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A £510 million funding boost targeted at fraudsters lying to the DWP about their benefit claims has been announced today (Monday 13 December).
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Letters in respect of a ministerial direction concerning the treatment of Historical Institutional Abuse payments in means-tested benefits.
Brendan McCafferty has been appointed as the next Chair of the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) Corporation.
Hundreds of disabled university students are set to benefit from a new ‘passport’ scheme that will support them as they move into work.
Today, tens of thousands of low income households will get a cash boost as higher Universal Credit payments land in bank accounts for the first time.
Plans to make it easier for pension schemes to access investments which can offer greater returns to savers have been outlined today.
The Minister for Employment, Mims Davies, calls for employers to strengthen their support to keep millions of women in work.
State Pensions and benefits will be increased by 3.1 percent next year, it has been confirmed.
Almost two million of the lowest income working households who receive Universal Credit will today benefit from a cash boost worth £1,000 on average.
Over 100,000 young people across the country have now started jobs through the government’s landmark Kickstart Scheme, it was announced today (Tuesday 16 November).
Plans to protect small pension pots from being eroded by charges will be introduced next year.
New measures to protect pension savers and help stop scam transfers in their tracks became law today (Monday 8 November).
Work and Pensions Secretary of State Thérèse Coffey has urged world leaders to follow the UK’s lead in the fight against climate change during talks at COP26.
Over a million jobseekers could benefit from extra training following the latest changes to Universal Credit, helping fill vacancies from the care sector to the engineering industry.
Correspondence between SSAC and the Minister for Employment about the Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2021.
People. Planet. Prosperity. Work and Pensions Secretary delivered a speech at Policy Exchange on how pensions can be a superpower to help us achieve Net Zero.
Hundreds of thousands of people to be supported as part of the more than £500 million expansion of the government's Plan for Jobs.
The Chancellor will today (30 September) pay tribute to the resolve of the British public as the Government moves to the next phase of its Plan for Jobs, part of a £400 billion support package for the economy.
Vulnerable households across the country will be able to access a new £500m support fund to help them with essentials over the coming months as the country continues its recovery from the pandemic.
The DWP is supporting those arriving from Afghanistan as part of Operation Warm Welcome, including earlier access to benefit and employment support.
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