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All Glasgow Jobcentres now offer Universal Credit, with the new benefit that makes work always pay, available to all new single claimants.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Error and fraud in the tax credits system has been reduced to its lowest level since tax credits were introduced in 2003.
Over the past 27 years the Independent Living Fund (ILF) has provided support to over 46,000 disabled people.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging people to renew their tax credits claim online as soon as possible ahead of the deadline in July.
Universal Credit is now available to more people at 15 more Jobcentres across the country and will make sure work always pays.
David Cameron will announce plans to double free childcare for working parents, with some families set to benefit as early as next year.
Payments to Independent Living Fund (ILF) recipients in Northern Ireland will be administered through the newly created ILF Scotland.
Universal Credit arrives in Banff, Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Falkirk, Grangemouth, Stirling and Alloa. Learn about how it can benefit you.
The shift towards the localisation of social security means that certain benefits are no longer just a matter for DWP.
The benefit cap continues to provide an incentive to work, with thousands of people who had their benefits capped moving into work.
Iain Duncan Smith was welcomed back as the Secretary of State, alongside Lord Freud who continues as Minister for Welfare Reform.
The number of benefit sanctions has gone down by a third over the past year.
UK employment has reached an all-time high of 73.5% – and over the last year employment growth has outstripped every other major economy.
The national roll out of Universal Credit continues today (11 May 2015) with the benefit now available to new single claimants in Richmond, Kirkwall, Lerwick and Stornoway.
An opportunity for members of the public to learn about the work of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) and ask questions.
National Grid has pledged to become a partner of the government’s Disability Confident campaign.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A government report published today sets out how new measures to tackle fraud and error will save the taxpayer £2.6 billion a year.
Over 65,000 businesses have been set up with government backing from the New Enterprise Allowance.
Nearly 1,000 more disabled people a year will benefit from specialist employment support thanks to a new scheme announced today (24 March 2015).
New figures show the number of workless households has fallen by more than 600,000 since 2010, the lowest in a decade.
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