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Urgent work on tackling one of Britain’s biggest social injustices begun yesterday [Wednesday 14 August] as the government’s Child Poverty Taskforce met for the first time.
Child maintenance consultation extended to allow more time for engagement from external organisations.
We’re changing the way the Minimum Wage is set so it keeps in line with the cost of living.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall delivered a landmark speech setting out how Britain's system of employment support must be fundamentally reformed.
Liz Kendall will today set out how Britain’s system of employment support must be fundamentally reformed to tackle the “most urgent challenge” of spiralling economic inactivity.
Landmark pensions review part of Government’s mission to ‘boost growth and make every part of Britain better off’.
The ‘truly dire’ state of the labour market has been revealed today with the number of people classed as economically inactive has spiralled to 9.4 million, as the Work and Pensions Secretary reaffirms her Plan to Get Britai…
On a visit to Leeds Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will today (Thursday 11 July) confirm the Government’s commitments to its manifesto Back to Work Plan, and say tackling economic inactivity is central to the Govern…
Government action cuts migration on key routes by 25% in the first 4 months of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Today I’m announcing that I have set up a new cross government ministerial taskforce to drive the further action we need to take down barriers to recruitment.
The biggest ever drive to help employers unlock the talent across Britain will be at the heart of a new Government campaign to create the workforce of the future, the Work and Pensions Secretary unveiled today.
DWP updates plan to catch benefit cheats after saving £1.3bn last year alone
New rules meaning over 180,000 Universal Credit claimants will have to look for more work have come into force today (Monday 13 May), as the Government helps people progress in work and off welfare.
A clampdown on parents who refuse to take financial responsibility for their children has been set out by the government today.
Core grants from the DWP’s Access to Work scheme are now available through our online portal.
Winners of DWP’s Disability Confident Awards crowned in night of disability employment celebration.
‘WorkWell’ pilots to provide tailored support for people in their local area so people can stay and progress in work.
Find out if voluntary National Insurance contributions will boost your State Pension.
Government to reform disability benefits system to ensure they’re targeted at those most in need.
Almost 100,000 workplace training places have been delivered in the past year for jobseekers, smashing the Government’s 80,000 annual target, new data has revealed.
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