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From Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
  • A million workers off sick for more than a month

    As 566,000 come off benefits since 2010, ministers move to tackle sickness absence with new service.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New benefit cap statistics released

    Over 8,000 households who had their benefits capped have found jobs, reduced their benefit claim, or had another change of circumstance.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Careers with YouTube and Google through Jobcentre Plus

    Young people have got their foot on the career ladder with YouTube, Disney and Google through working with their local Jobcentre Plus adviser.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Personal Independence Payment rolls out to existing claimants in northern England

    Personal Independence Payment roll out is extended to cover 5 new areas of the country.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Richard Caseby appointed Director of Communications

    Richard Caseby has been named as the new Director of Communications at the Department for Work and Pensions today (30 January 2014).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £165m fund to help housing benefit claimants

    Councils will receive £165 million to support vulnerable claimants who might need extra support next year (2014 to 2015).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Mike Penning visits pioneering vehicle adaptations firm for disabled people

    The Minister of State for Disabled People visits a vehicle adaptations firm to see how the government’s £17m of investment is being spent.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Universal Credit rolling out – what it means for employers

    Lord Freud discusses how Universal Credit will help employees to work more hours and calls on employers to champion the new benefit.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Overhaul of guidance to help 10 million working at height

    An overhaul of guidance on working at height is being launched.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • McVey urges employers to take on young talent pool

    Latest analysis shows more than 3,000 young people a month have been given a career opportunity through work experience since 2011.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A welfare state fit for the 21st century

    Setting out a vision for Britain’s welfare state.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Million new ESA claimants found fit for work

    Latest analysis shows almost a million people who applied for sickness benefit have instead been found fit for work.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Transforming welfare

    How welfare has changed in the last 4 years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DWP helps cut telephone call costs from March 2014

    The Department for Work and Pensions will start to introduce alternative 0345 phone numbers for its major call lines from March 2014.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Universal Credit improves work incentives for young people

    New figures show that 2,960 people started claiming Universal Credit in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire areas from April 2013 to the end of October 2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Largest quarterly rise in employment since records began

    The number of people in a job rose 280,000 in the last 3 months – the largest quarterly increase since records began.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New rules to stop migrants claiming Housing Benefit

    New migrant jobseekers from the European Economic Area (EEA) will no longer be able to get Housing Benefit from April 2014.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New initiative unpicks complicated data for disability groups

    Small disability groups could boost their chances of getting funding and improve their services thanks to new government help.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Unscrupulous employers facing tougher health and safety penalties

    Tougher penalties are being handed out to employers who breach serious health and safety laws following a change in approach to prosecutions.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government strengthens fight against £3.5bn benefit fraud and error

    Latest figures show fraud and error in the benefit system stands at 2.1% of overall welfare expenditure.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government