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  • Personal Independence Payment films

    DWP has published 5 short videos to help give people an overview of the process of claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • A jobs Brexit

    Opinion editorial by Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey and International Trade Secretary Liam Fox published in the Sunday Express on 22 April 2018.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New ‘Find a Job’ service to support thousands of jobseekers into work

    One of the UK’s largest recruitment websites Universal Jobmatch is to be re-named ‘Find a Job’.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Employment rate reaches another new record high

    Official figures out today show that the employment rate is at 75.4% – up 0.8 percentage points from 74.6% a year ago and the highest since records began.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Rent boost for millions of claimants moving onto Universal Credit

    People in receipt of Housing Benefit will receive an extra 2 weeks' support with their rent when they move onto Universal Credit from today (11 April 2018).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • More support for disabled people plus other welfare and pension reforms start in April

    A number of welfare reforms have come into effect from April 2018.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Housing support for young people

    Housing costs will be available to 18 to 21-year-olds under Universal Credit to make sure young people from all backgrounds can get a job and progress into work.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • One million people lifted out of absolute poverty

    The number of people living in absolute poverty has fallen by 1 million since 2010, according to statistics released today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Employment rate reaches joint record high

    The employment rate is at 75.3% – up from 74.6% compared to a year ago and the joint highest since records began.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Grant to support disabled people in the workplace rises by over a third

    Hundreds of disabled employees are to benefit from a £15,000 rise on Access to Work grants.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Number of children in workless households down over half a million since 2010

    Number of workless households falls by 881,000 since 2010 and 53,000 on the year.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New chair for the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) announced

    Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, Sarah Newton MP, has announced the appointment of Dr Lesley Rushton as chair of IIAC.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Employment remains at near-record high

    Official figures released today show that the unemployment rate remains at a near-record low of 4.4%, with the employment rate at a near-record high of 75.2%.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • First Universal Credit payment paid quicker

    Universal Credit will be paid sooner to new claimants from today (14 February 2018).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • One million employers enrol staff into a workplace pension

    One million UK employers have enrolled staff into a workplace pension, helping more than 9 million employees save towards a more financially secure retirement.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Call for more retailers to become Disability Confident

    Britain’s high streets are being encouraged to make sure they’re not missing out on the skills and talents disabled people can bring to the workplace.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • 45,000 households move off benefit cap and into work

    Some 45,000 households have had someone move into work and so are no longer subject to the benefit cap, new statistics out today show.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Carillion declares insolvency: information for employees, creditors and suppliers

    Information about continuity of public services for employees and suppliers.

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  • Number in employment reaches record high

    Official figures released today (24 January 2018) show that the employment rate is at a joint record high of 75.3%, with a record 32.2 million people in work.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Claiming Funeral Expenses Payment to be made easier

    Changes to funeral payments will make it easier for people on some income-related benefits to get help towards the cost of a funeral for loved ones.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government