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Simon Gillespie, chief executive of the MS Society, has been appointed to the independent scrutiny group overseeing improvements to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). Read more...
The Minister for Employment, Chris Grayling, welcomed further signs of improvement to the labour market. Read more...
The Minister for Employment, Chris Grayling, has made a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament on A4e and Mandatory Work Activity. Read more...
Benefit cheats will now face a fine of up to £2,000, with a minimum penalty of £350 without being taken to court. This is expected to save the taxpayer an estimated £42 million over the next three years Read more...
The labour market is showing real signs of stabilisation despite the continuing tough economic climate. Read more...
Nearly half a million young people are set to benefit as £1 billion becomes available to get them into new jobs or training. Read more...
Universal Credit will radically simplify the system to make work pay and combat worklessness and poverty. Our briefing documents help to explain key policy elements.
From 2013 the Government is proposing to introduce a new benefit, Personal Independence Payment, for eligible working age people aged 16 to 64 to replace Disability Living Allowance.
We want to get Britain working. We have set out a number of major welfare to work reforms which aim to fight poverty, support the most vulnerable and help people break the cycle of benefit dependency.