Department for Work and Pensions

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 15 agencies and public bodies.

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP
  Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
• Guy Opperman MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Employment)
• Tom Pursglove MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work)
• Mims Davies MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression)
• Laura Trott MBE MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions)
• Viscount Younger of Leckie
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Lords)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Cap income used to calculate Child Maintenance to Minimum Wage over a 40hr week
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  13 signatures so far

• Review support for single parents to reduce poverty and costly childcare
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  37 signatures so far

• Remove day 1 Statutory Sick Pay and revert back to 3 day qualification
  Opened on Thursday 7th May 2026
  12 signatures so far

• Reform statutory leave so all workers have enough paid leave to truly live
  Opened on Thursday 7th May 2026
  27 signatures so far

• Stop the governments plan to cut the disability element of Universal credit.
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  58 signatures so far

• Make students studying less than 35 hours a week eligible for carers allowance
  Opened on Thursday 30th April 2026
  152 signatures so far

• Review and cap increases on Motability advance payments
  Opened on Thursday 30th April 2026
  24 signatures so far

• Require employers to give annual leave equal to at least 20-25% of hours worked
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  81 signatures so far

• Review eligibility for one bedroom-rate LHA for those under 35 leaving prison
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  103 signatures so far

• Link tax threshold increases for pensioners to the triple lock for pensions
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  31 signatures so far

• Motability to maintain higher mileage options for disabled people
  Opened on Monday 27th April 2026
  67 signatures so far

• Make medical professionals mandatory in DLA award decisions
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  14 signatures so far

• Do not treat student maintenance loans as unearned income for universal credit
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  19 signatures so far

• Reform Carer’s Allowance rules so carers can earn more without losing support
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  360 signatures so far

• Reduce child maintenance, exclude overtime & introduce no contact, no payment
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  24 signatures so far

• Ban the use of paye umbrella companies
  Opened on Wednesday 22nd April 2026
  118 signatures so far

• Introduce an AI Agent Tax for companies
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  30 signatures so far

• Stop all Universal Credit Reviews and Bank Statement requests
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  45 signatures so far

• Veterans to keep benefit entitlement when in receipt of medical compensation
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  83 signatures so far

• Update child maintenance regulations to better recognise equal care arrangements
  Opened on Wednesday 15th April 2026
  26 signatures so far

• Review Universal Credit rules for self-employed parents and fair reform
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  51 signatures so far

• Require the Government to fund all Statutory Sick Pay for small businesses
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  69 signatures so far

• Review rules and enforce employment change declarations for Child Maintenance
  Opened on Monday 13th April 2026
  17 signatures so far

• Give every newborn in the UK a £1,500 retirement investment
  Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
  26 signatures so far

• Amend UK child employment laws to allow more part time work for under 16
  Opened on Tuesday 7th April 2026
  21 signatures so far

• Introduce same pension age for ambulance workers as for Police and Firefighters
  Opened on Thursday 2nd April 2026
  50 signatures so far

• Review PIP assessment for cyclical and hormone-linked conditions
  Opened on Wednesday 1st April 2026
  47 signatures so far

• Commission review of Motability affordability
  Opened on Tuesday 31st March 2026
  69 signatures so far

• Require all state pensions to be paid monthly
  Opened on Tuesday 31st March 2026
  17 signatures so far

• Stop all state benefit payments to non-British citizens
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  409 signatures so far

• Require pay transparency and ban statutory rights as job benefits
  Opened on Thursday 26th March 2026
  85 signatures so far

• Review CMS to be calculated on both parents’ income, including investments
  Opened on Thursday 26th March 2026
  30 signatures so far

• Stop DWP powers to receive universal credit claimants bank account information
  Opened on Wednesday 25th March 2026
  55 signatures so far

• Improve maternity pay and financial support for working families
  Opened on Tuesday 24th March 2026
  1,230 signatures so far

• Make children eligible for Bereavement Support Payment after death of a parent
  Opened on Tuesday 24th March 2026
  47 signatures so far

• Cap working age benefits at the same level as the state pension
  Opened on Monday 23rd March 2026
  34 signatures so far

• Review financial support for parents if child maintenance payments can't be made
  Opened on Monday 23rd March 2026
  21 signatures so far

• Increase Statutory Paternity Leave to a minimum 12 weeks paid leave for fathers
  Opened on Friday 20th March 2026
  576 signatures so far

• Require employers to manage psychosocial risks like stress & poor mental health
  Opened on Friday 20th March 2026
  134 signatures so far

• Scrap the underoccupancy charge for public housing
  Opened on Friday 20th March 2026
  34 signatures so far

• Ensure fair access to suitable vehicles under the Motability scheme
  Opened on Tuesday 17th March 2026
  67 signatures so far

• Extend Paid Maternity Leave to 18 Months to Support Child Development.
  Opened on Monday 16th March 2026
  158 signatures so far

• Include benefit income in Child Maintenance calculations
  Opened on Monday 16th March 2026
  31 signatures so far

• Allow UC claimants with start-up-businesses to receive payments for 3 years
  Opened on Thursday 12th March 2026
  233 signatures so far

• Review existing safeguards for UK national crew working on cruise ships
  Opened on Thursday 12th March 2026
  248 signatures so far

• Ban employers & recruiters asking about candidates’ salaries when recruiting
  Opened on Tuesday 10th March 2026
  28 signatures so far

• Amend ERA 1996: replace the ‘reasonable responses’ test with objective fairness
  Opened on Monday 9th March 2026
  25 signatures so far

• Make people who are Registered Blind exempt from PIP reassessments
  Opened on Friday 6th March 2026
  45 signatures so far

• Adjust Child Maintenance Payment assessment to account for living costs
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd March 2026
  152 signatures so far

• Legislate to enforce timely payment of workplace pensions
  Opened on Friday 27th February 2026
  3,105 signatures so far

• Don't introduce essentials-only benefit cards and protect claimants’ freedom
  Opened on Thursday 26th February 2026
  267 signatures so far

• Create and fund a national holiday and respite grant scheme for disabled adults
  Opened on Thursday 19th February 2026
  316 signatures so far

• Have a set maximum amount for child maintenance per child.
  Opened on Tuesday 17th February 2026
  31 signatures so far

• Require able-to-work benefit claimants to participate in community work schemes
  Opened on Monday 16th February 2026
  79 signatures so far

• Legally require employers to publish staff disability numbers
  Opened on Monday 16th February 2026
  25 signatures so far

• Exempt Carer’s Allowance in benefit calculations
  Opened on Friday 13th February 2026
  118 signatures so far

• Raise the age to 18 for receiving Disability Living Allowance
  Opened on Thursday 12th February 2026
  67 signatures so far

• Review job hunting and interviewee rights
  Opened on Tuesday 10th February 2026
  66 signatures so far

• Give State Pension to all at 60 and increase it to equal 48hrs of Living Wage.
  Opened on Tuesday 10th February 2026
  158 signatures so far

• Require all employers to include parental leave policies in job listings
  Opened on Monday 9th February 2026
  1,677 signatures so far

• Reform Child Maintenance Service, strengthen processes to protect paying parent
  Opened on Friday 6th February 2026
  165 signatures so far

• Allow child maintenance payslip deductions without notifying the paying parent
  Opened on Thursday 5th February 2026
  151 signatures so far

• Allow spouses to receive 3 years worth of their deceased partner’s state pension
  Opened on Wednesday 4th February 2026
  57 signatures so far

• Require all benefit claimants to “sign on” in person every month to get benefit
  Opened on Tuesday 3rd February 2026
  96 signatures so far

• Reverse the state pension age back to 60 for women & 65 for men
  Opened on Monday 2nd February 2026
  493 signatures so far

• Increase New State Pension and pay to all, abolish the old Basic State Pension.
  Opened on Friday 30th January 2026
  212 signatures so far

• Increase the Carer’s Allowance to equal 35 hours at minimum wage
  Opened on Friday 30th January 2026
  412 signatures so far

• Legal requirement to respond to job applicants after interview
  Opened on Friday 23rd January 2026
  252 signatures so far

• Organisation with 50 or more employees to report on inclusion and belonging
  Opened on Friday 23rd January 2026
  70 signatures so far

• Make the Apprentice National Minimum Wage means tested
  Opened on Thursday 22nd January 2026
  28 signatures so far

• Keep two-child benefit cap for fairness and sustainable public spending
  Opened on Thursday 22nd January 2026
  298 signatures so far

• Simplify the process for parents to claim entitlement to 30 Hour Free Childcare
  Opened on Tuesday 20th January 2026
  44 signatures so far

• Put time limits on claiming housing & welfare benefits and require job-seeking
  Opened on Monday 19th January 2026
  77 signatures so far

• Change Universal Credit so second parent earnings don't affect family’s payment
  Opened on Monday 19th January 2026
  25 signatures so far

• Reduced Pension age for night shift workers who have worked for 15 years or more
  Opened on Friday 16th January 2026
  27 signatures so far

• Review and Regulate AI to Protect Jobs and Prevent Mass Unemployment
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  101 signatures so far

• Stop proposed changes to the Motability Scheme
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  56,730 signatures so far

• Review welfare policies to incentivise work
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  55 signatures so far

• Keep Lifetime ISA for retirement savings & make a new ISA for first time buyers
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  34 signatures so far

• Remove the cap on NI Contributions relief for pension salary sacrifice
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  43 signatures so far

• Introduce child benefit voucher system for parents of more than two children
  Opened on Tuesday 13th January 2026
  63 signatures so far

• Include Child Maintenance as Income in Universal Credit and Means-Tested Benefit
  Opened on Monday 12th January 2026
  516 signatures so far

• Abolish CIS deduction for traffic marshalling and small relevant construction
  Opened on Monday 12th January 2026
  62 signatures so far

• Introduce a benefits payment card that can be used for essentials only
  Opened on Thursday 8th January 2026
  1,515 signatures so far

• Raise Bereavement Support Payment and extend beyond 18 months
  Opened on Thursday 8th January 2026
  36,346 signatures so far

• Launch review into the sustainability and future impact of the state pension
  Opened on Thursday 8th January 2026
  26 signatures so far

• Government apology and compensation for 1950s Women affected by pension changes
  Opened on Wednesday 7th January 2026
  70,680 signatures so far

• Split the child benefit payment if parents share custody
  Opened on Tuesday 6th January 2026
  84 signatures so far

• Stop the deduction of carers allowance from people's Universal Credit award
  Opened on Monday 5th January 2026
  1,578 signatures so far

• Abolish "Polkey deductions" in compensation for unfair dismissal
  Opened on Tuesday 30th December 2025
  22 signatures so far

• Scrap child benefit and introduce universal free childcare for every family
  Opened on Monday 29th December 2025
  44 signatures so far

• Universal credit increase for SEN and twins or other multiples of children
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  73 signatures so far

• Introduce statutory paid leave for 1 parent if child too ill for school/nursery
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  1,161 signatures so far

• Allow shared benefits for children in split families
  Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
  30 signatures so far

• Reassess CMS calculations to include assets and non-PAYE income for parents
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  83 signatures so far

• Equalise the child benefit with UC child element & expand eligibility
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  16 signatures so far

• Stop defining state pensions as a benefit
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  422 signatures so far

• Allow Carers/Family of children given them by social services to claim benefit
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  19 signatures so far

• Raise parental leave limit for parents working at least 16 hours a week
  Opened on Monday 15th December 2025
  22 signatures so far

• Allow under 16s to work full time
  Opened on Monday 15th December 2025
  11 signatures so far

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