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Press release

Coronavirus support for employees, benefit claimants and businesses

A range of extra support and measures will be in place to help workers, benefit claimants and businesses affected by coronavirus.

Face-to-face health assessments for benefits suspended amid coronavirus outbreak

Press release

Face-to-face health assessments for benefits suspended amid coronavirus outbreak

Claimants on disability benefits will no longer be required to attend face-to-face assessments. The change also covers health checks for Universal Credit.

Benefits and pensions for UK nationals in the EEA or Switzerland

Detailed guide

Benefits and pensions for UK nationals in the EEA or Switzerland

This guidance explains the rights of UK nationals in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland to benefits and pensions from 1 February 2020.

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Campaign

Will the retirement you get be the retirement you want?

Get your State Pension forecast, plus tips and tools to help you plan for your retirement.

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Press release

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

Campaign

Universal Credit: Opening up work

Universal Credit is ‘opening up work’ and allowing access to a wider range of jobs.

Latest from the Department for Work and Pensions

  1. Disability Confident: how to complain
    • Detailed guide
  2. How the deductions from benefit scheme works: guidance for creditors or suppliers
    • Guidance
  3. Disability Confident: employers that have signed up
    • Guidance

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What the Department for Work and Pensions does

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 20 million claimants and customers.

DWP is a ministerial department, supported by 15 agencies and public bodies.

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Services

  1. Sign in to your Universal Credit account
  2. Universal Credit
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Guidance and regulation

  1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): what to do if you’re self-employed and getting less work or no work
    • Detailed guide
  2. Coronavirus (COVID-19): what to do if you’re employed and cannot work
    • Detailed guide
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. COVID-19: Letter to Secretary of State from SSAC
    • Correspondence
  2. Universal Credit: surplus earnings
    • Correspondence
See all news and communications

Research and statistics

  1. Benefit cap: number of households capped to February 2020
    • Official statistics
  2. Universal Credit declarations (claims) and advances: management information
    • Research
See all research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

  1. Benefit and pension rates 2020 to 2021
    • Policy paper
  2. Aligning your pension scheme with the TCFD recommendations
    • Open consultation
See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Social Security Advisory Committee business plan 2020 to 2021
    • Corporate report
  2. DWP ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, Oct to Dec 2019
    • Transparency
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Contact DWP

Jobcentre Plus

Contact your nearest office
United Kingdom

Contact Form: Jobcentre Plus

The Pension Service

Contact your pension centre
United Kingdom

Contact Form: The Pension Service

Disability Service Centre

Get advice or information about a claim you’ve already made for Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance or Personal Independence Payment.
United Kingdom

Contact Form: Disability Service Centre

Media enquiries

For journalists
United Kingdom

Contact Form: Media enquiries

Policy enquiries

Send a question to the DWP ministerial correspondence team.
United Kingdom

Contact Form: Policy enquiries

Address legal documents to DWP Litigation Division.
Contact your benefit office for enquiries about your benefit claim.

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of Information requests

Caxton House
Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NA
United Kingdom

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freedom-of-information-request@dwp.gov.uk

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Jobs and contracts

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