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  • 'We need all our young people to be working and contributing' say Mayor and Employment Minister

    New project to help young Londoners improve their career prospects through vital work experience and jobs advice.

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

  • Jobs boost welcomed as unemployment falls for fifth month

    Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith today welcomed a fifth consecutive fall in unemployment.

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

  • Judge rejects claims that work schemes are forced labour

    Schemes to help unemployed people get work are not slave labour, a Judicial review has ruled.

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

  • More disabled groups set to benefit from £3m fund

    From today, disabled grassroots organisations in Scotland and Wales will be able to access a £3 million fund.

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

  • £300m support for future mesothelioma victims

    From today newly diagnosed victims of mesothelioma will receive help through a new support scheme.

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

  • Grayling: It’s in everybody’s interest that we get WCA right first time

    The latest figures show that 55 per cent of new claimants who go through the Work Capability Assessment are found fit for some form of work.

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

  • Freud names local authority pilot long-list for Universal Credit

    The DWP and the Local Government Association name fifteen local authorities recommended as potential pilot sites for Universal Credit.

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

  • Welfare Reform Act 2012: implications and challenges for local authorities

    Speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.

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

  • Commission calls for views on childcare

    Parents, early years professionals and others with an interest in childcare are today being urged to come forward with their ideas.

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

  • Report highlights chaos of troubled families' lives

    Louise Casey CB has published a report highlighting the chaotic personal histories of the kinds of families who will be targeted as part of …

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

  • Jobs continue to be created leading to rise in employment

    The Minister for Employment today welcomed a further increase in the number of people in work and a fall in unemployment.

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

  • Government’s radical vision to transform child maintenance system

    The Government has unveiled detailed plans for the new and radically reshaped child maintenance system in Great Britain.

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

  • Bereavement Benefits for the 21st Century consultation response

    New proposals for better supporting people on benefits after the loss of a spouse or civil partner are set out by Lord Freud.

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

  • Grayling: first Work Programme data shows promising signs

    First Government data on the Work Programme suggests the scheme is having a positive effect in helping the long-term unemployed.

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

  • Government expands vital in-work support to disabled young people

    Young disabled jobseekers on work experience will be able to access extra support to help them into mainstream placements.

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

  • Child maintenance payments made by benefit claimants to double

    Minister pledges more help for hard-pressed single parent families and a fairer deal for parents who share care.

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

  • Ways and Means Committee, House of Congress

    Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

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

  • Support for unemployed members of the reserve forces

    The Secretary of State announced today that outdated Jobseeker’s Allowance legislation will not stand in the way of unemployed people.

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

  • Private sector jobs boost sees rise in employment

    The Minister for Employment today welcomed a further rise in employment but urged caution in light of economic challenges ahead.

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

  • Detail behind Welfare Reforms revealed

    Today, a crucial step towards reforming the welfare state will be made as the detail behind the Welfare Reform Act 2012 is published.

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