For the second year running, Building Our Skills is working in partnership with The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in South Yorkshire to bring its 50 Careers in One Day event to the area. This years event is going to be bigger and even better than last year, with Construction as well as Glazing … Continue reading Building Our Skills 2025 Careers Festival comes to Bramall Lane Stadium on 9 July 2025 →

Benefits are usually paid straight into your bank, building society or credit union account. If your payment date is on a weekend or a bank holiday you’ll usually be paid on the working day before. This may be different for tax credits and Child Benefit. Some payments will be made earlier if they’re due between 25 December … Continue reading Information about Benefit Payments over Christmas and New Year →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Third Cost of Living Payment – Help for Households Millions of households are continuing to receive further support to ease financial pressures during 2023/2024 through Cost of Living Payments. The first payment of £301 was paid between 25 April and 17 May 2023; a second payment of £300 was paid … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 19 Jan →

The Department for Work and Pensions is holding two autism awareness sessions, delivered by Ambitious about Autism and the National Autistic Society. These sessions are aimed at anybody who could be working with individuals with autism. Suggested attendance could be managers / HR / diversity and Inclusion colleagues. Attendees will gain an awareness of autism … Continue reading DWP to run autism awareness sessions for employers on 14 & 21 Feb →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Third 2023/24 Cost of Living Payment dates announced  On 13 December, the Government announced that millions of UK households will shortly get a Cost of Living Payment of £299. This payment will be made to eligible claimants on means tested benefits between Tuesday 6 February and Thursday 22 February. This … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 15 Dec →

Written by Department for Work and Pensions - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/low-income-households-to-receive-over-2-billion-in-further-cost-of-living-support Around 8 million eligible households across the UK are set to receive a £299 Cost of Living Payment in February, as the Government unveiled its plans to reward work, reform welfare and grow the economy. Around 8 million households to receive £299 Cost of Living payment … Continue reading Low-income households to receive over £2 billion in further cost of living support →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  WorkWell prospectus publication The Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Work and Pensions have published the WorkWell prospectus setting out further information and details about the Expression of Interest process inviting Integrated Care Boards, alongside local authorities, to bid for WorkWell funding.  WorkWell, announced at Spring … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 8 Dec →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Today the Chancellor announced, as part of the Autumn Statement, a series of measures to reward work, help make work pay, and reform welfare. These measures build on the Back to Work plan, announced last week, which will help disabled people and people with long-term health conditions who have difficulties … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Weds 22 November →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Back to Work Plan Yesterday the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions announced a package of employment support measures as part of the Back to Work Plan. This £2.5bn investment will help up to 1.1 million people with long-term health conditions, disabilities or who … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 17 November →