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Benefit cuts creating new generation of entrepreneurs, Bank of England suggests - Telegraph

Benefit cuts creating new generation of entrepreneurs, Bank of England suggests - Telegraph | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Iain Duncan Smith hails Britain's 'entrepreneurial spirit' after Bank of England suggests welfare reforms are encouraging people to become self-employed
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Jobs and welfare reform: getting Britain working - Speeches - GOV.UK

Jobs and welfare reform: getting Britain working - Speeches - GOV.UK | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Creating conditions for businesses to grow, resulting in jobs, and welfare reform to get people into work.
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Iain Duncan Smith is the unsung hero of the jobs recovery - Telegraph

Iain Duncan Smith is the unsung hero of the jobs recovery   - Telegraph | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Iain Duncan Smith’s welfare reform, as much as Osborne's austerity, is pushing British people into work
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Lib Dems accuse Tories of 'nicking' party's policy on low wages

Lib Dems accuse Tories of 'nicking' party's policy on low wages | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Coalition tensions after junior party claims Conservative ministers are latching on to fairness agenda
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Iain Duncan Smith says welfare cap is helping to end 'benefit dependency'

Iain Duncan Smith says welfare cap is helping to end 'benefit dependency' | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
However official figures show the number of families affected is much smaller than originally expected
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Iain Duncan-Smith promotes new care apprentice scheme in Rossendale

Iain Duncan-Smith promotes new care apprentice scheme in Rossendale | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
CABINET welfare boss Iain Duncan-Smith came to Rossendale to promote a new scheme for care apprentices and rejected claims the government was ignoring East Lancashire.
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IDS Has 'No Idea' How Much He's Paying To Get Young Into Sex Industry Jobs

IDS Has 'No Idea' How Much He's Paying To Get Young Into Sex Industry Jobs | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Iain Duncan Smith has come under fire after the Department for Work and Pensions admitted it does not know how much it is paying adult employers in government subsidies to take on young people. Labour MP Fiona Mactaggart told HuffPostUK that the department's failure to know how many adult employers were getting £2,275 "wage incentives" to hire young people in full-time work was "unacceptable".
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Minimum wage rise won't cut benefits bill say employers

Minimum wage rise won't cut benefits bill say employers | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The CBI has said the Government must 'ensure a balance' between protecting the low paid and the jobless, or risk damaging job prospects for the young.
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Benefit cap causing hundreds to return to work, claims Iain Duncan Smith - Telegraph

Benefit cap causing hundreds to return to work, claims Iain Duncan Smith - Telegraph | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The Government's cap on benefits has helped cause a change in culture where people previously on benefits now have an incentive to work, says Work and Pensions Secretary
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Benefits overhaul: the system is unfair and cruel

Benefits overhaul: the system is unfair and cruel | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
The big issue: Iain Duncan Smith is fooling himself if he thinks companies will choose to employ sick and disabled people
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