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Millions of vulnerable people to receive help this winter as the Work and Pensions Secretary extends the Household Support Fund
Up to 880,000 households across the UK may be missing out on support worth on average over £3,900 a year. Read more about claiming for yourself or a loved one.
Child Benefit can be claimed for children after they turn 16 if they are staying on in approved education or training.
Urgent work on tackling one of Britain’s biggest social injustices begun yesterday [Wednesday 14 August] as the government’s Child Poverty Taskforce met for the first time.
Child maintenance consultation extended to allow more time for engagement from external organisations.
Postmasters whose convictions have been overturned by the Post Office Offences Act can now apply to a new redress scheme.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall delivered a landmark speech setting out how Britain's system of employment support must be fundamentally reformed.
On a visit to Leeds Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will today (Thursday 11 July) confirm the Government’s commitments to its manifesto Back to Work Plan, and say tackling economic inactivity is central to the Govern…
An exchange of correspondence between SSAC's Chair and the NI Minister of Communities, about their recommendations to Universal Credit Administrative Earnings Threshold increases.
How to claim Child Benefit if your child is continuing in further education after their GCSEs.
Today I’m announcing that I have set up a new cross government ministerial taskforce to drive the further action we need to take down barriers to recruitment.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
New rules meaning over 180,000 Universal Credit claimants will have to look for more work have come into force today (Monday 13 May), as the Government helps people progress in work and off welfare.
A clampdown on parents who refuse to take financial responsibility for their children has been set out by the government today.
Tax credits customers are due to receive their renewal notice from 2 May.
Government to reform disability benefits system to ensure they’re targeted at those most in need.
Almost 100,000 workplace training places have been delivered in the past year for jobseekers, smashing the Government’s 80,000 annual target, new data has revealed.
In a major speech today [Friday 19 April], the Prime Minister unveiled a package of welfare reform measures to tackle the unprecedented rise in economic inactivity and ensure our benefits system is better targeted at those w…
The Prime Minister has outlined a package of sweeping reforms to put work at the heart of welfare and deliver on his “moral mission” to give everyone who is able to work, the best possible chance of staying in, or returning …
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a speech on welfare.
A group who stole over £50 million of taxpayers’ money has been brought to justice in the largest ever benefit fraud case in England and Wales.
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