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A speech by Lord David Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
More than one third of people going through incapacity benefits reassessment have been found to be fit for work.
Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP
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.
Official email from the PM about Universal Credit, the benefit cap and changes to housing benefit.
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.
People who commit ‘living together’ benefit fraud are being warned they face tough new sanctions under the welfare reform bill.
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.
The Work Programme is designed to deliver a step change in our support of people who are at risk of long term unemployment.
Speech by the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP.
The Government has published the first detailed research tracking the country of origin of benefit claimants currently in the UK.
Local authority and housing association partnerships to work with on pioneering housing benefit payments projects.
New figures published by the Office for National Statistics today show 29.12 million people in work, a rise of 18,000.
Consultation on reforming the Work Capability Assessment.
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