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From Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
  • No more nonsense ‘elf and safety excuses, councils told

    Schools and councils across the country need to educate their staff to prevent the misuse of health and safety laws.

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

  • Unemployment drops below 7%

    Unemployment has dropped below 7% for the first time since the recession and employment has seen the biggest annual jump in a generation.

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

  • £170 million to help young people find jobs

    A funding boost is to be targeted at 5 areas of the UK to help young people into work, thanks to the Youth Employment Initiative.

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

  • Jobseeking rise: benefit cap is taking effect

    Nearly half (45%) of those affected by the benefit cap say that they plan to look for work as a result.

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

  • Government blows the whistle on disability discrimination in football

    Ministers show the red card to unfair access at every level of the game.

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

  • Expert advice on starting a business

    Thinking of starting your own company? Business adviser Helen Watson explains what budding entrepreneurs need to consider.

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

  • Pension savings – 9 million newly saving or saving more, says Pensions Minister

    Around 9 million pension savers will save for the first time or save more, due to reforms of workplace pensions.

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

  • Further curbs to migrant access to benefits announced

    Government to extend new rules limiting migrant access to out-of-work benefits to Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit. Migrants will face tougher scrutiny of their English skills in return for benefits.

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

  • Jobs and welfare reform: getting Britain working

    Creating conditions for businesses to grow, resulting in jobs, and welfare reform to get people into work.

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

  • New measures to protect the integrity of the benefits system

    The government has announced new rules to deter claimants from committing benefit fraud, and ensure stolen money is returned.

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

  • Universal Credit starts in Wales

    New jobseekers in Shotton can claim Universal Credit from 7 April 2014 as the new benefit rolls out.

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

  • Welsh Secretary: “UK government determined to tackle youth unemployment”

    Wales Office Jobs Summit heads to west Wales

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

  • National Employment Savings Trust Corporation: Trustee member appointments

    The Minister for Pensions, Steve Webb, announced the appointment of Trustee Members to the National Employment Savings Trust.

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

  • State Pension top ups: pensions can be increased by up to £25 a week

    Pensioners and those who reach pension age in the next 2 years will be able to get up to £25 of additional State Pension a week.

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

  • Income tax cuts to benefit 26 million people from 6 April 2014

    Prime Minister David Cameron: tax cut this Sunday is 'one of the proudest things I have done in government'.

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

  • An end to rip-off pension charges: Webb

    Tough new measures announced by Pensions Minister Steve Webb today will ensure pension schemes deliver value for money for savers.

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

  • More than 40,000 budding entrepreneurs helped off benefits

    More than 40,000 people have moved from claiming benefits to running their own business thanks to New Enterprise Allowance.

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

  • Pensions strategy

    The government’s strategy for the future of pension provision following the reform proposals announced in the Budget Statement yesterday.

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

  • Over a quarter of a million people escape long-term unemployment thanks to the Work Programme

    Over a quarter of a million jobseekers have escaped long-term unemployment and found lasting work – normally at least 6 months.

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

  • 7 ways Universal Credit will be a better deal

    New figures show 4,280 people started claiming Universal Credit by the end of 2013 – as the national roll-out of the new benefit continues.

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