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The benefit cap is providing a clear incentive to work, new DWP research proves.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The number of employees automatically enrolled into a workplace pension scheme has passed the 5 million mark.
If you are over 22 and in work then you may be entitled to extra money from your employer.
The Minister of State for Disabled People is urging shops and restaurants to improve their accessibility.
The basic State Pension is to rise by around double the rate of inflation helping to give people increased financial security in retirement.
The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed a new lead non-executive member of the Departmental Board.
A new digital application system means that carers can now apply for their allowance at a time that suits them.
Victims of diffuse mesothelioma and their families may be eligible to receive compensation averaging £125,000.
By spring 2015, 1 in 3 of the country’s Jobcentres will be taking claims for Universal Credit.
A speech marking the publication of the government’s second progress report on ‘Social justice: transforming lives’.
Otto Thoresen has been appointed as the next Chair of the NEST Corporation.
The government has launched a public information campaign to ensure everyone knows what the State Pension changes mean for them.
Government gears up to launch its “Guidance Guarantee” to help people approaching retirement make sense of new freedoms.
A support pack has been designed to give social landlords practical advice on how to ensure their tenants are prepared for Universal Credit.
A record-breaking number of people are now in work, averaging over 13,000 more people in jobs every single week over the last year.
The number of households where no one has a job fell in all but four of the 22 local authorities in Wales between 2012 and 2013.
Official and claimant error on benefit overpayments has fallen to the lowest ever – 1.3% of welfare expenditure – down £100m last year.
More than 12,000 households have made the choice to move into work or stop claiming Housing Benefit because of the benefit cap.
Separated parents who fail to contribute financially to the upbringing of their children, face ruining their credit rating from next year.
Social Impact Investment Taskforce conference – Impact investment and government: Moving from small scale to large scale.
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