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  • Personal Independence Payment rolls out to existing claimants in northern England

    Personal Independence Payment roll out is extended to cover 5 new areas of the country.

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

  • FCO consular services web forum

    The House of Commons’ Foreign Affairs Select Committee is conducting a Parliamentary inquiry into the FCO’s consular services.

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

  • Richard Caseby appointed Director of Communications

    Richard Caseby has been named as the new Director of Communications at the Department for Work and Pensions today (30 January 2014).

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

  • £165m fund to help housing benefit claimants

    Councils will receive £165 million to support vulnerable claimants who might need extra support next year (2014 to 2015).

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

  • D-Day 70th anniversary

    The Ministry of Defence has announced its involvement in the Normandy landings 70th anniversary commemorations.

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

  • Universal Credit rolling out – what it means for employers

    Lord Freud discusses how Universal Credit will help employees to work more hours and calls on employers to champion the new benefit.

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

  • McVey urges employers to take on young talent pool

    Latest analysis shows more than 3,000 young people a month have been given a career opportunity through work experience since 2011.

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

  • A welfare state fit for the 21st century

    Setting out a vision for Britain’s welfare state.

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

  • Million new ESA claimants found fit for work

    Latest analysis shows almost a million people who applied for sickness benefit have instead been found fit for work.

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

  • Transforming welfare

    How welfare has changed in the last 4 years.

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

  • DWP helps cut telephone call costs from March 2014

    The Department for Work and Pensions will start to introduce alternative 0345 phone numbers for its major call lines from March 2014.

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

  • Universal Credit improves work incentives for young people

    New figures show that 2,960 people started claiming Universal Credit in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire areas from April 2013 to the end of October 2013.

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

  • Largest quarterly rise in employment since records began

    The number of people in a job rose 280,000 in the last 3 months – the largest quarterly increase since records began.

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

  • New rules to stop migrants claiming Housing Benefit

    New migrant jobseekers from the European Economic Area (EEA) will no longer be able to get Housing Benefit from April 2014.

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

  • Government submits National Minimum Wage evidence to Low Pay Commission

    Vince Cable submits the government’s final analysis on employment and the economy for the independent Low Pay Commission.

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

  • Government strengthens fight against £3.5bn benefit fraud and error

    Latest figures show fraud and error in the benefit system stands at 2.1% of overall welfare expenditure.

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

  • Universal Credit on the Red Button

    Information about Universal Credit and finding work is now available by hitting the red button on the TV remote control.

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

  • Personal Independence Payment rolls out to existing claimants in Scotland

    Personal Independence Payment rolls out to existing claimants of Disability Living Allowance in Scotland.

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

  • Car prices driven down for armed forces

    A new discount programme launched today could save armed forces members and their families thousands of pounds on the cost of a new car.

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

  • £51 million contract for new troops' homes

    A major contract to build new homes for soldiers and their families returning from Germany has been announced today.

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