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From Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
  • Work Capability Assessment – fairer and more accurate

    The percentage of people entitled to Employment and Support Allowance is at its highest level.

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

  • Universal Credit launches in Manchester

    Universal Credit is launched in parts of the North-West.

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

  • Changes to pension regulations will save firms millions of pounds

    The Pensions Minister today unveiled a set of measures to ease the administrative and regulatory burden on employers.

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

  • Review of Health and Safety Executive launched

    As part of the Government's commitment to reform the public sector, all public bodies are now subject to regular reviews.

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

  • UK world-leader in social investment – one year on progress report

    The UK is now the world-leader in social investment, according to a new report looking at progress towards supporting disadvantaged people.

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

  • Helping more of the hardest to help into work

    Charities, business leaders and disability experts are going to support the hardest to help claimants into a job through the Work Programme.

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

  • Mental health conditions get jobs support boost

    More people with mental health conditions than ever before have been supported at or into work by a government employment scheme.

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

  • We can’t let people’s hard earned pensions go to waste

    The Government has announced plans to help millions of savers take their workplace pension with them when they change job.

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

  • Speech to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Credit Unions

    Government investment in credit unions will help them provide more services and help more people.

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

  • Independent Living Fund: re-appointment of Chair of trustees

    Minister for Disabled People, Esther McVey announced the reappointment of Stephen Jack as Chair of the Independent Living Fund board of trustees.

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

  • Number of Jobseeker's Allowance claimants falls

    The number of people on Jobseeker's Allowance has fallen again according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics.

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

  • We have a new home on the web

    The new home for the Department for Work and Pensions is Inside Government on GOV.UK

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

  • Credit union £38 million expansion deal signed

    A contract worth up to £38 million to modernise and grow the credit union industry to help more people on low incomes, has been awarded.

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

  • Benefit Cap starts in London

    The benefit cap started on 15 April 2013 in the London boroughs of Haringey, Enfield, Croydon and Bromley.

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

  • Older workers are a "vital and untapped resource for business" – Pensions Minister

    Employers who ignore Britain’s growing older population could suffer skills shortages and lose an important competitive edge.

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

  • Cold weather payments break records in March

    More money was paid out in cold weather payments in Britain last month than in any other March, government figures have shown.

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

  • Government funds new innovative support for separated parents

    Over a quarter of a million separated parents are to benefit from £6.5 million of support to help them to work together for the sake of their children.

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

  • Government funds new innovative support for separated parents

    Over a quarter of a million separated parents in Britain are set to benefit from £6.5m of pioneering and innovative support.

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

  • EU figures show high cost of its plans for new rules on defined benefit pensions – Pensions Minister

    The UK Government urged the EU to drop its plans to impose Solvency II style rules on defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.

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

  • New benefit for disabled people "better targeted support" says Esther Mcvey

    The Personal Independence Payment – a new benefit being introduced for disabled people, will give more support to those who need it most.

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