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From Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
  • Freud names local authority pilot long-list for Universal Credit

    The DWP and the Local Government Association name fifteen local authorities recommended as potential pilot sites for Universal Credit.

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

  • Welfare Reform Act 2012: implications and challenges for local authorities

    Speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.

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

  • Radical scheme to rescue NEETs

    Young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs) stand to benefit from a new scheme.

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

  • Commission calls for views on childcare

    Parents, early years professionals and others with an interest in childcare are today being urged to come forward with their ideas.

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

  • Commission calls for views on childcare

    Parents, early years professionals and others with an interest in childcare are today being urged to come forward with their ideas to help improve the accessibility and affordability of childcare.

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

  • 11 million under-saving Brits

    Almost 11 million Brits are facing inadequate retirement incomes according to new figures from the Department for Work and Pensions.

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

  • Jobs continue to be created leading to rise in employment

    The Minister for Employment today welcomed a further increase in the number of people in work and a fall in unemployment.

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

  • Government’s radical vision to transform child maintenance system

    The Government has unveiled detailed plans for the new and radically reshaped child maintenance system in Great Britain.

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

  • Webb: Change your job, take your pension with you

    Plans to make it simple for people to take their work pension with them from job to job will be published today.

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

  • Bereavement Benefits for the 21st Century consultation response

    New proposals for better supporting people on benefits after the loss of a spouse or civil partner are set out by Lord Freud.

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

  • Grayling: first Work Programme data shows promising signs

    First Government data on the Work Programme suggests the scheme is having a positive effect in helping the long-term unemployed.

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

  • Government expands vital in-work support to disabled young people

    Young disabled jobseekers on work experience will be able to access extra support to help them into mainstream placements.

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

  • Webb challenges industry to provide good value guarantees for pensions

    Pensions Minister Steve Webb today laid down a summer challenge to industry that pension provision has to provide more certainty.

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

  • Child maintenance payments made by benefit claimants to double

    Minister pledges more help for hard-pressed single parent families and a fairer deal for parents who share care.

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

  • Guidance on scheme certification for automatic enrolment published

    Guidance has been published for businesses wanting high quality pension schemes for the Government’s workplace pension reforms.

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

  • Further investment to secure future of credit unions

    Credit unions will receive up to £38m of investment to modernise and expand so they can support one million more people.

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

  • Ways and Means Committee, House of Congress

    Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

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

  • Alan Milburn and Neil O’Brien set to lead the drive to improve social mobility and reduce child poverty

    Alan Milburn has emerged as the preferred candidate to be Chair of the independent Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.

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

  • Support for unemployed members of the reserve forces

    The Secretary of State announced today that outdated Jobseeker’s Allowance legislation will not stand in the way of unemployed people.

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

  • Minister unveils Innovation Fund to pioneer new support services for separating parents

    Shared parenting key to children’s futures, says Maria Miller.

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