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The jobs frontline has now been boosted by 10,000 additional Work Coaches to help Britons back into work.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The biggest shake-up of UK pensions for decades was confirmed today (Thursday 11 February 2021) as the Pension Schemes Bill received Royal Assent.
Nearly two million Brits could be supported back into work through innovative Plan for Jobs employment schemes delivered by the DWP.
Thanks to Job Finding Support, more than 150,000 jobseekers will benefit from employment support, helping them build interview skills, and get back into work.
A speech delivered by the Minister for Pensions to the 2021 Professional Pensions Investment Conference about climate-related risks.
More than 120,000 jobs for 16 to 24 year olds have now been created through the government’s flagship Kickstart Scheme, as ministers have urged more employers to get involved.
A ground-breaking Local Partnership Agreement has been signed by the Department for Work and Pensions and Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS).
On 4 January 2021, the Prime Minister announced that the government will be introducing new national COVID-19 measures in England to protect the NHS and save lives.
A decade of UK Government support leads to more than 13,000 new businesses launched by jobseekers in Scotland
Jobcentres will remain open, as they have throughout the pandemic, to provide essential services to those we cannot help remotely.
Correspondence between SSAC and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the Social Security, Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
The £170 million Covid Winter Grant Scheme announced last month is already in action, as vulnerable families across England get help through councils.
New advice to help savers see the full benefit of their pensions when they retire has been published by the government today.
Government plans to increase funding for pensions industry protection bodies via the General Levy have been announced today.
More than 800 jobseekers per day have been referred to the government’s new £238 million JETS – Job Entry Targeted Support – programme since it launched at the start of October 2020.
Minister for Pensions, Guy Opperman, today announced the launch of a Working Group in a speech to the Association of Member Nominated Trustees.
A shake up of pension schemes voting rights is on the horizon, with the launch of a new government working group.
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Caroline Rookes as the new permanent Chair of The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO).
The letters offer advice to more than 350,000 British people living in EU and EFTA countries on actions they must take by 31 December 2020.
With just 50 days until the end of the EU Transition Period, EU benefit claimants living in the UK are being urged to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.
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