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DWP Launches £60m Innovation Fund to Trial Job Support for Disabled People

The fund will pilot tech-led, scalable approaches to help disabled claimants into work to shape upcoming reforms of disability benefits.

Thousands Ordered To Wear Electronic Tags Were Not Fitted, Audit Finds

DWP Expands Support Conversations to 33 Jobcentres

Phone Ban Becomes Law in England’s State Schools

Unused Pension Pots Will Be Counted for UK Inheritance Tax From April 2027

UK Opens Consultation to Tighten Rules on Home Wood and Log Burning

UK Launches Consultation to Curb Zero‑Hours and Low‑Hours Contracts

Phillipson Says School Temperature Limits Could Be Introduced

BCC Forecasts UK Unemployment to Rise to About Two Million as Youth Joblessness Nears 18%

DVSA Reclassifies Mid‑Weight Electric Vans as Class 7 for MOTs

UK Extends PIP Review Intervals for Claimants Aged 25 and Over

Government Opens £7.5m Contest to Deliver England’s Next National Forest

HMRC Details Winter Fuel Payment Clawback With £17 Monthly Deductions From 2026

DWP Publishes Full Reasons for Universal Credit Sanctions as Interview No‑Shows Dominate

HMRC Tells 1.5 Million Parents To Update Child Benefit Or Risk Losing Payments

UK to Add Licence Points for Fly-Tipping in Government U-Turn

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act Takes Effect, Promising Lower Costs and Stronger Safeguards

Government Rejects Petition, Confirms Motability Tax Changes From July

£4 Tickets for Benefit Claimants at Major Attractions Sharpen Fairness Questions After Universal Credit Rise

Labour Freezes NHS Prescription Charge at £9.90 for Second Year