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Government to listen, learn and deliver as consultation on transformational welfare reforms begins
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Welfare reforms must be shaped by and for disabled people, the Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms said today [Monday 07 April], as the official consultation on the government’s proposals begins.
Pathways to Work: Green Paper FAQs
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We understand that many people have questions about the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper.
Biggest shake-up of Jobcentres in decades gets underway
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Launch of a new, locally-led approach to jobseeker support begins in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Millions of people across the UK will find it easier to manage and get more from their pensions thanks to the Government’s new Pension Schemes Bill.
Thousands of young people across England will receive targeted support into work, under a new £45 million scheme launched by the Work and Pensions Secretary.
More than one million households struggling with debt will get to keep an average £420 more of their benefits each year, under a change to Universal Credit coming into force today [30 April 2025].
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