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From Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
  • April tax changes 2019: changes for you

    When the new tax year starts in April, changes in the tax system will put more money in your pocket and help you keep more of your wages. Here’s information about how you might benefit.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Goodbye GSI – DWP email addresses are changing

    DWP email addresses are changing from 28 March 2019.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • UK sees record employment as unemployment falls below 4 per cent

    The UK’s record jobs market continued into 2019.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New pension scheme "could deliver improved returns for millions"

    Amber Rudd backed plans for the first Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) scheme in the UK.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Amber Rudd: “Behind our supportive staff is a compassionate system”

    After setting out a fresh approach to Universal Credit, Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd will hear how the changes will help local people in Hastings.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Radical shake-up of advice to pension schemes will benefit savers and boost £1.6 trillion pension assets

    A radical reshaping of financial advice services used by pension schemes for long-term investment strategies will benefit millions of savers and boost the nation’s £1.6 trillion retirement assets, under plans unveiled by the…

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Investment consultants market investigation response

    The Department for Work and Pensions, The Pensions Regulator and HM Treasury response to the Competition and Markets Authority investment consultants market investigation.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Universal Credit pilot to launch in North Yorkshire

    The Work and Pensions Secretary has announced that benefit claimants in Harrogate will be the first to move from old style benefits to Universal Credit.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New champions to fight for rights of disabled consumers

    Five new disability champions have been appointed by the government to ensure businesses are not forgetting about their disabled customers.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Alok Sharma: 'There is still an urgency for us to act' on women’s economic independence

    There are more women in work than ever before and the gender pay gap is at a record low, but that there is more to do to tackle employment inequality.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • You're hired!

    Amber Rudd will host the first ever youth employment roadshow in Hastings to help young jobseekers into the world of work.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Workless households fall by over a million since 2010

    Employment Minister Alok Sharma welcomes the fall of over a million workless households since 2010.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • End to unnecessary benefit reassessments for disabled pensioners

    The Work and Pensions Secretary has announced new measures to support disabled people, including stopping unnecessary reassessments for disabled pensioners.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Closing the gap between intention and experience

    The Work and Pensions Secretary's speech announcing new measures to support disabled people, including stopping unnecessary reassessments for disabled pensioners.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Amber Rudd hears from jobcentres at the heart of South West communities

    A new charity in Taunton is helping vulnerable people build their skills and confidence to help them back into work.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • DWP appoints new ONR Chair

    Mark McAllister announced as the new Chair of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Wages rising fastest in a decade

    UK wages are increasing at their joint-fastest rate in a decade, with unemployment remaining low at 4 per cent

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Fuller Working Lives: 2 years on

    The Minister for Employment talks about the progress of the Fuller Working Lives strategy at 'The STIR conference 2019: The 100 Year Life'.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Grant to support disabled people in the workplace increases to almost £60,000

    Disabled employees will be able to benefit from almost £60,000 a year to assist them at work.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Seven years in jail for bosses who recklessly risk pensions

    Devil-may-care directors who recklessly put workers’ pensions at risk will face up to 7 years in prison or unlimited fines.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government