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3 February 2010 DWP releases 'Work and Skills Plans: Next Steps, Policy Statement'
20 January 2010 UK unemployment falls by 7,000 to 2.46 million
7 January 2010 Final report of review of local delivery to tackle child poverty
16 December 2009 Quarterly increase in unemployment is smallest since spring 2008
15 December 2009 DWP employment white paper released
9 December 2009 Alistair Darling delivers pre-budget report
13 November 2009 £40m extra Working Neighbourhood funding announced
11 November 2009 National Skills Strategy released
11 November 2009 Unemployment increases by 30,000
13 October 2009 DWP publishes FND phase 2 bidders successful at PQQ stage
5 October 2009 David Cameron announces welfare reform 'to get Britain working'
28 September 2009 Yvette Cooper announces expansion of local employment partnerships scheme
16 September 2009 Unemployment reaches 2.47 million
12 August 2009 Unemployment reaches 2.4bn
4 August 2009 Future jobs Fund awards announced
15 July 2009 Unemployment rises by 281,000
30 June 2009 Government publishes response to Tackling Worklessness Review
29 June 2009 Welfare to work providers under government contract accused of fraud
28 June 2009 Prime Minister launches plan for Building Britain’s Future
19 June 2009 Labour market figures better than expected
16 June 2009 Yvette Cooper launching tendering for phase 2 of the flexible new deal
9 June 2009 Yvette Cooper and Jim Knight appointed to DWP
2 June 2009 Phase one FND providers announced
15 May 2009 Bidding opens for £1bn Future Jobs Fund
14 May 2009 Unemployment rises by 244,000 this quarter
1 May 2009 Future Jobs Fund launched
22 April 2009 Inclusion welcomes £3bn Budget package of support for the unemployed
3 April 2009 G20 commits to creating employment opportunities in response to the economic crisis
23 March 2009 DIUS White Paper published: 'The Learning Revolution'
4 February 2009 DWP's estimates of long-term unemployed increases by 300%
21 January 2009 UK unemployment rises to 1.92m
20 January 2009 Theresa May becomes Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary
14 January 2009 Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09 published
13 January 2009 'New opportunities: fair chances for the future' White Paper released
12 January 2009 Gordon Brown announces measures to help workless
17 December 2008 Unemployment hits 1.86m
10 December 2008 DWP releases white paper
02 December 2008 Review calls for Government to extend welfare to work conditionality
24 November 2008 Chancellor Alastair Darling delivers the pre-budget report
18 November 2008 Flexible new deal providers bid despite credit crunch
12 November 2008 Unemployment hits 1.82m
11 November 2008 David Cameron proposes tax cuts to employers hiring unemployed
11 November 2008 Joseph Rowntree Foundation launches child poverty policy reports
11 November 2008 Find out about the socially excluded adults public service agreement (PSA 16)
5 November 2008 Banks Must Restructure Mortgages to stop repossessions
27 October 2008 Employment and support allowance brought in
27 October 2008 Put the needs of crime victims first, says Jack Straw
23 October 2008 A further £1 billion will be needed for new deal
7 October 2008 ‘Britain already in recession’, says British Chambers of Commerce
6 October 2008 Cabinet reshuffle takes place
1 October 2008 Euro area unemployment up to 7.5%
1 October 2008 Conservatives announce measures to sanction job refusals
30 September 2008 Millions of UK children living in poverty
23 September 2008 Gordon Brown commits to legislate to eradicate child poverty
17 September 2008 ONS reports another rise in unemployment
9 September 2008 Brendan Barber calls for end to injustice in the labour market
9 September 2008 Ed Mayo welcomes Inclusion's report on life in fuel poverty
4 September 2008 Nacro in joint bid to run prisons
6 August 2008 Shortlist of Organisations successful at PQQ for Phase One FND
22 July 2008 No one written off: Welfare reform Green Paper
24 June 2008 Government outlines child poverty initiatives
23 June 2008 Sign up for benefits, sign up for skills
17 June 2008 Wales: Want2Work to help thousands more back into work
