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Jobseekers will have to account more clearly for their efforts to find work, as part of the Claimant Commitment.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Update on the roll-out of Universal Credit.
The number of people aged between 50 and 64 in employment in the UK has increased by nearly 2 million over the past 15 years.
Seaside resorts across England urged to open up their beaches to disabled people and benefit from the purple pound worth £80 billion a year.
The private sector now accounts for a greater share of overall employment than at any time since current records began nearly 15 years ago.
Organisations that help support separated families can apply for their work to be independently assessed and recognised.
Latest employment figures from the Office for National Statistics: August 2013.
The benefit cap started in the final council areas on 12 August 2013 and will be completed nationally by the end of September.
The government's Digital Deal has provided funding for internet services and training to social housing tenants.
Research shows that over 90% of people who have been placed into a workplace pension by their employer are staying in.
Scheme will save a typical working family with two children under 12 up to £2,400 per year when fully implemented
The government announced an additional £35m in-year funding to help claimants affected by changes to housing benefit in the social sector who need extra support.
We are pleased to learn that the court has found that we have fulfilled our equality duties to disabled people.
The new Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will open today (29 July 2013) to new applicants with 2 or more children.
New jobseekers in Oldham and Warrington will be able to make a claim to Universal Credit from today (29 July 2013).
Grandparents caring for grandchildren under 12 could qualify for National Insurance credits that can top up their income in retirement.
As part of the ongoing process of improving the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), the DWP is to bring in additional providers to carry out assessments, Minister for Employment Mark Hoban announced today.
The government's wage incentive scheme has encouraged UK businesses to offer over 21,000 jobs to young people at risk of long term unemployment.
The Pensions Regulator has confirmed that the millionth worker has been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.
The government launches an advertising campaign to help businesses become more confident about recruiting disabled people.
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