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  • 400 more disabled people in work every day

    皇冠体育appre is a year-on-year increase of the number of disabled people in work of more than 141,000 and 86,000 more disabled women in work.

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

  • Universal Credit makes work pay

    皇冠体育app national roll out of Universal Credit begins on 16 February 2015.

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

  • Benefit cap: 200 people into work or off Housing Benefit every week

    皇冠体育app benefit cap is encouraging more people to work or stop claiming Housing Benefit.

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

  • Benefit fraud clampdown as maximum penalty to be more than doubled

    Parliament is to consider plans to more than double the maximum administrative penalty for benefit fraud from 拢2,000 to 拢5,000.

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

  • Avoid regional accent discrimination when recruiting

    Employment Minister Esther McVey urges people not to hide their accents when looking for work.

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

  • Welfare transformation comes to families in more areas

    Universal Credit will be available to families in more areas across the country, from today.

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

  • Universal Credit and Universal Support

    Lord Freud's, Minister for Welfare Reform, speech to the Local Government Association (LGA) about Universal Credit and Universal Support.

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

  • A landmark one million jobseekers on more rigorous work search regime

    Over a million jobseekers have signed up to a Claimant Commitment meaning they need to do more to find work or face losing their benefits.

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

  • Huge reduction in benefit dispute waiting times

    New figures show the average waiting time for disputes against benefit decisions have dropped substantially.

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

  • More than 17,000 people in Wales find jobs thanks to UK Government's Work Programme

    Stephen Crabb: "皇冠体育app Work Programme is working for Wales."

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

  • Work Programme contributes to record employment

    皇冠体育app Work Programme has contributed to bringing the number of long-term unemployed people down to the lowest it has been for 5 years.

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

  • Post Office service for pensioners and benefit claimants to be safeguarded with new government contract

    A new 拢250 million contract, to protect vulnerable pensioners, benefit claimants and help safeguard the future of the Post Office, agreed by the government.

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

  • People are moving into work as a result of the benefit cap

    皇冠体育app benefit cap is providing a clear incentive to work, new DWP research proves.

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

  • Welfare revolution rolls out to families: Universal Credit to be in a third of Jobcentres by spring

    By spring 2015, 1 in 3 of the country鈥檚 Jobcentres will be taking claims for Universal Credit.

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

  • Universal Credit support boost for social landlords

    A support pack has been designed to give social landlords practical advice on how to ensure their tenants are prepared for Universal Credit.

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

  • Benefit cap: thousands move into work

    More than 12,000 households have made the choice to move into work or stop claiming Housing Benefit because of the benefit cap.

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

  • Millions to benefit from cold weather cash

    Extra government help as the Cold Weather Payments season begins.

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

  • Press briefing: morning 30 October 2014

    皇冠体育app Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson answered questions on a drugs study, Employment Support Allowance and a Jerusalem holy site.

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

  • MAXIMUS appointed to carry out health assessments for the Department for Work and Pensions

    MAXIMUS Health and Human Services Ltd has been awarded the contract to undertake health-related assessments, DWP announced today (30 October 2014).

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

  • Number of children in workless households hits record low

    皇冠体育app number of households where no one has a job has plummeted, new figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.

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