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Minister urges DWP to lift local housing allowance freeze
Paul McLennan has written to UK Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall to voice his ‘deep concern’ at the decision.
Shadow minister warns Brits have lost their 'work ethic'
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp insisted that the country must 'lift our game' and 'compete' with rivals such as South ...
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DWP scandal as £1 in every £15 spent on Universal Credit and benefits lost to fraud or error: 'Unacceptable!'
Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have revealed around £1 in every £15 spent on benefits last year was ...
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Neurodivergent people on benefits to be helped into work in bid to cut welfare bill
Minister Stephen Timms cites 'negative experiences of interviews and prejudicial opinions' putting people with neurodiversity off work ...
Kendall pledges to ‘overhaul’ Government relationship with employers
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall described her department as the ‘HR department’ for ministers’ growth plans.
Labour 'U-turn' on welfare surveillance: Two ministers planning to force banks to monitor accounts of benefit claimants raised 'substantial concerns' when Tories pro…
Sir Stephen Timms and Baroness Sherlock, who are implementing the monitoring of bank accounts belonging to benefit claimants ...
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U.K.’s Pension Protection Fund to reduce levy following proposed law change
The U.K. government is considering proposals to allow the £32.5 billion ($39.7 billion) Pension Protection Fund, London, greater flexibility to reduce the levy it collects from pension plans, ...
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DWP will send out 660,000 new Universal Credit letters from next week
The DWP is ramping up the roll-out of migration notices to those on income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), including claimants with Housing Benefit.