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  • Boost for Remploy Employment Services

    Remploy Employment Services will become independent of government so it can expand its business to help even more disabled people into work.

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

  • Government to update communications with benefit claimants

    The government is updating the way it talks to benefit claimants following an independent review of Jobseeker's Allowance sanctions.

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

  • Study shows scale of troubled families' problems

    New report shows the range of troubled families' problems.

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

  • Access to Housing Benefit for EEA jobseekers: interim response to SSAC consultation

    An interim response from the Secretary of State to the consultation on regulations removing access to Housing Benefit for EEA jobseekers.

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

  • 150 job or training placements for disabled people every working day

    The Prime Minister hails new figures on the first anniversary of Disability Confident campaign, as over 1,000 British businesses sign up to the campaign.

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

  • Press briefing: morning 17 July 2014

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on the EU Council, Spare Room Subsidy, Gaza and European Court of Human Rights.

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

  • Veterans' accommodation to receive £20 million funding

    The Prime Minister announces the 8 projects that will share nearly £20 million of funding to improve accommodation for armed forces veterans.

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

  • Universal Credit to take the first new claims for couples

    Universal Credit will be extended again today (30 June 2014) as the service opens up to new claims from couples.

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

  • Welsh Secretary responds to Labour Market Statistics

    Stephen Crabb MP: "It's good to see unemployment falling again in Wales."

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

  • Employment rate matches record high

    Nearly a million more people are in work compared to a year ago, and the employment rate has never been higher, new official figures show.

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

  • Top 10 tax credits renewal ‘excuses’ revealed

    With the tax credits renewal deadline of 31 July just over two weeks away, HMRC has revealed the top 10 excuses for not renewing tax credits claims.

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  • Legislation to help working families with childcare costs to receive second reading

    The Childcare Payments Bill aims to help working families with support of up to £2,000 per year for each child.

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

  • Local support announced for jobseekers to help prepare for Universal Credit

    Jobseekers to get extra help to get online and manage their finances on a monthly basis to prepare for the world of work under Universal Credit.

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

  • Partnerships for delivery

    Announcing local support for jobseekers to help prepare for Universal Credit.

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

  • 53,000 troubled families' lives turned around

    Councils have been praised for turning around the lives of almost 53,000 troubled families in little over 2 years.

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

  • DWP response to the High Court judgment on Hewstone

    DWP response to the High Court judgment on Hewstone.

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

  • Sir Peter Barclay, SSAC's second chairman, has died

    It is with some sadness that the committee notes that Sir Peter Barclay, aged 88 years, died on 30 June.

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  • Tax credits online renewal form launched

    With the tax credits renewal deadline of 31 July less than one month away, HMRC has launched a new online service for the vast majority of claimants to use.

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  • DWP response to the National Audit Office report on the Work Programme

    DWP response to the National Audit Office (NAO) report on the Work Programme.

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

  • Statistics release: households below average incomes

    The number of people in relative poverty has fallen by 100,000 over the past year.

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