The Civil Service is seeking to ensure that it's workforce is more representative of the communities that it serves and is holding a recruitment event on Tuesday 28 November focussed on promoting wider diversity of recruitment from ethnic minority groups. The event will take place at The Showroom & Workstation, Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX … Continue reading Civil Service Workforce Diversity Recruitment event to be held on Tues 28 Nov →

Reed in Partnership has been awarded a contract to deliver an employability programme on behalf of Department for Work and Pensions. This is a 65 week programme, titled WHP Pioneer, aims to provide 1:1 support for individuals seeking work. This may include things such as supported job searches, health and wellbeing workshops, external provision, training … Continue reading Reed in Partnership to deliver DWP funded employability programme →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Second Cost of Living Payment update From this week, millions of households across the UK will receive the second of up to three Cost of Living Payments, totalling up to £900 through 2023/24. The payments made will be staggered over the next couple of weeks, running up to and including … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 3 November →

Press release from Department for Work and Pensions Unemployed parents to be given more support to get back into work Move follows over 45 per cent increase to support with childcare costs for parents on Universal Credit, as UK Government ‘backs working families’ Changes brought in this year set to benefit over half a million … Continue reading Changes to employment requirements for parents on Universal Credit →

The Sight in Mind team at DWP is looking for individuals to take part in it's survey of people who are blind or partially sighted and are/have been accessing DWP services. Details of the survey can be found below and it closes for responses on Sunday 19 November. The survey can either be accessed via … Continue reading DWP survey for blind or partially sighted individuals now open for responses →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Employment boost for thousands of parents on Universal Credit  From this week, thousands of parents on Universal Credit will be supported to increase their chances of getting a job or increasing their work hours.   Parents of 3 to 12-year-olds will agree with their Work Coach to spend more time in … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 27 October →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Child Maintenance: Accelerating Enforcement – new consultation A new consultation has launched this week seeking views on proposed legislative changes to speed up enforcement of child maintenance arrears, reducing the time it takes from almost six months to six to eight weeks. The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will be able … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 6 October →

Written by Department for Work and Pensions - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-announces-employment-support-boost-for-over-30-000-economically-inactive-young-people The expansion of the Youth Offer to inactive claimants, for the first time, will begin immediately to help young people into work and improve wellbeing. Department for Work and Pensions’ Youth Offer to expand, providing tens of thousands more young people support to find work. More … Continue reading Government announces employment support boost for over 30,000 economically inactive young people →

Written by Department for Work and Pensions Millions of households to receive £300 from DWP between 31 October and 19 November 2023 This is the second of 3 payments totalling up to £900 supporting eligible people on means-tested benefits with the cost of living Payments make up part of government’s record financial support for the most vulnerable … Continue reading Second 2023 to 2024 Cost of Living Payment dates announced by DWP →

DWP is offering two sessions to help community partners to understand childcare offers available to DWP customers, including upfront childcare costs, and be able to further support them into and to help maintain work. The aim is to get this information out to as many individuals as possible. This is already happening through Jobcentres, but … Continue reading DWP support sessions about childcare offers on 10 & 19 Oct →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Second 2023/24 Cost of Living Payment dates announced On 20 September the Government announced that millions of UK households will shortly get a Cost of Living Payment of £300. The payment will be made to eligible customers between 31 October and 19 November. This is the second of three payments … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 22 September →

Roundup of recent DWP announcements  Flagship Universal Support scheme announced   A £53 million initiative to help 25,000 long-term sick and disabled people into work has been launched as part of the Government's Universal Support programme. Jobcentre Work Coaches and contracted providers will identify and refer participants, with the goal of helping 25,000 people move towards … Continue reading DWP: Touchbase – Fri 15 September →