DWP reviews recent trends on training, and the link between training and changes in employment charcacteristics....

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Public consultation: The Employment and Support Allowance (Limited Capability For Work And Limited Capability For Work Related Activity) Amendment Regulations 2011

Public consultation: The Employment and Support Allowance (Limited Capability For Work And Limited Capability For Work Related Activity) Amendment Regulations 2011

Friday, 13 August 2010

The SSAC has been asked by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to consider proposals for The Employment and Support Allowance....

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Figures reveal five million on out of  work benefits as Grayling pledges to make work pay

Figures reveal five million on out of work benefits as Grayling pledges to make work pay

Wednesday, 11 August 2010

Employment Minister Chris Grayling today welcomed a further fall in unemployment....

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Publication of DWP working paper no. 81: retirement outcomes and lifetime earnings: descriptive evidence from linked  ELSA – NI data

Publication of DWP working paper no. 81: retirement outcomes and lifetime earnings: descriptive evidence from linked ELSA – NI data

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Evidence on individual’s circumstances at or near retirement, matched with information on their lifetime earnings. ...

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Publication of DWP research report 676: preparing for pension reform: the information needs  of small and micro employers at auto enrolment

Publication of DWP research report 676: preparing for pension reform: the information needs of small and micro employers at auto enrolment

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Where small and micro employers look for information, the types of information sought and how these influence their decision making. ...

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Public consultation: The Housing  Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Public consultation: The Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Proposals for the Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and amendments to the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions Order) 2010....

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Norgrove to step down as Pensions Regulator chair at end of his term

Norgrove to step down as Pensions Regulator chair at end of his term

Tuesday, 03 August 2010

David Norgrove, chair of the Pensions Regulator, has said he will be stepping down when his post comes to an end on 31 December 2010....

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Grayling: We’ll stop sex jobs being  advertised in Jobcentres

Grayling: We’ll stop sex jobs being advertised in Jobcentres

Monday, 02 August 2010

Sex industry jobs which could lead to exploitation will be banned from Jobcentres....

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Calling time on benefits culture: work must always  pay and be seen to pay

Calling time on benefits culture: work must always pay and be seen to pay

Friday, 30 July 2010

Millions of people abandoned on welfare will benefit from the most radical overhaul of the system in a century....

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Building Benefits for the 21st Century

Building Benefits for the 21st Century

Friday, 30 July 2010

Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith....

Publication of DWP research reports to  support the review of the default retirement age

Publication of DWP research reports to support the review of the default retirement age

Thursday, 29 July 2010

Five reports are published today by the Department for Work and Pensions and by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills....

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Early intervention: Key to giving disadvantaged children opportunities they deserve

Early intervention: Key to giving disadvantaged children opportunities they deserve

Wednesday, 28 July 2010

Review into early intervention, which aims to ensure that children at greatest risk of multiple disadvantage get the best start in life....

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Publication of DWP research report 670: Attitudes to increasing the proportion of member nominated trustees: A qualitative study

Publication of DWP research report 670: Attitudes to increasing the proportion of member nominated trustees: A qualitative study

Wednesday, 28 July 2010

Attitudes to increasing member-nominated trustee representation on pension scheme trustee boards....

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New statistics show thousands found fit for work as Government vows to push ahead with plans to reassess incapacity benefit claimants

New statistics show thousands found fit for work as Government vows to push ahead with plans to reassess incapacity benefit claimants

Tuesday, 27 July 2010

People being assessed for their ability to work are overwhelmingly being found fit and able to look for a job, according to new figures....

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Publication of DWP research report no. 669: Individuals' attitudes and likely reactions to the workplace pension reforms 2009

Publication of DWP research report no. 669: Individuals' attitudes and likely reactions to the workplace pension reforms 2009

Tuesday, 27 July 2010

Findings from the 2009 survey of individual’s attitudes and reactions to the workplace pension reforms....

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