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New National Disability Strategy launches
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More accessible housing, easier commuting and better job prospects are set to become reality for millions of disabled people in the UK through actions set out in the government’s National Disability Strategy.
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The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
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Understanding Universal Credit
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Universal Credit is for people who are on a low income, out of work or can’t work at the moment. Find out more, including how to apply and how much you might get.
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers.
DWP is a ministerial department, supported by 14 agencies and public bodies.
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- Bereavement Benefits: Proposal for implementation of the McLaughlin (2018) and Jackson (2020) judgments
- Interim government response: SSAC report on the effectiveness of the Claimant Commitment in Universal Credit
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