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DWP updates plan to catch benefit cheats after saving £1.3bn last year alone
New rules meaning over 180,000 Universal Credit claimants will have to look for more work have come into force today (Monday 13 May), as the Government helps people progress in work and off welfare.
A clampdown on parents who refuse to take financial responsibility for their children has been set out by the government today.
Core grants from the DWP’s Access to Work scheme are now available through our online portal.
Winners of DWP’s Disability Confident Awards crowned in night of disability employment celebration.
‘WorkWell’ pilots to provide tailored support for people in their local area so people can stay and progress in work.
Find out if voluntary National Insurance contributions will boost your State Pension.
Government to reform disability benefits system to ensure they’re targeted at those most in need.
Almost 100,000 workplace training places have been delivered in the past year for jobseekers, smashing the Government’s 80,000 annual target, new data has revealed.
Reforms to occupational health services will be shaped through a £1.5m innovation fund, through Innovate UK's Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI), as the government continues its drive to tackle in work sickness a…
Parents on Universal Credit can now receive up to £1,311 more a year in childcare support following a 6.7% boost coming into effect, as the government’s expansion of free childcare for working parents delivers 150,000 places…
A group who stole over £50 million of taxpayers’ money has been brought to justice in the largest ever benefit fraud case in England and Wales.
The State Pension is increasing by 8.5 percent today as part of the Government’s commitment to support pensioners in retirement.
A new Disability Confident guide for managers helping them recruit, retain, and foster the progression of disabled people and those with health conditions in the workplace has been published today by the Department for Work …
Half a million people claiming old benefits will be invited to claim Universal Credit, unlocking all the work support it offers.
An estimated £5 billion in support has been paid throughout Winter to help families with energy costs.
Changes that are now in force will slash migration and prevent the undercutting of British workers by employers looking to recruit cheap labour from overseas.
New figures show DWP’s flagship jobs support programme for young people has now been taken up over a million times, as the Government continues its drive to get people working and grow the economy.
More than 160 businesses have registered their interest in joining the Government’s drive to help prevent and end homelessness, starting in the workplace.
Reforms to restrict care workers from bringing family members are now in force, while care providers are required to register if they are sponsoring migrants.
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