News Archive 2004
| December | |
|---|---|
| 31/12/2004 | Important information for those affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Asia |
| 21/12/2004 | Against ageism |
| 20/12/2004 | Fraud fight saves a billion |
| 11 - 17/12/2004 | Digest: 11 to 17 December 2004 |
| 16/12/2004 | Employer Task Force report on voluntary pension provision |
| 04 - 10/12/2004 | Digest: 4 to 10 December 2004 |
| 07/12/2004 | Increases in benefits and entitlements |
| 03/12/2004 | Spending power of disabled shoppers can benefit businesses |
| 02/12/2004 | Pre-budget report |
| 01/12/2004 | Disability Discrimination Bill published |
| November | |
|---|---|
| 29/11/2004 | Carer's Allowance e-service anniversary and Carers’Rights Day |
| 29/11/2004 | Extra cash to help disadvantaged |
| 20 - 26/11/2004 | Digest: 20 to 26 November 2004 |
| 23/11/2004 | Tackling ethnic minority unemployment |
| 22/11/2004 | Access All Area awards |
| 13 - 19/11/2004 | Digest: 13 to 19 November 2004 |
| 19/11/2004 | DWP agreement on seeking to avoid compulsory redundancy |
| 17/11/2004 | Employment hits record high |
| 17/11/2004 | Building on New Deal: prototypes announced |
| 06 - 12/11/2004 | Digest: 6 to 12 November 2004 |
| 30/10 - 05/11/2004 | Digest: 30 October to 5 November 2004 |
| October | |
|---|---|
| 24 - 30/10/2004 | Digest: 24 to 30 October 2004 |
| 29/10/2004 | Pension Reform explained: New section on DWP website |
| 27/10/2004 | State Pension forecast online |
| 17 - 23/10/2004 | Digest: 17 to 23 October 2004 |
| 10 - 16/10/2004 | Digest: 10 to 16 October 2004 |
| 14/10/2004 | Minister for Children to work with DWP |
| 13/10/2004 | Labour market policies building on success - Kennedy |
| 12/10/2004 | Pensions Commission report |
| 03 - 09/10/2004 | Digest: 3 to 9 October 2004 |
| 08/10/2004 | Link-Age document in consultation |
| 06/10/2004 | £2 billion extra a year going to pensioners |
| 04/10/2004 | Pension scheme providers: contact us if you think you're potentially eligible for the Financial Assistance Scheme |
| 18/09 - 01/10/2004 | Digest: 18 September to 1 October 2004 |
| 01/10/2004 | Alan Johnson heralds DDA day |
| September | |
|---|---|
| 29/09/2004 | Reward for Age Positive recruiters |
| 11 - 17/09/2004 | Digest: 11 to 17 September 2004 |
| 13/09/2004 | Tackling poverty street by street: “Opportunity for all” |
| 04 - 09/09/2004 | Digest: 4 to 9 September 2004 |
| 09/09/2004 | New Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
| August | |
|---|---|
| 28/08 - 03/09/2004 | Digest: 28 August to 3 September 2004 |
| 30/08/2004 | Pensions Minister visits Luton mosque |
| 30/08/2004 | Link-Age –Government's strategy for services for older people |
| 21 - 27/08/2004 | Digest: 21 to 27 August 2004 |
| 23/08/2004 | Festival gets its disability act together |
| 14 - 20/08/2004 | Digest: 14 to 20 August 2004 |
| 16/08/2004 | Older people stay warmer this winter with £200 or more |
| 16/08/2004 | B&Q and DWP help firms open up to disability |
| 16/08/2004 | Employment up by 181 thousand on the year |
| 07 - 13/08/2004 | Digest: 7 to 13 August 2004 |
| 31/07 - 06/08/2004 | Digest: 31 July to 6 August 2004 |
| 06/08/2004 | Nearly one million lone parents in work |
| 06/08/2004 | Investigators launch raids on counterfeit DVD sellers |
| 05/08/2004 | DWP launches Welsh Language Scheme |
| 03/08/2004 | Equality for disabled people |
| July | |
|---|---|
| 24 - 30/07/2004 | Digest: 24 to 30 July 2004 |
| 17 - 23/07/2004 | Digest: 17 to 23 July 2004 |
| 23/07/2004 | European Social Fund improves skills and work chances |
| 10 - 16/07/2004 | Digest: 10 to 16 July 2004 |
| 15/07/2004 | “UK has a world class labour market”–Kennedy |
| 09/07/2004 | Pension consultation praised by Better Regulation chairman |
| 09/07/2004 | DWP publishes progress report on race equality |
| 08/07/2004 | Pension Credit –helping the poorest pensioners |
| 05/07/2004 | Guidance for public sector on Employers' Liability Compulsory Insurance |
| 05/07/2004 | Andrew Smith launches Pensions Information Pack pilot |
| 26 - 02/07/2004 | Digest: 26 June to 2 July 2004 |
| 01/07/2004 | Lasting legacy of European Year of Disabled People |
| June | |
|---|---|
| 30/06/2004 | Financial Assistance Scheme |
| 29/06/2004 | Further modernisation of DWP announced |
| 28/06/2004 | Hard-hitting warning for benefit fraudsters: ‘Think twice’ |
| 20 - 26/06/2004 | Digest: 20 to 26 June 2004 |
| 22/06/2004 | Jobcentre Plus celebrates 500th milestone |
| 19/06/2004 | Age Positive Week |
| 19/06/2004 | Minister calls for carers to claim what's theirs |
| 05 - 18/062004 | Digest: 5 to 18 June 2004 |
| 17/06/2004 | Targeting Benefit Fraud summer campaign –‘We're on to you’ |
| 17/06/2004 | Building on New Deal final report |
| 11/06/2004 | Look out for new Direct Payment adverts |
| 07/06/2004 | Citizen consultation on German and British state pensions |
| 22/05 - 04/06/2004 | Digest: 22 May to 4 June 2004 |
| May | |
|---|---|
| 15 - 21/05/2004 | Digest: 15 to 21 May 2004 |
| 19/05/2004 | Building on New Deal |
| 18/05/2004 | Rewards for accessible businesses |
| 17/05/2004 | More help for pensions victims |
| 08 - 14/05/2004 | Digest: 8 to 14 May 2004 |
| 14/05/2004 | UK has highest-ever employment levels |
| 11/05/2004 | Funding boost for British Sign Language |
| 01 - 07/05/2004 | Digest: 1 to 7 May 2004 |
| April | |
|---|---|
| 29/04/2004 | DWP Departmental Report 2004 published |
| 08/04/2004 | 10 million reasons to be open for business |
| 02/04/2004 | Jane Kennedy joins DWP |
| 01/04/2004 | Winning the war on poverty |
| March | |
|---|---|
| 30/03/2004 | Boost for Social Fund |
| 17/03/2004 | Budget Report |
| 10/03/2004 | Direct Payment hits the road |
| 04/03/2004 | Don't miss out on Council Tax Benefit |
| 03/03/2004 | Pensions update |
| February | |
|---|---|
| 26/02/2004 | Making work a safer place |
| 19/02/2004 | Age Positive works with trade unions |
| 03/02/2004 | Making Informed Choice a reality: new government proposals |
| January | |
|---|---|
| 29/01/2004 | We're on to you too - young people targeted in benefit fraud campaign |
| 28/01/2004 | Stay warm during the cold snap |
| 23/01/2004 | FA sets goals for disability football |
| 16/01/2004 | Employment at record levels |
| 14/01/2004 | Minister encourages Pension Credit take-up in Northampton |
| 14/01/2004 | ‘First rate service’for Pension Credit customers as over 2.5 million benefit |