Books written by Great Britain: Department for Work and Pensions
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A New Deal for Welfare: Empowering People to Work
1 5 Our objectives fully reflect wider principles for welfare reform. ... Impact of Local Housing Allowance in pathfinder authorities 1 6 This new and much simpler way of calculating housing payments for tenants ... management costs.
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Ready for work: full employment in our generation
Providing the right support at the right time is crucial in helping those previously labelled as incapable of work to achieve their potential and reach their personal job and career goals . We recognise that skills needs have to be ...
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Draft Pensions Bill
This draft Pensions Bill contains provisions to introduce a single-tier pension which will for future pensioners replace the current two component State Pension (basic State Pension and additional State Pension) with a single component flat ...
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Is Work Good for Your Health and Well-being?
This independent review, commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions, examines scientific evidence on the health benefits of work, focusing on adults of working age and the common health problems that account for two-thirds of ...
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Consultation on Aids and Appliances and the Daily Living Component of Personal Independence Payment
As highlighted by the first independent review of the PIP assessment by Paul Gray, this policy does not appear to be working as intended.
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Fitness for Work: Government Response to 'Health at Work - an Independent Review of Sickness Absence'
... fit note is working has shown that it is already starting to have an impact on the way that GPs , employers and employees think about work and health . GPs have told us that the fit note has improved their discussions with patients and ...
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A state pension for the 21st century
The four guiding principles for pension reform are: personal responsibility; fairness; simplicity; affordability and sustainability. The options for reform of the state pension are: (1) faster flat rate or (2) a single tier pension.
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Working for children
... pilots started in five Jobcentre Plus districts in April 2005 and were extended to a further two in the Devolved Administrations in ... Lone Parents . Building Support through Rights and Responsibilities New Deal Plus for Lone Parents.
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Department for Work and Pensions Five Year Strategy: Opportunity and Security Throughout Life
... piloting wherever possible . We believe it is essential to continue in this manner , ensuring that our approach is fully tailored to the specific needs of the lone parent group . That is why we think it would be wrong simply to move lone ...
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Reinvigorating Workplace Pensions
The UK's pensions system is need of reform for two primary reasons. Firstly, the UK has an aging population and secondly, working age people are not saving enough to meet their expectations of income on retirement.
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Department for Work and Pensions: Public Consultation: Better Workplace Pensions: A Consultation on Charging - Cm. 8737: A Consultation on...
The Government is also interested in hearing views on whether: a cap on pension scheme charges should be introduced; differential charging between active and deferred members should be banned in DC qualifying schemes; the ban on consultancy ...
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Department for Work and Pensions departmental report 2007
... departments act on long - term key development areas and therefore provide assurance on future delivery . 16. The report on the Capability Review of the Department for Work and Pensions16 was published in July 2006 . The review team ...