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Department for Work and Pensions

Updated: May 9, 25
Published: May 9, 25
People from Cardiff to Carmarthen will see a boost to their local communities and job opportunities, thanks to the Wales Pension Partnership (WPP) launching a new investment company that pools £25 billion of assets.
Updated: Apr 30, 25
Published: Apr 30, 25
Plans to recover stolen cash and impose driving bans on those who repeatedly fail to pay back taxpayer money moved a step closer today, as Ministers vowed “to address the unacceptable levels of fraud and error we’ve inherited”
Updated: Apr 30, 25
Published: Apr 29, 25
More than one million households struggling with debt will get to keep an average £420 more of their benefits each year, under a change to Universal Credit coming into force today [30 April 2025].
Updated: Apr 30, 25
Published: Apr 29, 25
Large and small businesses who have carried out exceptional work in hiring, retaining and supporting disabled people in the workplace have been recognised in the annual Disability Confident Awards in London.
Updated: Apr 29, 25
Published: Apr 29, 25
Pensioners of the future will benefit from innovative 'collective' pension schemes to boost their income in retirement and productive investment across the economy, under plans announced today [29 April]
Updated: Apr 25, 25
Published: Apr 24, 25
Thousands of women are set to benefit from plans to boost workplace support as leaders from across industry, healthcare and the legal profession came together today to form the first-ever independent Menopause Advisory Group.
Updated: Apr 25, 25
Published: Apr 24, 25
Tens of thousands of people have been helped into workplace training thanks to government support, new figures show today (25 April).
Updated: Apr 24, 25
Published: Apr 23, 25
Millions of Brits will find it easier to track their pension savings with the creation of a small pensions pot consolidator, in reforms unveiled by the pensions minister today (Thursday 24 April).
Updated: Apr 23, 25
Published: Apr 22, 25
People in Wales are set to benefit from a £10 million investment aimed at improving local work, health, and skills support as part of the UK Government's initiative to tackle inactivity and Get Britain Working.
Updated: Apr 14, 25
Published: Apr 13, 25
The Department for Work and Pensions has reappointed Sarah Newton as Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board.

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Acronym: DWP
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 20 million claimants and customers. DWP is a ministerial department, supported by 12 agencies and public bodies .
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