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There are more people in work than ever before, real wages are up for the eighth month in a row and 973,000 more disabled people are in work since 2013.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has made a statement to the House today.
New figures show that around 54,000 households are no longer subject to the benefit cap, indicating more people are entering work or taking on more hours.
The number of children in the UK living in long-term workless households is down 580,000 since 2010, falling to its lowest level in more than a decade.
Official figures, released by the Office for National Statistics today, show that youth unemployment has halved since 2010.
Lisa Hunter has been appointed Director of Communications for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) following an external open competition for the role.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Barnardo’s are entering into a new partnership to support care leavers into work.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will fund Citizens Advice to provide Universal Support from April 2019, the government has announced.
As membership of workplace pension schemes hits a record high, Secretary of State Esther McVey says there’s a pensions revolution taking hold.
Parents and carers should make sure they are getting National Insurance credits which may improve their State Pension income.
More children than ever before are now living with a working adult as the number of UK households without a regular income from work falls to 1.27 million.
The unemployment rate has fallen further this month, to 4%, with a higher proportion of black and minority ethnic (BME) people in work than ever before.
Increased funding to support businesses that provide extra employment support for disabled people with the greatest barriers to work.
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Esther McVey's speech on personalisation and digitalisation of benefits and support at Reform.
Official figures, released by the Office for National Statistics today, report that the overall employment rate is at 75.7%, a new record high.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Sir Paul Kenny as a member of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board.
The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed John Govett as the first Chief Executive Officer of the new Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB).
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has delivered an oral statement setting out the benefits of welfare reform (check against delivery).
For the first time members will be given powers to hold their pension schemes to account over how social and environmental factors impact their investments.
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