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Tuesday, 09 January 2024
Around 1.6 million private renters are set to receive a substantial boost to their housing support in April, as the Government lays legislation to inc...
Friday, 05 January 2024
The Department for Work and Pensions has today appointed Anthony Arter CBE as the Interim Chair of The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO)....
Wednesday, 20 December 2023
11.9 million Winter Fuel Payments and Pensioner Cost of Living Payments – worth over £4.8 billion – have been made to pensioners across the UK over th...
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Around 8 million eligible households across the UK are set to receive a £299 Cost of Living Payment in February, as the Government unveiled its plans ...
Tuesday, 05 December 2023
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Dame Judith Hackitt as the new interim Chair of the Office for Nuclear Regulatio...
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Minister for Pensions Paul Maynard addressed an audience at the Professional Pensions Investment Conference on Thursday 23 November....
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Those who apply before the deadline could qualify for an extra £300 Cost of Living boost thanks to Pension Credit backdating rules....
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Payments of up to £600 are landing directly in the bank accounts of over 600,000 pensioners in Wales for the second year running....
Saturday, 25 November 2023
Payments of up to £600 are landing directly in the bank accounts of around 11.5 million UK pensioners for the second year running....
Friday, 24 November 2023
A bold new vision for welfare backed by nearly £30 billion has been set out by Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride. ...
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
A new ‘Chance to Work Guarantee’ will transform the prospects of millions of people currently out of work, supporting them to realise their aspiration...
Monday, 20 November 2023
The number of 50PLUS Champions helping older workers into work has been doubled in Jobcentres up and down the country, the Minister for Employment has...
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Hundreds of thousands of disabled university and higher education students are set to benefit from a new Government planner to help ease their transit...
Tuesday, 07 November 2023
99% of households already eligible for the second Cost of Living Payment have been directly paid £300 by the Government....
Monday, 06 November 2023
Bereaved parents who lost their partner between 9 April 2001 and 8 February 2023 may be eligible for a backdated government payment even if they no lo...
Thursday, 26 October 2023
This week marks British Beauty Week (26th – 30th October) which highlights Britain’s thriving and influential beauty brands. ...
Thursday, 26 October 2023
As part of the government's £900 million crackdown on fraud, seven people have been sentenced for their part in a major fraud operation worth an alleg...
Thursday, 26 October 2023
A pilot scheme for disabled people and people with health conditions to explore barriers to work will be rolled out to 12 new areas....
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Thousands of parents on Universal Credit will be supported to increase their chances of getting a job or up their work hours from today (Wednesday 25t...
Sunday, 15 October 2023
Vulnerable households have received more than 26 million awards from the DWP’s Household Support Fund since its launch in October 2021, according to n...
Monday, 02 October 2023
Parents who refuse to pay child maintenance will face accelerated sanctions as Ministers announce the introduction of new powers to speed up strong en...
Monday, 25 September 2023
The expansion of the Youth Offer to inactive claimants, for the first time, will begin immediately to help young people into work and improve wellbein...
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Millions of households across the UK will receive £300 directly from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between 31 October and 19 November....
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
A Private Members’ Bill to help millions save more into their pension and start saving sooner has cleared Parliament and been granted Royal Assent...
Tuesday, 12 September 2023
Up to 25,000 people will benefit from new employment support starting today as part of the Government’s flagship Universal Support programme....
Sunday, 10 September 2023
Jobseekers are now able to access a new Government-backed employment programme designed to fill vacancies in the hospitality sector....
Tuesday, 05 September 2023
Disabled people and those with health conditions, who are currently being held back from improving their lives through work, will be better supported ...
Saturday, 05 August 2023
Bereaved parents who lost their partner between 9 April 2001 and 8 February 2023 may be eligible for backdated government payments....
Monday, 24 July 2023
From today (24 July 2023), parents of children aged 1 and 2 on Universal Credit will start to benefit from meeting more frequently with work coaches t...
Thursday, 20 July 2023
Parents who fail to pay child maintenance will face tougher sanctions faster after new laws were passed today (20/07/23) to speed up stronger enforcem...
Department for Business and Trade Enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland round update
UK Export Finance UK lenders step up with £11 billion push to back British businesses
Environment Agency Environment Agency warns of ongoing flood risk
Valuation Office Agency Deadline for challenging your business rates valuation
UK Space Agency Paul Bate to step down as UK Space Agency CEO