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Unemployment remains at lowest rate since 1975
Official employment figures released today show that unemployment is at 4.3%, the lowest 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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Work Choice provider guidance: effective from April 2017
- updated
- Statutory guidance
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Work Choice provider guidance: before April 2017
- updated
- Statutory guidance
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Universal Credit and landlords
- 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
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Unemployment remains at lowest rate since 1975
- Press release
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DWP customer phone lines to become Freephone
- Press release
Our consultations
Our publications
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Work Choice provider guidance: effective from April 2017
- Statutory guidance
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Work Choice provider guidance: before April 2017
- Statutory guidance
Our statistics
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Child Support Agency quarterly summary of statistics: June 2017
- National Statistics
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List of upcoming ad hoc statistical releases
- 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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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
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Jonathan Mills
Director General, Strategy, Policy and Analysis
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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