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Prime Minister David Cameron has written an article for the Manchester Evening News on reforming the welfare system which will cut down on fraud and bureaucracy.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Sex industry jobs which could lead to exploitation will be banned from Jobcentres.
Millions of people abandoned on welfare will benefit from the most radical overhaul of the system in a century.
Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith.
People being assessed for their ability to work are overwhelmingly being found fit and able to look for a job, according to new figures.
The Government has welcomed the fall in the latest unemployment figures today.
Two reports published by the Department for Work and Pensions look at disability benefit customers. The first reviews Disability…
Speech by Chris Grayling MP.
A report is published today on the findings of a study of interactions between Jobcentre Plus Personal Advisers and their customers.
Exploratory comparison of interactions between personal advisers and older and younger clients during work focused interviews (WFIs).
Helping people trapped on benefits through drug and alcohol addiction so that they can recover and find employment is a top priority.
Experiences of problem drug users in relation to claiming benefit, looking for and being in employment, and dealing with Jobcentre Plus.
A speech by Lord David Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform, DWP.
The latest employment figures show that record numbers of people of working age are now economically inactive.
A speech by Lord David Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.
Radical welfare reform programme designed to tackle entrenched poverty and end the curse of intergenerational worklessness.
Estimates of the levels of fraud and error in the benefit system are published today in a National Statistics report.
Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP.
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