News and communications

Final plans have been published to update the DWP’s property estate so services reflect the way people access jobs and the benefits system.

• Updated: 5 July 2017

Official figures released today show the number of people in work has never been higher since records began in 1971.

• Updated: 14 June 2017

There are 31.84 million people in work, as well as a record high 767,000 vacancies in the economy.

• Updated: 12 April 2017

Three million households across the country to keep more of what they earn due to a £700 million boost to Universal Credit.

• Updated: 10 April 2017

Employment help for people with health conditions will roll out from April, along with wider reforms to ensure a fair welfare system.

• Updated: 31 March 2017

A second independent review of the disability benefit Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has been published today by Paul Gray.

• Updated: 30 March 2017

A letter to the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work about the Personal Independence Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

• Updated: 16 March 2017

Household incomes have risen to a record high according to statistics released today, and income inequality remains lower than in 2010.

• Updated: 16 March 2017

The government is committed to ensuring the welfare system is a strong safety net for those who need it.

• Updated: 23 February 2017

Susan Park has been appointed Director General Universal Credit Operations, accountable for its operation in jobcentres and service centres.

• Updated: 15 February 2017

The employment rate is at a record 74.6% – the highest employment rate since records began in 1971.

• Updated: 15 February 2017

Free online support to help Universal Credit claimants with their personal finances launches today (13 February 2017).

• Updated: 13 February 2017

Figures published on 2 February 2017 show that 26,000 households who had their benefits capped have moved into work.

• Updated: 2 February 2017

Plans to reform DWP Jobcentre Plus offices and benefit centres.

• Updated: 26 January 2017

Penny Mordaunt, Minister for Disabled People, announced on 18 January 2017 the amount of the third Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme levy.

• Updated: 20 January 2017

The unemployment rate has remained at an 11-year low of just 4.8% – down by more than 900,000 since 2010.

• Updated: 18 January 2017

More people that have suffered the death of a spouse or civil partner will be entitled to increased support.

• Updated: 13 January 2017

Correspondence between SSAC and the Minister for Welfare Reform about proposals for Universal Credit housing costs for people aged 18 to 21.

• Updated: 9 December 2016

A record £1 billion in overpaid benefits through fraud and error was recovered in 2015/16, latest figures show.

• Updated: 8 December 2016

Minister for Welfare Reform, Lord Freud will be retiring from his ministerial position at the Department for Work and Pensions.

• Updated: 1 December 2016