Job coaches will be expected to spend more time with those out of work on CV writing and interview techniques. Alexander, who spent almost 15 years as a case worker at the DWP’s Child ...

However, under new DWP rules they will have less time to find a new job in their chosen field. The three-month window has now been brutally slashed to just one.

Claimants who chose to take part in the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) work programme were more likely to find jobs, research suggests. Disabled people who have taken part voluntarily in ...

The DWP oversees a number of payments including Universal Credit, but one of its key aims is to help people into work. With this in mind, the Government Department has updated its online tool ...

Assistive technology can be expensive, with screen readers costing around £700. However, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will only fund this equipment once someone is in work, leaving ...

PAC report raises concern that department's response to the shortage in work coaches is making it more difficult for ...

Plans to help those affected by benefits cuts into work are not "properly considered", officials tell the BBC.

The DWP Minister added: “The Government also announced in the recent Pathways to Work Green Paper that we would establish a new guarantee of support for all disabled people and people with ...

A pilot scheme to explore barriers to work will be rolled out to 12 new areas.

And a search is underway for a new ratepayer advocate to keep tabs on the spending at the DWP. But behind the scenes, the utility has also been facing withering scrutiny.

News; Cost Of Living; DWP; DWP change makes it more likely to find a job and it's compulsory for some Disabled people who have taken part voluntarily in a government employment support programme ...