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  • 50,000 children set to benefit in child maintenance shake-up

    Single and separated parents who have previously received no maintenance from their former partner could start receiving payments.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Right to Move: government launches consultation to support social tenants who want to work

    Social tenants who need to move to a new area for work will no longer be pushed to the back of the housing waiting list.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Live streaming of British Embassy San Jose’s Business and Human Rights forum

    The event can be followed via the live stream link: www.ulatina.ac.cr/servicios-estudiantiles/canal-de-streaming

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Director General for Technology at DWP

    Mayank Prakash has been appointed as the new Director General for Technology at the Department for Work and Pensions.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Judith Paterson joins the Social Security Advisory Committee

    Judith Paterson takes up her appointment on the Social Security Advisory Committee today (1 September 2014).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Disabled people in apprenticeships triples in 10 years

    The number of disabled people in apprenticeships has more than tripled in the last 10 years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Troubled Families programme expanded to help younger children

    Expansion of the Troubled Families programme to help vulnerable younger children from struggling homes get a better chance in life.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • David Cameron on families

    The Prime Minister spoke at the Relationships Alliance Summit, held at the Royal College of GPs, on putting families at the centre of domestic policy-making.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government will do more to support families to stay together

    The Prime Minister David Cameron sets out new measures to help families, along with a new commitment to put family life at the heart of policy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 130 British heroes go for gold at Invictus Games

    Biggest British military sports team ever assembled from wounded, injured or sick men and women is announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Unemployment down by 3,000 in Wales

    Baroness Randerson: “These latest figures are another clear sign that the UK government’s long term economic plan is working.”

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Record fall in youth unemployment

    Youth unemployment has seen the largest annual fall since records began alongside the steepest annual fall in unemployment in 25 years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Northern Ireland launches consultation on future support for ILF users

    The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) in Northern Ireland has launched a consultation for views on how current users of the ILF in Northern Ireland can be supported from 1 July 2015.

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  • New child maintenance system fit for the 21st century starts today

    The last of a series of radical changes to the child maintenance system is implemented today (11 August 2014).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Over 3 million renew tax credits on time

    More than three million people renewed their tax credits on time, with many taking advantage of the new online option, HMRC announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Benefit cap: 10,000 people find jobs or stop claiming Housing Benefit

    Almost 10,000 people who had their benefits capped have now moved into work or stopped claiming Housing Benefit entirely.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British company makes donation to Ebola Response

    British Company, Dawnus International, Makes a $25,000 Donation to Sierra Leone’s Ebola Response.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New members of the Social Security Advisory Committee announced

    Minister for Welfare Reform, Lord Freud, has announced 6 appointments to the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM Direct in Warrington

    The Prime Minister David Cameron held a Q&A session at United Utilities in Warrington.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Extra time for tax credits renewals

    HMRC is giving tax credit customers an extra week to renew their tax credits claim – if they have not already done so. This is in response to industrial action taking place this week.

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