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A speech by Lord Freud , Minister for Welfare Reform.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A call for evidence on the impact of funding Defined Benefit pensions on investment and growth announced has been published.
Reports of disability hate crime have trebled in Blackpool after disabled people were encouraged to come forward.
Unemployment in Scotland fell by 14,000, to 207,000 in the period September to November 2012, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released today. The Scottish unemployment rate is 7.8%, which is just above…
Unemployment has fallen below 2.5 million and is now lower than in Spring 2010, according to official figures released today.
A speech by Mark Hoban MP, Minister for Employment.
Nearly three in ten people being assessed for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are now getting unconditional support, according to figures…
Part-time workers could receive monthly statements telling them how much better off they would be if they increased their hours.
A speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.
Speech by Mark Hoban MP, Minister for Employment.
The majority of people in today’s workplace reaching State Pension age in the coming 40 years will receive a higher state pension.
British businesses will be helped to tackle long-term sickness absence in the workplace.
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors to The Pensions Regulator.
Budding disabled entrepreneurs will get extra support to start up their own business in 2013.
Businesses are being targeted in a new Government campaign urging them to kick off the new year by taking on a young person.
The Coalition Government’s plans to simplify the state pension system with the creation of the “Single Tier” pension, have been published.
A speech by Esther McVey MP, Minister for Disabled People.
The Minister for Welfare Reform, Lord Freud, announced Matthew Oakley as a new appointment to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC).
Benefit Cap roll out will start in April in Bromley, Croydon, Enfield and Haringey and rolled out across the country throughout the summer.
Ministers laid the Welfare Benefits Up-Rating Bill before Parliament today.
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