Pension Credit: Eligibility - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p> <\/p>
That\u2019s why we encourage anyone who thinks they may be entitled to check whether they can get Pension Credit.<\/p>
<\/p>
This Autumn, we will be directly contacting pensioners who are in receipt of Housing Benefit but who may be eligible for, but not currently claiming, Pension Credit \u2013 building on last years \u2018Invitation to Claim\u2019 trial.<\/p>
<\/p>
From 16th September we have launched a Pension Credit awareness campaign across press, radio and social media and I know that the devolved administrations in Wales and Scotland, along with local authorities and organisations such as Age UK, are also undertaking promotional activities.<\/p>"}
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The last Parliament saw the biggest increase in economic inactivity in nearly 40 years. The employment rate remains 1.4%pts lower than before the pandemic. Only one in six people escape low pay over the course of a decade.<\/p>
<\/p>
The UK is the only G7 country not to have a higher employment rate than pre-COVID. We are reforming employment support, bringing together Jobcentre Plus and the National Careers Service. The new jobs and careers service will transform our ability to support more people into work and help those on low pay to increase their earnings, which will in turn be vital to supporting our wider economic growth mission.<\/p>
<\/p>
We will set out our plans in more detail through the forthcoming White Paper to Get Britain Working.<\/p>"}
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The DWP\u2019s standards of behaviour statement requires employees to dress in a professional and business-like way. Professional and business-like has a normal, everyday meaning.<\/p>"}
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DWP does not have a National Diversity Ambassador on Trans Issues.<\/p>
Since 2018, under the current Permanent Secretary, there has been no formally recognised role of this description. Before this, the term Ambassador may have been used colloquially within the Department to raise awareness of Trans and wider Equity, Diversity and Inclusion matters. However, this role was not confirmed in any official capacity.<\/p>"}
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There are fewer than 5 individuals in DWP in September 2024 who are claiming Trade Union (TU) Facility time and Diversity Network time.<\/p>
In line with standard departmental practice in statistics, we do not publish details of numbers below 5, or where individuals might otherwise be identified in the data, as this would breach our data protection obligations.<\/p>
DWP does not have a policy on colleagues claiming both Diversity Network Time and Facility Time at the same time.<\/p>"}
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The Office for National Statistics estimate that nearly 1 in 8 young people are not in education, employment or training.<\/p>
<\/p>
This is 872,000 young people, a number which has risen by 74,000 over the last year.<\/p>"}
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