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  • 45,000 households move off benefit cap and into work

    Some 45,000 households have had someone move into work and so are no longer subject to the benefit cap, new statistics out today show.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Number in employment reaches record high

    Official figures released today (24 January 2018) show that the employment rate is at a joint record high of 75.3%, with a record 32.2 million people in work.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Self-employed on Universal Credit to get business support

    Recipients of Universal Credit full service who are self-employed can now receive business mentoring if their earnings are low.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Ministers take action to bolster PIP services

    The government has accepted the recommendations of Paul Gray's second independent review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Child maintenance consultation launched

    Tough new powers to help tackle child maintenance arrears are being proposed in a consultation that launched today (14 December 2017).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Unemployment remains at four-decade low

    Unemployment is at just 4.3%, the lowest level since 1975 – and official figures have shown a fall in the unemployment rate every month in 2017.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Appointments to the Social Security Advisory Committee

    The Baroness Buscombe, Minister for Work and Pensions (Lords), has confirmed 2 new appointments to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Number of workless households falls by 49,000 in a year

    The number of households where no one is working has fallen by 49,000 in just a year according to official figures released today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • More detail on £1.5 billion package of support for Universal Credit

    More details of the £1.5 billion package of support for Universal Credit were set out today by David Gauke, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Unemployment remains at 40-year low

    Official figures show that unemployment has remained at 4.3%, the lowest rate since 1975.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • In-work progression and Universal Credit: SSAC report published

    The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) calls for a better understanding of how low-paid workers can progress to better-paid jobs or extra hours.

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  • Claiming a Funeral Payment to be made easier

    Improvements to make it easier to claim a Funeral Payment will be brought in next year, the government has announced.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • 39,000 households move into work and off the benefit cap

    The number of households coming off the benefit cap and going into work has reached 39,000, up 5,000 on the last quarter, new figures show.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment guidance updated

    The PIP guidance now reflects a recent legal decision on the interpretation of people’s needs for supervision in order to carry out activities safely.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New plans for Armed Forces flexible working reach the Commons

    New steps to make military life more flexible in order to attract and retain the best talent will be heard in the House of Commons today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Clampdown on child maintenance cheats

    New powers to stop parents avoiding paying child maintenance that they owe have been announced.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Supported housing update

    The government will publish its future model to support and sustain supported housing on Tuesday 31 October 2017.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Unemployment remains at lowest rate since 1975

    Official employment figures released today show that unemployment is at 4.3%, the lowest since 1975.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • DWP customer phone lines to become Freephone

    The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions David Gauke has today announced DWP customer telephone lines will be changed to Freephone numbers.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Sir Robert Devereux plans to retire as DWP Permanent Secretary in January

    Robert Devereux plans to retire from the Department for Work and Pensions on his 61st birthday in January 2018, after 10 years as a Permanent Secretary.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government