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Over 3 million more people in work since 2010
Official figures released today show the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.4% – the lowest level since 1975.
Department
for Work &
Pensions
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.
Your State Pension
Find out more about your State Pension and how you can plan ahead for retirement.
See Potential
See Potential can help your business fill skills gaps and diversify your workforce by hiring people from disadvantaged groups.
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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Housing Benefit general information bulletins 2017
- updated
- Guidance
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Decision makers’ guide: Vol 2: International subjects: staff guide
- updated
- Guidance
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Decision makers’ guide: memos: staff guide
- 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 13 agencies and public bodies.
Documents
Our announcements
Our consultations
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British Steel Pension Scheme
- Closed consultation
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Changes to the Child Support Agency case closure programme
- Open consultation
Our publications
Our 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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Iain Walsh
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
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Susan Park
Director General, Universal Credit Operations
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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