by Sam | 17 Apr 2014 | Employment, General Election 2015, Outsourcing, Politics, Welfare
In an article for The Independent Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Rachel Reeves and Shadow Disabilities Minister Kate Green have confirmed that a Labour Government would introduce new contracts to run the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). The new contract would be...
by Chris Rogers | 19 Feb 2014 | Economy, Employment, Politics, Welfare
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning published its latest monthly labour market statistics, covering the quarter October – December 2013 (where figures refer to the ‘previous quarter’, this is July – September 2013). The figures show that...
by Chris Rogers | 17 Feb 2014 | Employment, Politics, Welfare
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Rachel Reeves has criticised the Department for Work and Pensions after it has emerged that claimants in one of the regions piloting the Universal Credit scheme has disappeared from official statistics on unemployment. The news came...
