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Hundreds of thousands of sick or disabled people will be offered voluntary help towards employment as part of a package of measures coming into force 6th April 2026 that will encourage work and save taxpayers around £1 billion. Incentives that discourage work and trap people on benefits to be removed via legislation coming into force 6th … Continue reading Thousands to be supported into work with reforms to welfare system
Over 40,000 more sick or disabled people will receive intensive employment support to move into secure, fulfilling work and out of poverty, thanks to a £167.2 million boost to the Connect to Work programme. Nine further areas across England to benefit from a £167 million investment in Connect to Work – the programme that refuses … Continue reading Job advisers to be embedded in GP surgeries as tens of thousands more sick and disabled people offered help into work
It is very difficult for employees and their families when business struggles and employees face redundancy, what do you do and where do you turn? The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) say that getting the right information when you are made redundant is essential and there are an extensive range of services that Jobcentre … Continue reading Facing redundancy? Getting help
Work will be unlocked for thousands of sick and disabled people through new measures that will bolster the support offered in Jobcentres and make the welfare system more sustainable, the Department for Work and Pensions has announced Thursday 6th March 2025. New plans to improve employment support brought forward ahead of wider reform package to … Continue reading Employment support to unlock work for sick and disabled people
Get Britain Working White Paper brings forward locally-led health, work and skills plans to drive down near record 2.8m people out of work due to long term sickness. New WorkWell programme offers tailored support like physiotherapy and counselling for people out of work or at risk of leaving work, bringing together a range of different … Continue reading “Good work is good for health” – WorkWell
Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall, on Thursday 11th July 2024, confirmed the Government’s commitments to its manifesto ‘Back to Work Plan’, and say tackling economic inactivity is central to the Government’s number one mission of growing the economy. New Work and Pensions Secretary sets out how the Government’s Back to Work Plan is critical to growing … Continue reading Back to Work Plan to drive economic growth
Almost 100,000 workplace training places have been delivered in the past year for jobseekers, beating the Government’s 80,000 annual target, new data has revealed. Record number of workplace training places have been delivered helping boost jobseeker skills and the economy Significant milestone hit as Prime Minister sets out welfare reforms to jumpstart UK labour market … Continue reading Nearly 100,000 workplace training delivered
Parents on Universal Credit can now receive up to £1,311 more a year in childcare support following a 6.7% boost coming into effect, as the government’s expansion of free childcare for working parents delivers 150,000 places in a week. Parents receiving Universal Credit to receive boost to childcare support. Parents who are keen to get … Continue reading Working parents on Universal Credit set receive up to £20,872 a year in childcare support
The State Pension is increasing by 8.5 percent… as part of the Government’s commitment to support pensioners in retirement Millions of pensioners benefit from 8.5 percent increase to the State Pension Pensioners will receive an extra £900 a year on the full rate of the new State Pension Universal Credit and other working-age benefits see … Continue reading £900 rise to state pension
Half a million people claiming old benefits will be invited to claim Universal Credit, unlocking all the work support it offers.DWP Expansion of move to Universal Credit will help 500,000 more people unlock the employment support on offer. Letters will be sent to people on certain benefits notifying them of the action they need to … Continue reading Half a million set to benefit from back to work support
Plans to boost economic activity while supporting vulnerable people with the cost of living will be driven through by Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride, as the Government unveiled its Budget for Long Term Growth. Household Support Fund extended with £500 million of support for the most vulnerable households Equivalent of 200,000 more in employment … Continue reading Employment boost of 200,000 as cost of living support extended
New Back to Work Plan to help up to 1,100,000 people with long-term health conditions, disabilities or long-term unemployment to look for and stay in work. Additional support comes alongside tougher sanctions for people who don’t look for work, as part of the next generation of welfare reforms. Includes exploring reforms of the fit note … Continue reading Employment support launched -Back to Work