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Louise Casey CB takes up her new role as Head of a new Troubled Families Team at the Department for Communities and Local Government today.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Over one million people will be claiming Universal Credit by April 2014 Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith announced today.
No one written off: reforming welfare to reward responsibility – the response of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC).
The Work Capability Assessment: a call for evidence - the response of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC).
The 21st Century Welfare consultation document: SSAC response to DSD in Northern Ireland (November 2011).
A speech by Maria Miller MP, Minister for Disabled People.
The Government’s commitment to provide greater protection for the severely disabled is taking effect.
Speech by Maria Miller MP.
Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. The moment some children are born their life chances are simply written…
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today set out his plans to shake up local services as part of the Government’s efforts to turn around the…
The Government is inviting views on plans to bring the child maintenance system back into the heart of government.
Strategy to combat youth unemployment, with the formal launch of sector-based work academies across England.
The Government must continue with measures to reduce the deficit, stimulate the economy and support people who lose their jobs back to work.
Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP.
Prime Minister appoints Louise Casey CB as the Head of New Troubled Families Team
Speech by Maria Miller MP, Minister for Disabled People
Childcare support will be paid to around 80,000 more households.
Research exploring reactions of claimants, other members of the public, employers and staff to Universal Credit proposals.
A speech by Lord David Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.
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