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A consultation on the proposal to take account of surplus earnings from the prior 6-month period when a person reclaims Universal Credit.
Unemployment in Wales has fallen by 3,000 over the last quarter, official figures published today (15 October) show.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
GPs say they would refer eligible patients to a new service to support employers and staff over sickness absence in a new report out today.
A competition for retail and hospitality firms to share £2 million to support lower paid staff to increase their earnings has opened.
DWP announce that Universal Credit will be rolled out to all Jobcentres and local authorities across the country from early next year.
A UK government-backed jobs scheme has helped more than 15,000 unemployed people in Wales find lasting work, new figures have revealed.
SSAC has begun a consultation on proposals that certain Universal Credit claimants must wait 7 days before they are entitled to benefit.
The Labour Market Statistics released today (17 September) show that unemployment levels remained unchanged in Wales over the last quarter.
Social tenants who need to move to a new area for work will no longer be pushed to the back of the housing waiting list.
Baroness Randerson: “These latest figures are another clear sign that the UK government’s long term economic plan is working.”
Almost 10,000 people who had their benefits capped have now moved into work or stopped claiming Housing Benefit entirely.
Minister for Welfare Reform, Lord Freud, has announced 6 appointments to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC).
The Prime Minister David Cameron held a Q&A session at United Utilities in Warrington.
David Cameron and Theresa May have announced changes to universities and colleges seeking sponsor status and European migrants' benefits.
A letter from the Minister for Welfare Reform to the chair of SSAC responding to the SSAC report on the cumulative impact of welfare reform.
The government is updating the way it talks to benefit claimants following an independent review of Jobseeker's Allowance sanctions.
An interim response from the Secretary of State to the consultation on regulations removing access to Housing Benefit for EEA jobseekers.
Universal Credit will be extended again today (30 June 2014) as the service opens up to new claims from couples.
Stephen Crabb MP: "It's good to see unemployment falling again in Wales."
Nearly a million more people are in work compared to a year ago, and the employment rate has never been higher, new official figures show.
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