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DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) exists to promote opportunity and independence for the public, to help individuals achieve their potential through employment and to work to end poverty in all its forms. The DWP want children to have the best possible start in life, growing up in secure homes and developing skills for the future. One of their objectives is to end child poverty by 2020 and the department are working to make this happen. WEBSITE SPONSORS
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 Ministers sets targets to help people with mental health conditions and learning disabilitiesAmbitious new targets to help more people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities in the workplace, are announced today by Minister for Disabled People Jonathan Shaw. Increased payments for mesothelioma sufferersDWP/034/10People suffering from mesothelioma will be given more financial help, the Government announced today. Employers and doctors get the facts on fit notesDWP/029/10People off work sick will get the support they need to get back to work earlier, as new guidance is launched today. Tower crane registration scheme becomes lawDWP/030/10New laws to improve the safety of tower cranes on construction sites were laid before Parliament today, paving the way for the start of a statutory registration scheme. Right to Control: Government announces winning councilsDWP/033/10The next step in a radical shake-up of the way disabled people use state funding took place today, as Jonathan Shaw, Minister for Disabled People, named the Trailblazer areas which will test the Right to Control. COOPER: Figures show we must continue to invest to help the unemployedDWP/028/10The Government today welcomed the fall in ILO unemployment and youth unemployment, but said the overall figures also showed continued support was needed to secure the recovery. Ministers warned that further rises in unemployment were expected before the summer, and announced more help to get people back to work. IT Desktop Services Contract Awarded to FujitsuDWP/027/10Today, following an open competition the Department for Work and Pensions awarded their IT Desktop Services Contract to Fujitsu. The new contract starts on 1 September 2010 following a phased take on. Help for thousands seriously injured at workDWP/024/10Thousands of people with serious industrial diseases who miss out because they cannot trace their employers’ insurance records should be able to claim compensation following Government proposals announced today. Extra support and cash for parents moving off benefits and into jobs – CooperThousands of lone parents will get extra help to get training and work experience while their children are at nursery school. They will also be able to keep £50 of their wages before losing any benefit if they get jobs for less than 16 hours a week, Yvette Cooper said today. Next Page | Last Page | |
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