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The Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore has welcomed the extension of the Youth Contract in Scotland.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) today published the latest findings from the Direct Payment Demonstration Projects.
Speech by Esther McVey MP.
An extra 627,000 people are working in the private sector compared to a year ago.
Today Ministers confirmed the final elements of Universal Credit, making clear that 3 million families will be better off.
Ministers confirmed today that the Government would stand by its commitment to protect pensioner incomes.
People on sickness benefits now able to take part in voluntary work experience to help them move towards a job.
Benefit fraud fell last year - but more action is needed to stop the £1.2bn cost to the taxpayer each year.
For the first time, the 300,000 families undergoing separation every year in Britain will be able to get free online tailored advice.
Tens of thousands of long-term unemployed are getting off benefits and into jobs through the Government’s Work Programme.
Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
New Government figures suggest most people will stay in a pension scheme and start saving for their old age under automatic enrolment.
First proposals to rebuild confidence and trust in workplace pensions, and reverse nearly half a century of declining membership.
Pensions Minister, Steve Webb, will today slam the EU’s plans to use a Solvency II-style basis to measure pension liabilities.
Recommendations on further improvements to the Work Capability Assessment were welcomed by the Minister for Employment, Mark Hoban.
Businesses are being challenged to get involved to help tackle youth unemployment.
Disabled entrepreneurs and small businesses will benefit from more support to pay for specialised equipment and other costs.
A consultation is being launched to call for a better measurement of child poverty that reflects the reality in the UK today.
A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
A new way of accessing Department for Work and Pensions statistics was launched giving greater access to official Housing Benefit figures.
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