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Ministers will be able to fine benefit cheats up to £2,000, with a minimum penalty of £350 without having to take them to court.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Letters are being sent this week to households who may be affected by the benefit cap.
Speech by Lord Freud , Minister for Welfare Reform.
Child maintenance system - promise of intensive action against irresponsible parents who've failed to support their children.
Local authorities will have a role in shaping and delivering Universal Credit, Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform, said today.
The latest figures show that 54 per cent of people who go through the Work Capability Assessment are found fit for some form of work.
An order has been laid in Parliament today to bring the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission back under direct Ministerial control.
A speech by the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Minister for Employment.
Young people taking part in a Government-backed work experience placement are more likely to get off benefits and into work.
Warning to people who commit benefit fraud abroad.
A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State.
Britain’s unemployed young people are being given a major boost today as the Youth Contract opens for business.
The Minister for Employment Chris Grayling has urged employers to sign up to a new work experience charter published today.
People who are able to get back into the workplace will get Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance
Helping troubled families to turn their lives around.
Responding on behalf of the Government to the Independent Riots Victims and Communities Panel’s final report, Secretary of State for Communities…
The 10 local authorities with the largest number of troubled families have agreed to sign up to the Government’s ambitious scheme to turn around…
Lone parents will start getting the help they need to look for work earlier rather than stay on benefits.
A speech by Lord David Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.
ScotRail, the primary rail operator in Scotland, has agreed to introduce the Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount card onto its network from 1 April 2012.
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