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20 stories · Last updated: 1 Oct 2026, 5:45pm
gov.uk · DWP
750 young people connect with top employers at Birmingham’s first Youth Guarantee Jobs Fair
Over 750 young people attended Birmingham's first Youth Guarantee Jobs Fair, bringing them together with the UK's biggest businesses.
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gov.uk · DWP
Guidance: Compensation Recovery Unit bulletins
Information for Compensation Recovery Unit customers including compensators and their representatives and personal injury claims managers.
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gov.uk · DWP
Accredited official statistics: ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: December 2027
Outcomes of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments, including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals information.
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gov.uk · DWP
Accredited official statistics: ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: September 2027
Outcomes of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments, including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals information.
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gov.uk · DWP
Accredited official statistics: ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: June 2027
Outcomes of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments, including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals information.
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gov.uk · DWP
Accredited official statistics: ESA: outcomes of Work Capability Assessments including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals: March 2027
Outcomes of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments, including mandatory reconsiderations and appeals information.
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gov.uk · DWP
Official Statistics: Support for Mortgage Interest Statistics to May 2027
Official statistics on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans.
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gov.uk · DWP
Official Statistics: Support for Mortgage Interest Statistics to November 2026
Official statistics on the numbers in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest loans.
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gov.uk · DWP
Being made redundant: finding work, claiming benefits and managing debts
Guidance on finding work, claiming benefits, managing debts and pensions if you’re being made redundant.
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gov.uk · DWP
Official Statistics: Access to Work statistics: April 2007 to March 2025
Statistics include approval and payment volumes as well as Access to Work expenditure and average payment amounts.
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gov.uk · DWP
Guidance: Recovery of benefits, lump sum payments and NHS charges: technical guidance
Guidance for compensators and their representatives on the Compensation Recovery Scheme.
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gov.uk · DWP
Guidance: DWP factual medical reports: guidance for healthcare professionals
Guidance for healthcare professionals who complete medical reports for DWP or one of its assessment providers.
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gov.uk · DWP
Research: Upcoming DWP research publications
This document provides details of upcoming Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) research publications.
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gov.uk · DWP
£2,000 boost for small businesses who take on young apprentices
Smaller businesses backing the next generation will receive £2,000 for every new young apprentice they take on, opening more doors for young people into skilled careers across the country.
23 hours ago Read full story →
gov.uk · DWP
£2,000 boost for small businesses who take on young apprentices
Smaller businesses backing the next generation will receive £2,000 for every new young apprentice they take on, opening more doors for young people into skilled careers across the country.
23 hours ago Read full story →
gov.uk · DWP
Call for bold new ideas to support disabled people and those with health conditions into work
Businesses, charities and innovators can start bidding for a share of £60 million to help unlock work for the millions of people out of work with a disability or a health condition.
23 hours ago Read full story →
gov.uk · DWP
Call for bold new ideas to support disabled people and those with health conditions into work
Businesses, charities and innovators can start bidding for a share of £60 million to help unlock work for the millions of people out of work with a disability or a health condition.
23 hours ago Read full story →
gov.uk · DWP
Transparency data: Industrial Injuries Advisory Council public meetings
These documents record the discussions at Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) public meetings and list the delegates who attended.
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gov.uk · DWP
Transparency data: DWP spending over £25,000, April 2026
Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.
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