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20 stories · Last updated: 3 Jul 2026, 3:34pm
gov.uk · DWP
BAE Systems tops the DWP's latest apprenticeships rankings as leading employers named
Top ranking apprenticeship employers have been revealed after the publication of the new leaderboard – with BAE Systems topping the list for 2026.
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gov.uk · DWP
Correspondence: Keep Britain Working review update: March 2026
An update on the implementation of the independent review of the role of employers in tackling health based economic inactivity and promoting healthy and inclusive workplaces.
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gov.uk · DWP
Guidance: Keep Britain Working Vanguard Phase Terms of Reference
Terms of Reference relating to the implementation of the Keep Britain Working independent review.
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gov.uk · DWP
Correspondence: Keep Britain Working review update: June 2026
June 2026 update on implementing the independent review of employers' role in tackling health based economic inactivity and promoting healthy and inclusive workplaces.
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gov.uk · DWP
Keep Britain Working review update: March 2026
An update on the implementation of the independent review of the role of employers in tackling health based economic inactivity and promoting healthy and inclusive workplaces.
21 hours ago Read full story →
gov.uk · DWP
Keep Britain Working review update: June 2026
June 2026 update on implementing the independent review of employers' role in tackling health based economic inactivity and promoting healthy and inclusive workplaces.
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gov.uk · DWP
Keep Britain Working continues drive to stop people falling out of the workforce
Nearly 200 workplaces have signed up to be “Vanguards” preventing people dropping out of work due to ill-health, in a new milestone for the programme.
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gov.uk · DWP
Keep Britain Working continues drive to stop people falling out of the workforce
Nearly 200 workplaces have signed up to be “Vanguards” preventing people dropping out of work due to ill-health, in a new milestone for the programme.
21 hours ago Read full story →
gov.uk · DWP
Official Statistics: Winter Fuel Payment statistics for winter 2025 to 2026
Annual statistics on the number of Winter Fuel Payments made in winter 2025 to 2026.
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gov.uk · DWP
Official Statistics: Department for Work and Pensions Complaints statistics to June 2026
Quarterly release of Official Statistics in Development including Department for Work and Pensions complaints received, closed and upheld by each business area, and categorisation of the reason for t…
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gov.uk · DWP
Official Statistics: Department for Work and Pensions Complaints statistics to September 2026
Quarterly release of Official Statistics in Development including DWP complaints received, closed and upheld by each business area, and categorisation of the reason for the complaint. 
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gov.uk · DWP
Current DWP research being undertaken by external organisations
Check a list of live research being conducted by research organisations for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).
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gov.uk · DWP
Accredited official statistics: Workplace pension participation and savings trends: 2009 to 2025
These annual statistics include detailed breakdowns of the number of savers and the amount of savings.
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gov.uk · DWP
Guidance: Access to Work provider memos
Access to Work provider memos.
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gov.uk · DWP
Policy paper: Get Britain Working: an update on the Jobs and Careers Service
A report to provide an update on the development of the Jobs and Careers Service, building on the Get Britain Working White Paper.
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gov.uk · DWP
Official Statistics: List of upcoming DWP ad hoc statistical releases
List of upcoming Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ad hoc statistical releases.
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gov.uk · DWP
Councils supported to identify and support vulnerable teenagers
New data reveals 32,100 “Phantom NEETS” are being left to drift without help, with up to half of 16 and 17-year-olds unaccounted for in one area.
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gov.uk · DWP
Councils supported to identify and support vulnerable teenagers
New data reveals 32,100 “Phantom NEETS” are being left to drift without help, with up to half of 16 and 17-year-olds unaccounted for in one area.
2 days ago Read full story →
gov.uk · DWP
Guidance: Early years teacher degree apprenticeship: guidance for employers
How employers in the early years sector can effectively deliver the early years teacher degree apprenticeship (EYTDA).
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