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Pension saving at record high
Britain now has the highest level of pension saving since records began in 1997.
Department
for Work &
Pensions
#notjustforboys: leading businesses back women as captains of industry
Campaign to support women to make career choices that are right for them launches with retail, construction and Premier League support.
Iain Duncan Smith: jobs-led recovery changing people’s lives
Employment under this government has reached another important milestone with an employment rate which has never been higher.
Universal Credit makes work pay
The national roll out of Universal Credit begins on 16 February 2015.
Helping to reduce poverty and improve social justice
How the government is working to help people overcome complex problems that lead to poverty, to help them change the course of their lives
Simplifying the welfare system and making sure work pays
Making the welfare system fairer, more affordable and better able to reduce poverty, worklessness and welfare dependency.
Latest
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Young UK women outshine Europe
- published 7 March 2015
- Press release
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Advice for decision making: staff guide
- updated 6 March 2015
- Guidance
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DWP workforce management information, January 2015
- published 6 March 2015
- Transparency data
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 14 agencies and public bodies.
Our policies
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Helping to reduce poverty and improve social justice
How the government is working to help people overcome complex problems that lead to poverty, to help them change the course of their lives
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Simplifying the welfare system and making sure work pays
Making the welfare system fairer, more affordable and better able to reduce poverty, worklessness and welfare dependency.
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Helping people to find and stay in work
How the government is getting Britain working and helping people break the cycle of benefit dependency.
Documents
Our announcements
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Young UK women outshine Europe
- 7 March 2015
- Press release
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70% of children living with both birth parents – government promotes relationship support
- 5 March 2015
- Press release
Our consultations
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Occupational pension schemes: abolition of defined benefit contracting-out
- 4 March 2015
- Consultation outcome
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Improving transparency in workplace pensions: transaction costs disclosure
- 2 March 2015
- Open consultation
Our publications
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Advice for decision making: staff guide
- 6 March 2015
- Guidance
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DWP workforce management information, January 2015
- 6 March 2015
- Transparency data
Our statistics
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List of upcoming ad hoc statistical releases
- 6 March 2015
- Statistics
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Social justice: family stability indicator results 2012 to 2013
- 5 March 2015
- Statistics
Our ministers
Our management
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Robert Devereux
Permanent Secretary
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Debbie Alder
Director General, Human Resources
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Mayank Prakash
Director General, Digital Technology
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Jeremy Moore
Director General, Strategy
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Noel Shanahan CB
Director General, Operations
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Mike Driver
Director General, Finance
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Neil Couling CBE
Director General, Universal Credit Programme
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Kevin Cunnington
Director General, Business Transformation 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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