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  • Ending Gang and Youth Violence conference

    Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

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

  • Hoban: The Work Capability Assessment continues to improve

    Recommendations on further improvements to the Work Capability Assessment were welcomed by the Minister for Employment, Mark Hoban.

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

  • Campaign calls for businesses to help tackle youth unemployment

    Businesses are being challenged to get involved to help tackle youth unemployment.

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

  • Drive to get more disabled people into mainstream jobs through Access to Work

    Disabled entrepreneurs and small businesses will benefit from more support to pay for specialised equipment and other costs.

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

  • Providers announced for online identity scheme

    Successful providers chosen to design and deliver a secure online identity registration service.

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

  • More Government support pledged to help young people escape benefits

    A new programme for young people who have never had a job or little recent work experience to help them escape a life on benefit.

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

  • More voluntary sector organisations join Work Programme

    New figures reveal that voluntary and community sector organisations constitute the largest number of Work Programme providers.

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

  • Prime Minister talks employment with Steve Ballmer

    David Cameron meets Microsoft CEO to discuss programme offering job skills to young people in the UK.

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

  • More than a third of people on incapacity benefit capable of work

    More than a third of people going through incapacity benefit reassessment have been found to be capable of some form of work.

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

  • The Confederation of Service Charities (Cobseo) annual general meeting

    Speech by Mark Francois, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans.

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

  • National Landlords Association

    Speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.

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

  • The GovKnow conference: Social Justice, Transforming Lives

    Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

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

  • Freud: Universal Credit switch will be simple for most –  but we must prepare early

    New research shows the majority of claimants are ready to manage their own money.

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

  • Reforming welfare, transforming lives

    A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

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

  • Government announces new members to the Social Security Advisory Committee

    Six 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

  • More get unconditional support as Work Capability Assessment improvements continue

    The percentage of people getting unconditional support through Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) has more than doubled since May 2010.

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

  • Choosing a life on benefits is no longer an option

    Jobseekers who repeatedly refuse to play by the rules face losing benefits for three years under tough new rules introduced today.‪

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

  • Aspiring entrepreneurs helped to kick-start new businesses

    More jobseekers will be given help to set up their own business under a scheme aimed at unlocking the potential of aspiring entrepreneurs.

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

  • DWP wins award for better data

    The Department for Work and Pensions has won this year’s “Better Information from Government” award from the Demographics User Group (DUG).

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

  • Troubled families programme on track

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has today announced that the Government’s Troubled Families initiative is on track, with councils committed…

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