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A record £1 billion in overpaid benefits through fraud and error was recovered in 2015/16, latest figures show.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Queen has approved the Rt Hon Lord Freud's resignation from government.
Minister for Welfare Reform, Lord Freud will be retiring from his ministerial position at the Department for Work and Pensions.
DWP is the biggest single user of the payments system. Every year we distribute around £167 billion to 22 million people.
Welfare reform – giving everyone the opportunity to realise their ambitions and potential, in learning, work and throughout life.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Lord Freud spoke about the benefits of working together to improve people’s lives at the Chartered Institute of Housing conference.
Universal Credit becomes available to all types of claimant in Harrogate, Richmond (North Yorkshire), Inverness, Hammersmith and Ryedale.
Bath, Newcastle, Bridgwater, Rugby and Lowestoft all expand Universal Credit.
New figures show that fraud and error in the benefits system remains at the lowest level ever recorded.
Universal Credit is now in every jobcentre across the country for single jobseekers.
Last 4 offices in Yorkshire switch over to new service.
Alun Cairns: Welfare reform transforming lives in Wales
Wales becomes the first nation in the UK to complete the rollout of Universal Credit.
People claiming Universal Credit are significantly more likely to move into work than those on Jobseeker’s Allowance.
Correspondence between SSAC and the Minister for Welfare Reform about changes to support for mortgage interest.
Iain Duncan Smith was welcomed back as the Secretary of State, alongside Lord Freud who continues as Minister for Welfare Reform.
Complaints from the public being fobbed off with health and safety excuses are at a record high.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Asbestos-related cancer suffers are to receive up to £54,000 extra thanks to new compensation rules.
Lord Freud's, Minister for Welfare Reform, speech to the Local Government Association (LGA) about Universal Credit and Universal Support.
Eighty four per cent of health and safety rules will have been scrapped or improved in this Parliament, freeing employers from unnecessary red tape.
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