The DWP - which stands for Department for Work and Pensions - is part of the British Government and is responsible for welfare payments, State Pension and the child maintenance service.

Millions of pounds are reportedly lost to benefit fraudsters each year, according to the Department for Work and Pensions' own figures. This has led to increased scrutiny around eligibility ...

The House of Commons has formally appointed the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) membership. Labour MP, Debbie Abrahams, who was named the committee chair in September, said she was “profoundly ...

More than 200 staff at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are to strike for two weeks over the Christmas period. Workers at three offices in Liverpool and one in Doncaster will walk out from ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has clarified the exact date people should receive their Winter Fuel Payment following a rule change by the new government. Most people are paid in ...

Meanwhile, Labour has kept mum on their new welfare policies or Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) overhauls. In fact, they're playing their cards close to their chest on pretty much every ...

Wylie inherits a digital team with a budget of £1.4bn, in an organisation that transacts £170bn a year, manages 50 million ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced an independent review of the issue of overpayments to carers. Carers have been pushed to breaking point due to overpayment of an allowance ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to warm the wallets of certain households as temperatures plummet, kicking off its Cold Weather Payment scheme from today. Designed to provide ...

But in a letter to the Department for Work and Pensions published on Wednesday, the SSAC said “it is not clear how the tension between the two goals of fiscal savings and increased take-up of ...

Find out more in our detailed guide to contracting out of the second state pension. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) applies a formula, taking into account the number of full National ...

Master trusts will account for £400bn of savers' assets by 2045, according to the Department for Work and Pensions. The consolidation of defined contribution schemes, with a move to larger ...