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The benefit cap is encouraging more people to work or stop claiming Housing Benefit.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Parliament is to consider plans to more than double the maximum administrative penalty for benefit fraud from £2,000 to £5,000.
Employment Minister Esther McVey urges people not to hide their accents when looking for work.
Universal Credit will be available to families in more areas across the country, from today.
Lord Freud's, Minister for Welfare Reform, speech to the Local Government Association (LGA) about Universal Credit and Universal Support.
Over a million jobseekers have signed up to a Claimant Commitment meaning they need to do more to find work or face losing their benefits.
New figures show the average waiting time for disputes against benefit decisions have dropped substantially.
Stephen Crabb: "The Work Programme is working for Wales."
The Work Programme has contributed to bringing the number of long-term unemployed people down to the lowest it has been for 5 years.
A new £250 million contract, to protect vulnerable pensioners, benefit claimants and help safeguard the future of the Post Office, agreed by the government.
The benefit cap is providing a clear incentive to work, new DWP research proves.
By spring 2015, 1 in 3 of the country’s Jobcentres will be taking claims for Universal Credit.
A support pack has been designed to give social landlords practical advice on how to ensure their tenants are prepared for Universal Credit.
More than 12,000 households have made the choice to move into work or stop claiming Housing Benefit because of the benefit cap.
Extra government help as the Cold Weather Payments season begins.
The Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson answered questions on a drugs study, Employment Support Allowance and a Jerusalem holy site.
MAXIMUS Health and Human Services Ltd has been awarded the contract to undertake health-related assessments, DWP announced today (30 October 2014).
The number of households where no one has a job has plummeted, new figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.
People are doing more to find work as Universal Credit begins to help people move into work more quickly.
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