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The benefit cap is encouraging more people to work or stop claiming Housing Benefit.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Helping ensure value for money in workplace pensions – safeguarding against high and unfair charges and transferring around £200m to savers.
Brandon Lewis announces government-wide support for a new scheme that will become available to thousands of tenants.
The Pension Tracing Service that helps people find lost pension cash is undergoing a major expansion.
Michael Boyall has been reappointed as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Independent Living Fund.
Freezing temperatures around the country are due to trigger further Cold Weather Payments this week.
2 million low-income and vulnerable households will get £140 off their energy bills, thanks to the Warm Home Discount scheme.
Parliament is to consider plans to more than double the maximum administrative penalty for benefit fraud from £2,000 to £5,000.
Employment Minister Esther McVey urges people not to hide their accents when looking for work.
Women should take advantage of the 12 million future vacancies traditionally considered male jobs, like construction and engineering.
More companies across the country are waking up to the considerable talents of disabled people in the workplace, says Mark Harper.
Universal Credit will be available to families in more areas across the country, from today.
The number of absent parents who are now paying towards the cost of their children through the Child Support Agency has hit an all-time high.
Lord Freud's, Minister for Welfare Reform, speech to the Local Government Association (LGA) about Universal Credit and Universal Support.
A new milestone has been reached with the unemployment rate falling below 6% for the first time in 6 years.
Over a million jobseekers have signed up to a Claimant Commitment meaning they need to do more to find work or face losing their benefits.
The number of disabled people being supported into jobs through Access to Work is increasing, new figures show.
Plans announced to do more to get some of England’s hardest to help families back to work.
Eighty four per cent of health and safety rules will have been scrapped or improved in this Parliament, freeing employers from unnecessary red tape.
The Minister for Disabled People has appointed 5 new members to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) for 3 years.
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