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Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This week we have been made aware of an allegation of attempted fraud in relation to a Mandatory Work Activity contract with A4e.
Iain Duncan Smith’s Welfare Reform Bill became law today marking an historic moment for the Coalition Government.
The Government announces that disability employment services should be focused on disabled people themselves, rather than institutions.
Major overhaul of the employment support prisoners receive when they leave jail.
Some of the UK’s top companies pledge to take part in the Voluntary Work Experience scheme.
Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
An extra £5.9m of Government funding has been allocated to councils in London to help benefit claimants renting in the private sector. …
Universal Credit will reduce fraud and error in the benefits system, Ministers said today.
Speech by Maria Miller MP.
Today the Department for Work and Pensions has published official statistics for Work Programme referrals and attachments.
New figures published by the Office for National Statistics today, show the labour market is stabilising.
People who commit ‘living together’ benefit fraud are being warned they face tough new sanctions under the welfare reform bill.
The Deputy Prime Minister is calling on businesses to sign up to the government’s flagship £1 billion Youth Contract.
Over one million pensioners who may be entitled to Pension Credit should check if they are missing out on extra cash.
A key package of regulation to help employers prepare for automatic enrolment into workplace pensions is published today.
Research shows that encouraging older people to apply for smart cards and passes online can save money and improve services.
A revised timetable for when employers of all sizes must start enrolling their staff in a workplace pension is set out by the government.
The latest figures show that 57 per cent of people who go through the Work Capability Assessment are found fit for some form of work.
An extra £20 million will be made available to support separated and separating families.
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