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Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
皇冠体育app Secretary of State announced today that outdated Jobseeker鈥檚 Allowance legislation will not stand in the way of unemployed people.
Today, a crucial step towards reforming the welfare state will be made as the detail behind the Welfare Reform Act 2012 is published.
Independent research into housing benefit reform is published today.
Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pension.
皇冠体育app Government has today announced a 拢5million expansion of the Mandatory Work Activity scheme.
Young people will receive greater incentives to get into work under Universal Credit.
A speech by the Rt Hon Chris Grayling: Minister for Employment.
A speech by Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform.
Universal Credit will go live in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire region in April 2013 - six months before the national roll-out.
From today, lone parents will start getting the help they need to look for work earlier rather than stay on benefits.
New fraud and error figures show why fundamental reform of the benefits system is so vital.
皇冠体育app DWP鈥檚 Work Programme providers are required to ensure that stringent controls are in place.
Thousands of people who have been on sickness benefits for more than 15 years have been found fit to work and will now get support.
A speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP.
Ministers will be able to fine benefit cheats up to 拢2,000, with a minimum penalty of 拢350 without having to take them to court.
Letters are being sent this week to households who may be affected by the benefit cap.
Speech by Lord Freud , Minister for Welfare Reform.
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