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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• Give pensioners access to PIP, as they are currently excluded from pension age
  Opened on Friday 12th December 2025
  83 signatures so far

• Fund supported living for all autistic adults
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  1,257 signatures so far

• Review implementation of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  2,926 signatures so far

• Review child maintenance service (CMS) process for accepting reduced payments
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  2,158 signatures so far

• Make people with cancer and unable to work automatically entitled to PIP
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  96 signatures so far

• Increase funding for Special Guardians and end the postcode lottery
  Opened on Friday 5th December 2025
  29 signatures so far

• Annual increase should rise by the same amount for both Old & New State Pension
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  88 signatures so far

• Drop the state pension age back down to 60
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  497 signatures so far

• Do not include partner's income in calculation of disabled people's UC claims
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  185 signatures so far

• Ask NAO to investigate any errors in CMS arrears from system migrations
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
  531 signatures so far

• Review and reform administration of Universal Credit & compensation
  Opened on Monday 1st December 2025
  232 signatures so far

• Government to review the Continuing Healthcare (CHC) funding model for home care
  Opened on Monday 1st December 2025
  16 signatures so far

• Introduce a non-taxable lunch allowance for employees to ease financial burden
  Opened on Thursday 27th November 2025
  16 signatures so far

• Fund another round of cost-of-living payments
  Opened on Wednesday 26th November 2025
  41 signatures so far

• Ban people on taxpayer funded benefits from getting tattoos or piercings
  Opened on Monday 24th November 2025
  52 signatures so far

• Ensure annual pension increase apply to all pensioners living abroad
  Opened on Monday 24th November 2025
  7,222 signatures so far

• Adjust the £10 DWP Christmas Bonus introduced in 1972 to reflect inflation
  Opened on Thursday 20th November 2025
  5,104 signatures so far

• Guarantee 100% Pension Transfer to Surviving Spouses
  Opened on Wednesday 19th November 2025
  231 signatures so far

• Require all employers to provide contractual sick pay on top of SSP
  Opened on Monday 17th November 2025
  46 signatures so far

• Review law on disability-related dismissals and employment tribunals
  Opened on Monday 17th November 2025
  783 signatures so far

• Increase annual Pension Protection Fund compensation for pre-1997 service
  Opened on Friday 14th November 2025
  68 signatures so far

• Remove the triple lock commitment on pensions and tie increase to inflation only
  Opened on Friday 14th November 2025
  370 signatures so far

• Increase the fostering allowance to support fostered children
  Open from Monday 10th November 2025 to Sunday 10th May 2026
  30 signatures

• Change childcare funding eligibility to be based on household income up to £200k
  Open from Friday 7th November 2025 to Thursday 7th May 2026
  83 signatures

• End the practice of combining couples' Universal Credit into a single payment
  Open from Friday 7th November 2025 to Thursday 7th May 2026
  58 signatures

• Grant statutory right to leave for employees when a parent passes away
  Open from Thursday 6th November 2025 to Wednesday 6th May 2026
  47 signatures

• Make compassionate leave for pet loss a legal right in the UK
  Open from Tuesday 4th November 2025 to Monday 4th May 2026
  119 signatures

• Lower the state pension age to 65 years old
  Open from Thursday 30th October 2025 to Thursday 30th April 2026
  894 signatures

• Stop the State Pension retirement age rising to 67. Make it 65
  Open from Monday 27th October 2025 to Monday 27th April 2026
  1,033 signatures

• Replace Public Sector Pension schemes with a defined contribution scheme 4%/6%
  Open from Monday 27th October 2025 to Monday 27th April 2026
  123 signatures

• Change review process for ongoing benefits for people with lifelong disabilities
  Open from Monday 27th October 2025 to Monday 27th April 2026
  371 signatures

• Inquiry into DWP handling of ESA terminations during Covid-19
  Open from Friday 24th October 2025 to Friday 24th April 2026
  27 signatures

• Base the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) threshold on household income
  Open from Friday 24th October 2025 to Friday 24th April 2026
  339 signatures

• Take stronger measures to enforce payment of child maintenance arrears.
  Open from Thursday 23rd October 2025 to Thursday 23rd April 2026
  132 signatures

• Strengthen Employment Rights for Workers with Less Than Two Years’ Service
  Open from Friday 17th October 2025 to Friday 17th April 2026
  60 signatures

• Require child maintenance payments to increase by inflation & review enforcement
  Open from Friday 10th October 2025 to Friday 10th April 2026
  173 signatures

• Include children not living with one parent in all benefits and housing claims
  Open from Tuesday 7th October 2025 to Tuesday 7th April 2026
  40 signatures

• Lower universal credit earnings threshold (the AET) for single parents
  Open from Monday 6th October 2025 to Monday 6th April 2026
  234 signatures

• Raise statutory maternity pay for parents with mortgage to help with costs
  Open from Thursday 2nd October 2025 to Thursday 2nd April 2026
  132 signatures

• Require employers give employees 3 months sick pay when cancer is diagnosed
  Open from Tuesday 30th September 2025 to Monday 30th March 2026
  175 signatures

• Review “NHS Low Income Scheme Threshold”. It’s still at same level as in 2015.
  Open from Monday 29th September 2025 to Sunday 29th March 2026
  47 signatures

• Review CMS safeguards to prevent financial abuse and coercive control
  Open from Wednesday 24th September 2025 to Tuesday 24th March 2026
  10,720 signatures

• Reduce the state pension age to 50 years old for men & women
  Open from Wednesday 24th September 2025 to Tuesday 24th March 2026
  86 signatures

• Equalise maternity allowance with statutory pay & don’t reduce Universal Credit
  Open from Wednesday 24th September 2025 to Tuesday 24th March 2026
  60 signatures

• Remove all benefits for those guilty of supporting proscribed terrorist groups.
  Open from Friday 19th September 2025 to Thursday 19th March 2026
  279 signatures

• Require CMS to collect evidence that child maintenance is spent on the children
  Open from Tuesday 16th September 2025 to Monday 16th March 2026
  98 signatures

• Introduce Statutory Menstrual Leave For People With Fibroids and PCOS
  Open from Friday 12th September 2025 to Thursday 12th March 2026
  1,835 signatures

• Make everyone born up to 31 December 1960 eligible for the state pension at 66
  Open from Wednesday 10th September 2025 to Tuesday 10th March 2026
  31 signatures

• Let people claim DLA past age 16 if caring for a non-Gillick Competent adult
  Open from Friday 29th August 2025 to Saturday 28th February 2026
  41 signatures

• Government to pay Statutory Sick Pay for Small Businesses
  Open from Tuesday 26th August 2025 to Thursday 26th February 2026
  29 signatures

• Create a benefit for stay at home parents with children of preschool age
  Open from Tuesday 26th August 2025 to Thursday 26th February 2026
  31 signatures

• Make PIP claims fully online everything written with an online account
  Open from Friday 22nd August 2025 to Sunday 22nd February 2026
  37 signatures

• Limit universal credit overpayment recovery to 5% of entitlement
  Open from Wednesday 20th August 2025 to Friday 20th February 2026
  48 signatures

• Change how CMS payments are calculated to take account of mortgage payments
  Open from Wednesday 20th August 2025 to Friday 20th February 2026
  113 signatures

• All Breaks At Work To Be Uninterrupted and Fully Paid
  Open from Wednesday 20th August 2025 to Friday 20th February 2026
  105 signatures

• Allow State Pension to be passed to children, long-term partners, and dependents
  Open from Tuesday 19th August 2025 to Thursday 19th February 2026
  961 signatures

• Average the income and study hours annually for carers allowance eligibility
  Open from Thursday 14th August 2025 to Saturday 14th February 2026
  23 signatures

• Increase Statutory Maternity Pay - 90% of Wages from 6 Weeks to 16 Weeks
  Open from Thursday 14th August 2025 to Saturday 14th February 2026
  372 signatures

• Hold a referendum before changing the State Pension Age
  Open from Thursday 7th August 2025 to Saturday 7th February 2026
  150 signatures

• Require anti-ableism training & improve transparency in social services
  Open from Thursday 7th August 2025 to Saturday 7th February 2026
  75 signatures

• Extend parental bereavement leave to 4 weeks after the loss of a child
  Open from Thursday 7th August 2025 to Saturday 7th February 2026
  438 signatures

• Allow people to be eligible for both state pension and full carer's allowance
  Open from Wednesday 6th August 2025 to Friday 6th February 2026
  7,769 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement for wages to increase in line with inflation yearly
  Open from Wednesday 6th August 2025 to Friday 6th February 2026
  93 signatures

• Review how mobility side of PIP is assessed for those that can drive
  Open from Monday 4th August 2025 to Wednesday 4th February 2026
  135 signatures

• New protections and support for construction workers
  Open from Monday 4th August 2025 to Wednesday 4th February 2026
  45 signatures

• Require all workplaces to pay employees every fortnight
  Open from Wednesday 30th July 2025 to Friday 30th January 2026
  30 signatures

• Amend employment law to require additional pay for Sunday working
  Open from Monday 28th July 2025 to Wednesday 28th January 2026
  32 signatures

• Legislate to mandate offer of electronic pension transfers and higher standards
  Open from Thursday 24th July 2025 to Saturday 24th January 2026
  16,729 signatures

• Require all transport, roads, houses & public places to be wheelchair accessible
  Open from Wednesday 23rd July 2025 to Friday 23rd January 2026
  45 signatures

• Do not change Access to Work scheme
  Open from Friday 11th July 2025 to Sunday 11th January 2026
  67 signatures

• Extend the winter fuel allowance for all over 60s & families with kids under-18
  Open from Thursday 10th July 2025 to Saturday 10th January 2026
  126 signatures

• Calculate child maintenance from net pay, not gross pay
  Open from Wednesday 9th July 2025 to Friday 9th January 2026
  128 signatures

• Ban local councils from requiring work permits for under 16s eligible to work
  Open from Monday 7th July 2025 to Wednesday 7th January 2026
  116 signatures

• Keep the 2 child benefit cap
  Open from Friday 4th July 2025 to Sunday 4th January 2026
  7,912 signatures

• Mark 30 years of DDA: Make all public buildings flat threshold
  Open from Thursday 3rd July 2025 to Saturday 3rd January 2026
  176 signatures

• Change State Pension Eligibility Age For Builders And Groundworkers
  Open from Wednesday 2nd July 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026
  33 signatures

• Ensure itemised contracted meals in childcare cost eligible for UC reimbursement
  Open from Monday 30th June 2025 to Tuesday 30th December 2025
  27 signatures

• Require autism-friendly interview adjustments and sensory-friendly jobs
  Open from Monday 30th June 2025 to Tuesday 30th December 2025
  289 signatures

• Give State Pension to all at 60 and increase it to equal 48hrs of Living Wage
  Open from Tuesday 24th June 2025 to Wednesday 24th December 2025
  19,992 signatures

• Reform the way PIP assessments are conducted for deaf people
  Open from Monday 23rd June 2025 to Tuesday 23rd December 2025
  609 signatures

• Require people on Universal Credit & fit to work to take a public sector job
  Open from Monday 16th June 2025 to Tuesday 16th December 2025
  108 signatures

• Establish a workplace wellbeing rating and require workplaces to disclose them
  Open from Wednesday 11th June 2025 to Thursday 11th December 2025
  199 signatures

• Stop Means Testing Pensioners and increase the State Pension.
  Open from Thursday 5th June 2025 to Friday 5th December 2025
  217 signatures

• Require all employers to provide sanitary products at the workplace
  Open from Monday 2nd June 2025 to Tuesday 2nd December 2025
  69 signatures

• Voluntary employment and training scheme for those with learning difficulties
  Open from Tuesday 27th May 2025 to Thursday 27th November 2025
  101 signatures

• Ban nurseries charging fees when closed and cap fees
  Open from Thursday 22nd May 2025 to Saturday 22nd November 2025
  80 signatures

• Implement measures to reduce child poverty
  Open from Monday 19th May 2025 to Wednesday 19th November 2025
  2,550 signatures

• Require all PIP assessments & reviews be conducted by doctors
  Open from Monday 19th May 2025 to Wednesday 19th November 2025
  508 signatures

• Include qualifications and occupation in anti-discrimination laws
  Open from Tuesday 13th May 2025 to Thursday 13th November 2025
  24 signatures

• Review and reduce the £3,000 weekly cap for child maintenance purposes
  Open from Monday 12th May 2025 to Wednesday 12th November 2025
  25 signatures

• Require full public consultation on proposed PIP reforms in the Green Paper
  Open from Wednesday 7th May 2025 to Friday 7th November 2025
  220 signatures

• Allow elderly disabled people to claim the state pension early
  Open from Tuesday 6th May 2025 to Thursday 6th November 2025
  1,154 signatures

• Do not scrap the Work Capability Assessment (WCA)
  Open from Friday 2nd May 2025 to Sunday 2nd November 2025
  476 signatures

• Review replacing JSA & ESA with Unemployment Insurance for overseas citizens
  Open from Thursday 1st May 2025 to Saturday 1st November 2025
  11 signatures

• Automatically award Higher Rate PIP to people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
  Open from Thursday 1st May 2025 to Saturday 1st November 2025
  80 signatures

• Provide employment right for all to have a paid day off on their birthday
  Open from Thursday 1st May 2025 to Saturday 1st November 2025
  25 signatures

• Require pension schemes to offer the option to invest in UK companies only
  Open from Wednesday 30th April 2025 to Thursday 30th October 2025
  40 signatures

• Require all employers to include parental leave policies in job listings
  Open from Wednesday 30th April 2025 to Thursday 30th October 2025
  800 signatures

• Keep the state pension at 67 for those born before 1977
  Open from Tuesday 29th April 2025 to Wednesday 29th October 2025
  1,672 signatures

• Require employers to provide 6 days of fully paid sick leave each year
  Open from Tuesday 29th April 2025 to Wednesday 29th October 2025
  50 signatures

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