Back وزارة العمل والمعاشات (المملكة المتحدة) Arabic Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau CY Department for Work and Pensions German Department for Work and Pensions English وزارت کار و بازنشستگی بریتانیا FA Département du Travail et des Retraites French Dipartimento per il lavoro e le pensioni Italian 労働・年金省 Japanese Departementet for arbeid og trygd NB Министерство труда и пенсий Великобритании Russian
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is a government department in the United Kingdom. It was set up in 2001 when the Department for Social Security was closed. It took over some the work of the Department for Education and Employment.[1] It pays Social security benefits in the United Kingdom.
Mel Stride is the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
It runs:
- Jobcentre Plus
- the Pension Service
- Disability and Carers Service.
- Child Maintenance Group
It is also responsible for the Health and Safety Executive, The Pensions Regulator and the Money and Pensions service. They are non-departmental public bodies.
- ↑ E Carmel; T Papadopoulos. "The New governance of Social Security in Britain" (PDF). University of Bath. Retrieved 6 June 2012.