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The Government’s commitment to provide greater protection for the severely disabled is taking effect.
Women who would have seen a two year increase to their state pension age will have their wait reduced to 18 months Welfare Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has announced.
The Government is to launch the next part of its strategy to combat youth unemployment, with the formal launch of sector-based work academies across England.
The Government must continue with measures to reduce the deficit, stimulate the economy and support people who lose their jobs back into work, Employment Minister Chris Grayling has said.
Childcare support will be paid to around 80,000 more households under Universal Credit.
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.
