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  • British Deputy High Commissioner Chennai, Bharat Joshi will release publications in Tamil in Chennai on Wednesday 25 March 2015.

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

  • More than 400,000 long-term unemployed people are now in work because of the Work Programme.

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

  • Judges in the country’s highest court have declared that the benefit cap is lawful.

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

  • The Welsh Government will transfer support for Independent Living Fund (ILF) recipients in Wales to local authorities from 1 July 2015.

  • Ministers have backed proposals to extend the approach of the successful Troubled Families programme into other local services.

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

  • A 3-day weekend of events will mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

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

  • A bold ambition to ensure more disabled people can benefit from the UK’s growing economy and jobs market is behind Access to Work changes.

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

  • Enabling people over 50 into employment could boost the economy by up to £25 billion a year.

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

  • The Communities Secretary has hailed the life-changing impact of the government’s Troubled Families programme, which has now turned around more than 105,000 of the hardest to help households in England.

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

  • From today (9 March 2015), new EU migrants who have arrived in the UK will be prevented from claiming benefits until they have started work.

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

  • Correspondence between SSAC and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the entitlement of EEA nationals to Universal Credit.

  • An extra £2.5 million in government funding to help charities and other groups support families going through relationship breakdown.

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

  • Young UK women are putting their European counterparts to shame.

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

  • The number of children living with both birth parents has risen to 70%.

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

  • Kris Hopkins announces a new £250,000 fund to support women and give them the confidence to speak out against abuse.

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

  • The Prime Minister has announced new measures to tackle child sexual exploitation at a landmark Downing Street summit.

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

  • The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission has published a report calling for social mobility and child poverty to be core business in the next Parliament

  • Jobseekers have taken part in half a million voluntary employer-led placements or work experience through Jobcentre Plus since January 2011.

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

  • There is a year-on-year increase of the number of disabled people in work of more than 141,000 and 86,000 more disabled women in work.

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

  • Employment under this government has reached another important milestone with an employment rate which has never been higher.

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