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  • Private sector job gains outstrip loss of public sector posts

    An extra 627,000 people are working in the private sector compared to a year ago.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • People on sickness benefits to be offered work experience to help them back into a job

    People on sickness benefits now able to take part in voluntary work experience to help them move towards a job.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Work Programme is getting people working

    Tens of thousands of long-term unemployed are getting off benefits and into jobs through the Government’s Work Programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hoban: The Work Capability Assessment continues to improve

    Recommendations on further improvements to the Work Capability Assessment were welcomed by the Minister for Employment, Mark Hoban.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Campaign calls for businesses to help tackle youth unemployment

    Businesses are being challenged to get involved to help tackle youth unemployment.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister welcomes another fall in unemployment

    The number of people who are unemployed has fallen again and there are more people in work, according to new official statistics.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More Government support pledged to help young people escape benefits

    A new programme for young people who have never had a job or little recent work experience to help them escape a life on benefit.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More voluntary sector organisations join Work Programme

    New figures reveal that voluntary and community sector organisations constitute the largest number of Work Programme providers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More than a third of people on incapacity benefit capable of work

    More than a third of people going through incapacity benefit reassessment have been found to be capable of some form of work.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More get unconditional support as Work Capability Assessment improvements continue

    The percentage of people getting unconditional support through Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) has more than doubled since May 2010.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Choosing a life on benefits is no longer an option

    Jobseekers who repeatedly refuse to play by the rules face losing benefits for three years under tough new rules introduced today.‪

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Aspiring entrepreneurs helped to kick-start new businesses

    More jobseekers will be given help to set up their own business under a scheme aimed at unlocking the potential of aspiring entrepreneurs.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More people in employment than ever before

    There are more people in employment than ever before, according to new statistics published today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Tackling youth unemployment

    Speech by Mark Hoban, Minister for Employment.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Benefits rules change to help people with cancer

    More people suffering from cancer will get the unconditional help they need under new proposals.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government welcomes one million boost to private sector employment

    Employment Minister Mark Hoban has welcomed another fall in unemployment.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government