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Unemployment rate at 11-year low
The unemployment rate has remained at an 11-year low of just 4.8% – down by more than 900,000 since 2010.
Department
for Work &
Pensions
A century of support: Department for Work and Pensions turns 100 years old
This week DWP turns 100 years old, marking a century of supporting people into jobs and encouraging them to save for their future.
Work, health and disability: improving lives
We are seeking views on what it will take to transform employment prospects for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.
Workplace pensions
Every employer with at least one member of staff will need to provide a workplace pension if their employees meet the qualifying criteria.
Pensions and ageing society
We are modernising the State Pension and protecting important benefits for older people to make sure everyone can enjoy a secure future.
Autumn Statement 2016
The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave his Autumn Statement to Parliament on 23 November 2016.
Latest
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Universal Credit: full service and live service
- published
- Guidance
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National Insurance credits for adults who care for a child under 12: fact sheet
- updated
- Guidance
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Universal Credit: different earning patterns and your payments
- 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 over 22 million claimants and customers.
DWP is a ministerial department, supported by 13 agencies and public bodies.
Documents
Our announcements
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Unemployment rate at 11-year low
- Press release
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Better support for bereaved families
- Press release
Our consultations
Our publications
Our statistics
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DWP statistical summaries 2017
- Official Statistics
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Cold Weather Payment statistics: 2016 to 2017
- Official Statistics
Our ministers
Our management
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Sir Robert Devereux KCB
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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Jeremy Moore
Director General, Strategy
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Mayank Prakash
Director General, Chief Digital and Information Officer
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Andrew Rhodes
Director General, Operations
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Peter Schofield
Director General, Finance
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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