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  • Housing Benefit reform: Removal of the spare room subsidy: fact sheet

    From 1 April 2013, working age tenants living in social housing and receiving housing benefit will be affected by changes to their benefits.

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

  • Hoban – committed to further improvements to the Work Capability Assessment

    Senior occupational physician Dr Paul Litchfield appointed to carry out the fourth independent review of the Work Capability Assessment.

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

  • Statement in response to Public Accounts Committee report on the Work Programme

    Statement in response to Public Accounts Committee report on the Work Programme.

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

  • Freud/LGA: Supporting vulnerable claimants on Universal Credit

    Vulnerable claimants will get personalised help with their Universal Credit claim, Ministers announced today.

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

  • Vulnerable claimants will get support they need under Universal Credit, Ministers tell select committee

    Ministers reiterated their commitment to supporting vulnerable claimants in their response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee Report.

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

  • PIP assessment guidance to be further strengthened in law

    How someone carries out a range of activities will be considered when their eligibility for the PIP is assessed.

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

  • Kids Company

    Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP.

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

  • Nearly one in three people on incapacity benefits capable of work

    Nearly a third of people on the old incapacity benefits have been found to be capable of some form of work since reassessment began.

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

  • More improvements to the Work Capability Assessment will help people with cancer

    Improvements to the Work Capability Assessment will mean more people suffering from cancer will get the unconditional help they need.

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

  • Ex-Remploy factory workers in jobs or training

    Almost half of ex-Remploy factory workers who have taken up the Government’s employment support package have found work or are in training.

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

  • Universal Credit Capita

    A 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

  • Unemployment falls again as employment rises for over a year

    Unemployment has fallen below 2.5 million and is now lower than in Spring 2010, according to official figures released today.

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

  • Social Justice and welfare reform

    A speech by Mark Hoban MP, Minister for Employment.

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

  • Hoban: Improvements to Work Capability Assessment making a realdifference

    Nearly three in ten people being assessed for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are now getting unconditional support, according to figures…

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

  • Government to help workers boost their earnings

    Part-time workers could receive monthly statements telling them how much better off they would be if they increased their hours.

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

  • Improving employment outcomes

    A 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

  • New support to tackle long-term sickness absence

    British businesses will be helped to tackle long-term sickness absence in the workplace.

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

  • Women, low earners and self-employed to benefit under new "Single Tier" pension

    The Coalition Government’s plans to simplify the state pension system with the creation of the “Single Tier” pension, have been published.

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

  • Government announces new member to the Social Security Advisory Committee

    The Minister for Welfare Reform, Lord Freud, announced Matthew Oakley as a new appointment to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC).

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

  • Benefit Cap implementation

    Benefit Cap roll out will start in April in Bromley, Croydon, Enfield and Haringey and rolled out across the country throughout the summer.

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