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<p>This government has made significant progress in implementing the most far-reaching
programme of welfare reforms for a generation. We have</p><ul><li>Launched Universal
Credit, the biggest change to the welfare system in a generation, in April 2013. Currently
operating in 38 areas. It will be available in 90 - or one in eight - of the country's
jobcentres by the end of the year.</li></ul><ul><li>Rolled out the household <strong>Benefit
Cap</strong>, which ensures families don't receive more benefits than the average
family earns. In total, more than 42,000 households had their benefits capped by March
2014. Almost 6,000 households who've had their benefits capped have moved into work.
The policy is expected to save £110m in 2014/15.</li></ul><ul><li>Returned fairness
to housing benefit by <strong>stopping paying housing benefit for spare rooms</strong>.
The policy is already saving taxpayers over £1m a day.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Auto
enrolled 3.6million people into a workplace pension</strong> - saving for the first
time or saving more for retirement.</li></ul><ul><li>Launched the <strong>Child Maintenance
Service</strong> to replace the failing Child Support Agency, introducing it first
in December 2012 for parents of four or more children, in July 2013 for parents of
two or more children, and since November 2013 to all separated parents.</li></ul><ul><li>Brought
how claimants find work into the 21st century by launching <strong>Universal Jobmatch</strong>,
rather than just leaving jobseekers to manage with old-fashioned job boards and vacancy
printouts.</li></ul><ul><li>Implemented the <strong>Work Programme</strong> - the
biggest single payment by results employment programme Britain has ever seen - which
has helped around 300,000 long-term unemployed off benefits and into sustained work
- more than previous schemes.</li></ul><ul><li>Introduced the <strong>Claimant Commitment</strong>
in all British jobcentres, spelling out what we expect from jobseekers when they search
for work, resetting the relationship between benefit claimants and Jobcentre Plus
help.</li></ul><ul><li>Started the phased introduction of <strong>Personal Independence
Payment</strong> on time and on budget in April last year.</li></ul><ul><li>Rolled
out the biggest ever campaign to help disabled people into work - <strong>Disability
Confident</strong> - breaking down barriers and boosting employers confidence and
dispelling myths.</li></ul><p>We are implementing these major reforms in a careful
and gradual way, testing and learning as we move forward. This is the right approach.
All this while we've cut DWP costs by £2 billion a year compared to 2009-10. In total,
our welfare reforms are set to save £50 billion over this Parliament.</p>
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