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Almost one in four families across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will get £326 sent directly to them from today, with the second instalment of £324 sent later this year as part of the government’s £37 billion support package.
The UK’s female workforce is booming, new figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal today.
On Tuesday 12 July, senior Cabinet Ministers awarded young people and employers for their contribution to tackling high youth unemployment through the Kickstart Scheme, as the country recovered from the pandemic.
Half a million people have been supported into work in less than 6 months thanks to Way to Work, a government drive to get jobseekers into vacancies.
Jobcentres back 1,000 women into construction
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1,000 women have got jobs in the construction and engineering sector, thanks to a partnership between DWP and Women into Construction.
Over 8 million families in the UK getting new cost of living payment from 14 July 2022
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Over 8 million households in the UK will get a cash payment from July 2022 to ease cost of living pressures.
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