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People with experience of the Work Capability Assessment are being encouraged to help with the fourth annual independent review into the assessment process.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.
People finding work – at least 6 months for most people, or 3 months for the hardest to help – risen from 9,000 in Mar 2012 to 132,000 in Mar 2013.
Protection for renters claiming Universal Credit and their landlords was announced by the Minister for Welfare Reform Lord Freud.
The amount of money which long-serving staff can receive in retirement if their company folds is set to increase.
The latest stage of the Government's commitment to debunking health and safety myths and slashing burdensome rules has been announced.
A speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.
Speech by Mark Hoban, Minister for Employment.
DWP announces a further consultation on the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to be launched late June 2013.
New annual poverty statistics out today, show how the number of children in workless poor families has reduced by 100,000 children over the past year.
The positive role that both parents in a separated family can play in a child’s upbringing is being celebrated in a new video today.
Tony King has been reappointed as the Pensions Ombudsman and the Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman for a third term from 1 September 2013.
Private sector employment has hit a new record high, according to official statistics published today.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) extends across the country from today and will better reflect today’s understanding of disability.
Speech by Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith at G8 Social Impact Investment Conference.
A speech by Mark Hoban, Minister of State for Employment.
Additional funding available for projects to help separated parents and their children.
Work Programme leavers targeted by specialist advisers as part of a tough approach to get them into a job.
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