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Employment rate remains at record high
Britain has a joint record high employment rate of 75.6% with 32.39 million people now in work according to the latest official statistics.
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for Work &
Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions single departmental plan
The Department for Work and Pensions has set out its objectives and how it will deliver them.
Carillion: information for employees, sub-contractors, creditors and suppliers
Update: 23 February 2018 - Information for employees, sub-contractors, creditors and suppliers of Carillion in liquidation
Your State Pension
Find out more about your State Pension and how you can plan ahead for retirement.
New timetable for State Pension changes to maintain fair and sustainable pension
The government’s review proposes a new timetable for the rise to 68, in line with continuing increases in life expectancy.
Universal Credit: Opening up work
Universal Credit is ‘opening up work’ and allowing access to a wider range of jobs.
Latest
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Universal Credit and recent welfare changes
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- Oral statement to Parliament
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Funeral Expenses Payment claim form
- updated
- Form
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Universal Credit and childcare
- updated
- Guidance
What we do
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 18 million claimants and customers.
DWP is a ministerial department, supported by 14 agencies and public bodies.
Documents
Our announcements
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Universal Credit and recent welfare changes
- Oral statement to Parliament
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Update on the future of DWP jobcentres
- News story
Our consultations
Our publications
Our statistics
Our ministers
Our management
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Peter Schofield
Permanent Secretary
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Debbie Alder
Director General, Human Resources
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Neil Couling CBE
Director General, Universal Credit Programme
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Mayank Prakash
Director General, Chief Digital and Information Officer
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Susan Park
Director General, Operations
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John Paul Marks
Director General, Universal Credit Operations
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Jonathan Mills
Director General, Policy Group
Contact DWP
Jobcentre Plus
Contact your nearest office
Contact form https://www.gov.uk/con...
The Pension Service
Contact your pension centre
Contact form https://www.gov.uk/con...
Media enquiries
For journalists
Contact form https://www.gov.uk/gov...
Official address
Caxton House
Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NA
Email ministers@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
Address legal documents to DWP Litigation Division.
Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
- Make a new request by contacting us at:
High profile groups within DWP
Corporate information
Jobs and contracts
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