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Funeral Expenses Payments scheme to provide up to £1,000, in addition to paying for essential costs of burial or cremation.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
HMA Kate Smith CMG met with UK nationals, local authorities and businesses in Thessali and the Peloponnese.
Funding will be available to partner organisations, including charities, from April 2020 to help vulnerable people claim Universal Credit.
LLW Repository Ltd (LLWR) Manager focuses on options for managing legacy sites.
Follow-up on the UK’s Voluntary National Review process and next steps for cooperation on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
A new report published today by the Social Security Advisory Committee highlights steps needed to improve the welfare of separated parents and their children.
If you have a bank account in Yemen and receive State Pension or Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit from the UK into this account, it will be paid Yemeni rial (YER).
A groundbreaking training partnership to help jobcentre staff better support Universal Credit claimants who are blind or have visual impairments launches today.
More armed forces veterans will be helped into work thanks to new funding that will secure additional specialist support in jobcentres.
Consistently high performance is rewarded with another honour at RoSPA Awards.
Wages for UK workers have continued to grow, as new figures released today show wages have been rising faster than inflation for a year and a half, growing by 1.9% in real terms on last year.
An extra month to claim back childcare costs could mean parents avoid missing out on up to £1,100 per month.
A new report published today by the Social Security Advisory Committee highlights steps needed to improve the effectiveness of the claimant commitment under Universal Credit.
New statistics reveal more than 132,000 Help to Save account holders are eligible for bonuses totalling £14 million.
DWP confirms that some smaller jobcentres will merge with larger ones, and others will be co-located within local government premises.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Amber Rudd announces funding for life-changing project.
HMRC is urging customers to renew their tax credits as there are just 7 days to go before the 31 July 2019 deadline.
Every jobcentre in the UK will have a trained domestic abuse point of contact by the end of summer, Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd will announce today.
Families grieving the loss of a loved one will find it easier to get help to meet upfront funeral costs.
Personal experiences motivate me to make life fairer for terminally ill people, Amber Rudd said today (11 July 2019).
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