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The bill takes back control of UK borders and paves the way for a new points-based immigration system.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Pensioners are now able to apply for Pension Credit online in a move to assist those who are self-isolating or shielding during the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 135,000 new claims were made to Universal Credit on 30 and 31 March 2020. People who claimed on these two days will receive payments today.
The Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has made an oral statement to Parliament about the DWP's response to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Furloughed workers planning to take paid parental or adoption leave will be entitled to pay based on their usual earnings rather than a furloughed pay rate.
On Thursday 23 April, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Thérèse Coffey attended an Extraordinary G20 Leaders' Summit on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Universal Credit claimants can now access British Sign Language interpreters as part of a free video relay service.
People applying for Universal Credit will now be able to use their existing Government Gateway account to confirm their identity, helping to speed up their claim.
People making new claims for Universal Credit will no longer need to call the Department as part of the process.
From tomorrow (Wednesday 8th April), financial support helping families meet the costs of funeral expenses such as coffins and funeral directors’ fees will increase from £700 to £1,000.
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Department for Work and Pensions has temporarily paused the recovery of benefit overpayments, for three months.
Reviews and reassessments for disability benefits are being suspended for the next three months.
People are being urged to use online services before turning to the telephone for help with their benefit claim
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces package to support workers as government confirms further measures to keep people safe
A range of extra support and measures will be in place to help workers, benefit claimants and businesses affected by coronavirus.
Today’s figures from the Office for National Statistics show more people in work, while wages have now been outpacing inflation for 2 years.
Statutory Sick Pay will be made available from day one when self-isolating, instead of day four, the Prime Minister announced today.
A single service to deliver all disability benefits assessments will be trialled before being rolled out nationally, the Government has announced.
Correspondence between Director of Private Pensions and Arm’s Length Bodies Pete Searle and Charles Counsell Chief Executive of The Pensions Regulator.
The UK jobs market continues to boom, as the first set of employment figures since leaving the EU show the number in work has reached a new record high.
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