Director-General for Disability, Health and Pensions
Katie Farrington
Biography
Katie Farrington is the Director-General for Disability, Health and Pensions in DWP.
Her previous roles include:
- Director for Universal Credit and Employment Policy and senior responsible officer for the Kickstart Scheme in DWP
- Director for Technology, Digital and Data in the Department for Health and Social Care and NHSX
- Head of the Public Services team in the Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat in Cabinet Office
- leading on school standards policy in the Department for Education
Katie has 3 children. She is also a Trustee for Volunteering Matters, a UK volunteering charity.
Director-General for Disability, Health and Pensions
The Director-General for Disability, Health and Pensions is responsible for:
- the development and implementation of strategy and policy to improve outcomes for disabled people, people with health conditions, pensioners and savers
- the Health Transformation Programme which will transform DWP’s service delivery for disabled people and people with health conditions
- other policy areas including child maintenance and devolution, and DWP’s partnerships with arm’s length bodies