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In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Department for Work and Pensions has temporarily paused the recovery of benefit overpayments, for three months.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
More armed forces veterans will be helped into work thanks to new funding that will secure additional specialist support in jobcentres.
Personal experiences motivate me to make life fairer for terminally ill people, Amber Rudd said today (11 July 2019).
Latest statistics show 140,000 Housing Benefit households and 9,900 Universal Credit households are no longer subject to the benefit cap
The UK and Ireland are working closely together to protect the rights of UK and Irish citizens in each other's state, as part of the commitment to maintain the rights associated with the Common Travel Area - a long-stand…
The government announced today changes to benefits for mixed age couples that will be introduced from 15 May 2019.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
New figures show that around 54,000 households are no longer subject to the benefit cap, indicating more people are entering work or taking on more hours.
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