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Move aims to help managers and applicants understand range of opportunities

Rudd also confirmed plans to delay the next phase of the rollout but said DWP would still hit its 2023 deadline.

Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has reportedly axed a vote on the reform to ensure it is "working in the interests of every claimant".

Department told it must demonstrate ‘operational capacity’ and ability to ensure claimant welfare before mass transfer begins

“This role is critical to our transformation as a department servicing around 20 million citizens each year,” according to the job advert.

Home Office immigration enforcement DG Tyson Hepple confirmed the department had been talking to non-governmental organisations about how to add independent oversight

FDA union’s latest working hours survey paints picture of understaffing, stress and reduced productivity  

When we evaluate public policy we reach for the rational lexicon, but this risks creating cold and ineffective public services

Union voices anger that Disclosure and Barring Service project will not be brought back in-house

The department has on multiple occasions been forced to deny that it might abandon the project as progress has stalled

MPs warn that rushing the managed migration process and getting it wrong could accelerate destitution

Brokenshire also lauds 2.2% hike in numbers of new homes

Government urged to boost life chances for youngsters battling adversity and save money at the same time

The reform "continues to incentivise single parents... to reduce working hours", according to the Resolution Foundation think tank

With no evidence to support the claim that benefit sanctions help get more people into work, the committee said they were 'nothing other than arbitrarily punitive'

Rob Thompson takes position as department’s technology leader after four years at DWP

Department for Work and Pensions accused of being 'in denial' over negative impacts of new welfare system

'Mismatches in volumes and available staffing will impair our ability to clear work,' Neil Couling told MPs

Department for Work and Pensions details plans to fix historic Employment and Support Allowance underpayments

Plans were leaked as MPs prepare to question employment minister Alok Sharma about the rollout

The Work and Pensions Select Committee's inquiry comes after the government admitted Universal Credit would make some people “worse off” 

Relaxation of local-authority borrowing rules projected to add billions to official figures

Department says it wants a competitive tender process for the next Civil Service Pension Fund admin contract

In a special report looking at the Government Major Projects Portfolio, CSW brings you a snapshot of progress across four categories: infrastructure and construction, transformation and service delivery, information and communications technology, and military capability. This first section looks at three transformation and service delivery across government