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Welfare Reform in the U.K. Means Fewer People Left Behind in the Recession
New figures show a test which focuses on what people can do rather than what they can’t is keeping more people seeking work. Thousands of people are now moving towards work rather than being left to claim sickness benefit. The latest figures for...
Free Mobile Calls for U.K. Benefit And Pension Claimants
Free phone calls for most people using their mobiles to claim benefits and pensions have been announced by the Department for Work and Pensions today. From next week, six of the biggest mobile phone network companies will no longer charge their customers...
Millions of U.K. Workers to Get First Pension
Millions of British workers have moved a step closer to getting a workplace pension for the first time as the final rules for the Government’s pensions reform were put before Parliament today. Calling this the most radical change to workplace entitlements...
Number of People Aged 100 And Over in Britain Expected to Double in Next 10 Years
Next year there will be 12,000 people aged 100 or over in the UK. In 10 years time this figure is expected to nearly double to 22,000. In 2010 there are will be around 12 million pensioners in the UK, rising to 16 million by 2050. And the number of...
Top U.K. Premier League Clubs Set to Provide Hundreds of Unique Training Opportunities
Top Premier League clubs are set to provide hundreds of unique training opportunities to boost the confidence of jobseekers and prepare them for the workplace. Employment Minister Jim Knight announced the launch of the initiative at Chelsea’s Stamford...
5.9 Million Free Swims During the Second Quarter of the U.K. Government’s Free Swimming Initiative
The U.K. Government has welcomed the latest official data that shows that there were 5.9 million free swims during the second quarter of its £140m free swimming initiative, covering July, August and September 2009 – up from 4.5 million in the first...
U.K. Civil Servant Invented 1,400 Children in Tax Credits Fraud
Civil servant John Brian Agdomar and an accomplice, Olanekan Omatayo Ogunmekan, are behind bars after being caught out by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) investigators. Between them the pair fabricated more than 1,400 fictitious children, hijacked hundreds...
People with Mental Health Problems in the U.K. to Receive Extra Support to Remain in the Workplace
Thousands of people with mental health problems in the U.K. will get extra support managing their condition to remain in the workplace, Jim Knight, Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform has announced. Early indications of the government...
