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From Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
  • Unemployment remains at four-decade low

    Unemployment is at just 4.3%, the lowest level since 1975 – and official figures have shown a fall in the unemployment rate every month in 2017.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Pensions Dashboard Development Day

    The Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion's speech about the Pensions Dashboard.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • 75th Anniversary of the Beveridge Report

    Secretary of State for Work and Pensions David Gauke's speech on the 75th anniversary of the Beveridge report at the London School of Economics.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government and FCA crack down on older pension scheme charges

    A government and FCA crackdown on excessive costs has lowered charges on £24 billion worth of assets for members of older workplace pension schemes.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New employment programme begins in England and Wales

    The government’s new Work and Health Programme to help disabled people into employment started this week in north west England and Wales.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Master trust pension schemes consultation

    Master trust pension schemes will need to meet 5 key tests in order to continue operating, under new regulations confirmed by the government today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Strategy seeks one million more disabled people in work by 2027

    Ambitious plans aimed to get one million more disabled people in work over the next 10 years have been set out today (30 November) by ministers.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government sets out plan to see more disabled people in work

    The government has launched new plans to transform disability employment over the next ten years.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Number of workless households falls by 49,000 in a year

    The number of households where no one is working has fallen by 49,000 in just a year according to official figures released today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • More detail on £1.5 billion package of support for Universal Credit

    More details of the £1.5 billion package of support for Universal Credit were set out today by David Gauke, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Unemployment remains at 40-year low

    Official figures show that unemployment has remained at 4.3%, the lowest rate since 1975.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Ministerial appointments: 9 November 2017

    The Queen has approved a number of appointments to government.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Claiming a Funeral Payment to be made easier

    Improvements to make it easier to claim a Funeral Payment will be brought in next year, the government has announced.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • 39,000 households move into work and off the benefit cap

    The number of households coming off the benefit cap and going into work has reached 39,000, up 5,000 on the last quarter, new figures show.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment guidance updated

    The PIP guidance now reflects a recent legal decision on the interpretation of people’s needs for supervision in order to carry out activities safely.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Disability Confident one year on: over 5,000 organisations now signed up

    Today, 2 November 2017, marks the first anniversary of the launch of the revamped Disability Confident scheme.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Number of children in long-term workless households at lowest level in a decade

    The number of children in the UK living in long-term workless households is 1.1 million, down 92,000 on the year.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Funding for supported housing for older people to encourage building new homes

    A tailored approach to protect and encourage the supply of a wide range of supported housing has been set out by government.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Clampdown on child maintenance cheats

    New powers to stop parents avoiding paying child maintenance that they owe have been announced.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government announces plans for disclosure of pension costs and charges

    Pension schemes will for the first time be compelled to publish the fees they charge their members for investing their pension, under proposals announced today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government