Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

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The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is the UK government cabinet minister responsible for overseeing welfare, pensions, and employment policy.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom cabinet position
government ministerial office
appointedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom
appointedOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
canDelegateTo Ministers of State at the Department for Work and Pensions
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State at the Department for Work and Pensions
country United Kingdom
createdBy merger of the Department of Social Security and parts of the Department for Education and Employment
hasAbbreviation SoS for Work and Pensions
Work and Pensions Secretary
hasDepartmentalHeadquarters Caxton House, London
hasPortfolio labour market policy
pensions
social security
welfare
work policy
heads Department for Work and Pensions
isAccountableTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords of the United Kingdom
isPoliticalOfficeIn Westminster system
jurisdiction Government of the United Kingdom
memberOf British Cabinet
oversees Department for Work and Pensions executive agencies
child maintenance policy
employment and support allowance policy
employment support services
housing benefit policy
income support policy
jobseeker’s allowance policy
pension regulation policy
workfare programmes in the United Kingdom
participatesIn formulation of the United Kingdom budget on welfare and pensions
partOf Cabinet of the United Kingdom
reportsTo Parliament of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
responsibleFor Jobcentre Plus network
Universal Credit policy
benefits administration in the United Kingdom
disability benefits policy in the United Kingdom
employment policy in the United Kingdom
pensions policy in the United Kingdom
social security system in the United Kingdom
state pension system in the United Kingdom
welfare policy in the United Kingdom
seat Westminster
style The Right Honourable

Referenced by (13)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alan Johnson
Amber Rudd
David Blunkett
Keith Joseph ("Secretary of State for Social Services")
Michael Foot ("Secretary of State for Employment")
Michael Howard ("Secretary of State for Employment")
Michael Portillo ("Secretary of State for Employment of the United Kingdom")
positionHeld
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ("SoS for Work and Pensions")
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ("Work and Pensions Secretary")
hasAbbreviation
Department for Work and Pensions
cabinetRank
Department of Social Security ("Secretary of State for Social Security")
oversightBy
Department for Work and Pensions
portfolioMinister
Jobseeker’s Allowance
supervisedBy

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