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DWP: prompt payment data 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026

How long the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) takes to pay invoices.

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DWP: prompt payment data 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026

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The percentage of invoices paid by DWP within 5 days and within 30 days of receipt.

Updates to this page

Published 4 September 2025
Last updated 10 February 2026 show all updates
  1. Added DWP prompt payment data for Quarter 3 2025 to 2026 (1 October to 31 December 2025) to the table.

  2. Added quarter 2 data to DWP: prompt payment data 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

  3. First published.

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