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Speech by Chris Grayling MP.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The UK will not be a soft touch for professional benefit and tax fraudsters.
Grandparents who give up work to look after their grandchildren will no longer lose out on their basic State Pension.
A speech by Lord David Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.
Increase in employment is a step in the right direction, but priority is to support the five million who have the potential to work.
Reports are published by the DWP from the evaluation of Support for the Newly Unemployed (SNU) and the Six Month Offer (6MO).
The first big phase of the Government’s radical welfare reform programme starts today.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, today announced the introduction of a Universal Credit.
The Chancellor announced today two significant reforms to the welfare system.
Research investigates comparisons between low income working households and Housing Benefit recipients in the private rented sector.
Speech by Lord David Freud.
Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith
The biggest quarterly rise in employment on record, driven by the private sector, is welcomed.
No one works in almost one out of five households across the UK, according to new figures published today.
A quarter of a million people caring for an ill or disabled friend or relative could be missing out on a top up that protects their pension.
Findings are published today from the interim stage of the ‘work-focused services in children’s centres’ pilot.
Research published by DWP reviews recent trends on training, and the link between training and changes in employment charcacteristics.
The SSAC has been asked by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to consider proposals for The Employment and Support Allowance.
Employment Minister Chris Grayling today welcomed a further fall in unemployment.
Proposals for the Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and amendments to the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions Order) 2010.
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