Department for Work and Pensions

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government department ministerial department of the United Kingdom government

The Department for Work and Pensions is the United Kingdom government department responsible for welfare, pensions, and employment policy and services.

Aliases (5)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government department → ministerial department of the United Kingdom government →
abbreviation	DWP →
budgetType	largest public service department budget in the United Kingdom →
cabinetRank	Secretary of State for Work and Pensions →
country	United Kingdom →
dateFormed	2001 →
headquartersCity	London →
headquartersCountry	United Kingdom →
headquartersLocation	Caxton House, Tothill Street, London →
jurisdiction	Great Britain → United Kingdom →
languageOfWork	English →
locatedInTimeZone	British Summer Time → Greenwich Mean Time →
oversees	Child Maintenance Service → Disability and Carers Service → Jobcentre Plus → The Pension Service →
parentDepartmentOf	Child Maintenance Service → Disability and Carers Service → Jobcentre Plus → The Pension Service →
partOf	Government of the United Kingdom →
portfolioMinister	Secretary of State for Work and Pensions →
replaced	Department of Social Security → Employment Service → parts of the Department for Education and Employment →
responsibleFor	Carer’s Allowance → Child Maintenance Service policy → Cold Weather Payment → Employment and Support Allowance → Jobseeker’s Allowance → Pension Credit → Personal Independence Payment → Universal Credit → Winter Fuel Payment → benefit sanctions policy → disability benefits administration → employment policy in the United Kingdom → employment support programmes → labour market services → pensions policy in the United Kingdom → social security benefits administration → state pension administration → supporting people into work → welfare policy in the United Kingdom → work capability assessments policy → working-age benefits administration →
website	https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions →
worksUnder	Cabinet of the United Kingdom →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carer’s Allowance → Cold Weather Payment → Employment and Support Allowance → Jobseeker’s Allowance → Pension Credit → Personal Independence Payment → Universal Credit →	administeredBy
Department for Work and Pensions ("Jobcentre Plus") → Department for Work and Pensions ("The Pension Service") → HMG → Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ("Department for Work and Pensions executive agencies") →	oversees
Child Maintenance Service → Disability and Carers Service →	operatedBy
Child Maintenance Service → Disability and Carers Service →	parentOrganization
Department for Work and Pensions ("DWP") →	abbreviation
Pension Credit ("The Pension Service") →	administeredThrough
Department of Social Security →	dissolvedInto
UK government →	executiveBody
Caxton House, Tothill Street, London →	hasTenant
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions →	heads
Caxton House, Tothill Street, London →	isHeadquartersOf
Department for Work and Pensions ("The Pension Service") →	parentDepartmentOf
Disability and Carers Service →	partOf
Department of Social Security →	reorganizedAs
Department of Social Security →	replacedBy
Command Papers →	submittedBy
Welfare trends report →	usedBy
OBR →	usesDataFrom
Department for Work and Pensions ("https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions") →	website