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 13 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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• To remove or increase the upper earnings limit on Carers Allowance
  Open from Monday 4th July 2022 to Wednesday 18th January 2023
  716 signatures

• Raise the Pension Credit income threshold to equivalent of National Living Wage
  Open from Thursday 30th June 2022 to Friday 13th January 2023
  29 signatures

• Introduce end-of-life payments for people who die before receiving state pension
  Open from Wednesday 22nd June 2022 to Thursday 5th January 2023
  66 signatures

• Do not increase state pension age above 66
  Open from Monday 20th June 2022 to Tuesday 3rd January 2023
  1,356 signatures

• Increase Carer's Allowance to equal 35hrs at National Minimum Wage
  Open from Wednesday 8th June 2022 to Thursday 22nd December 2022
  34,295 signatures

• Increase State pensions to £380 a week, and lower retirement age to 60
  Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
  111,010 signatures

• People on Contribution based should be helped the same as income related benefit
  Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
  24 signatures

• More help for carers: stop deducting carers allowance from Universal Credit
  Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
  109 signatures

• Include Carers Allowance in the £650 cost of living payment
  Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
  98 signatures

• Create benefit for full-time carers of disabled children paying £332.50 a week
  Open from Monday 16th May 2022 to Wednesday 30th November 2022
  2,767 signatures

• Increase the National Living Wage to match the London Living Wage
  Open from Wednesday 11th May 2022 to Friday 25th November 2022
  27 signatures

• Bring forward the April 2023 State Pension increase
  Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
  476 signatures

• Full review of benefits available for people with Chronic & Hidden Disabilities
  Open from Wednesday 4th May 2022 to Friday 18th November 2022
  73 signatures

• Equalise paternity leave and pay entitlements with maternity leave and pay
  Open from Tuesday 3rd May 2022 to Thursday 17th November 2022
  75 signatures

• Change DLA to PIP age from 16 years old to 18 years old
  Open from Tuesday 3rd May 2022 to Thursday 17th November 2022
  107 signatures

• Raise Funeral Payments and give Bereavement Payments to children of the deceased
  Open from Monday 25th April 2022 to Tuesday 8th November 2022
  16 signatures

• Require sanitary bins be provided in men and women's toilets
  Open from Thursday 21st April 2022 to Friday 4th November 2022
  31 signatures

• Bring the draft Bereavement Benefits Remedial Order into law.
  Open from Wednesday 20th April 2022 to Thursday 3rd November 2022
  720 signatures

• Pay Carer's Allowance in addition to any other benefits or state pension
  Open from Tuesday 12th April 2022 to Wednesday 26th October 2022
  109 signatures

• Remove face-to-face assessments for PIP renewals
  Open from Monday 11th April 2022 to Tuesday 25th October 2022
  37 signatures

• Review and increase the income thresholds for Free School Meals
  Open from Monday 11th April 2022 to Tuesday 25th October 2022
  527 signatures

• Fast-track access to benefits for terminally ill as soon as diagnosed

• Fast-track access to benefits for terminally ill as soon as diagnosed
  Open from Thursday 7th April 2022 to Friday 21st October 2022
  16,650 signatures

• Extend the help to buy scheme beyond March 2023
  Open from Thursday 31st March 2022 to Friday 14th October 2022
  246 signatures

• Increase benefits in line with current levels of inflation
  Open from Tuesday 29th March 2022 to Thursday 13th October 2022
  13,879 signatures

• Increase student maintenance loans in line with increased living costs
  Open from Friday 18th March 2022 to Sunday 2nd October 2022
  105 signatures

• Move the state pension age back to 60 for men and women
  Open from Tuesday 8th March 2022 to Thursday 8th September 2022
  1,251 signatures

• Give employees a right to full pay during sick leave
  Open from Monday 7th March 2022 to Wednesday 7th September 2022
  32 signatures

• Extend Statutory Sick Pay to workers with multiple jobs earning over £120/week
  Open from Thursday 3rd March 2022 to Saturday 3rd September 2022
  21 signatures

• Extend Bereavement Support Payments to unmarried couples who cohabit
  Open from Thursday 3rd March 2022 to Saturday 3rd September 2022
  39 signatures

• Increase the state pension to £19,760 a year (£380 a week)
  Open from Friday 25th February 2022 to Thursday 25th August 2022
  52,776 signatures

• Make Winter Fuel Payments means tested
  Open from Monday 21st February 2022 to Sunday 21st August 2022
  43 signatures

• Retain full benefits for parents facing temporary removal of their children
  Open from Friday 18th February 2022 to Thursday 18th August 2022
  37 signatures

• Backpay the £20 covid uplift to people on Legacy Benefits
  Open from Tuesday 15th February 2022 to Monday 15th August 2022
  30,544 signatures

• Create a Covid Remembrance Public Holiday in 2023
  Open from Thursday 10th February 2022 to Wednesday 10th August 2022
  17 signatures

• Add an additional amount to Universal Credit for energy costs
  Open from Tuesday 8th February 2022 to Monday 8th August 2022
  73 signatures

• Give employees the right to choose who accompanies them to disciplinary meetings
  Open from Thursday 3rd February 2022 to Wednesday 3rd August 2022
  69 signatures

• Scrap the two-child limit for Universal Credit and Child Tax Credits
  Open from Monday 31st January 2022 to Sunday 31st July 2022
  55 signatures

• Mandatory training on mental health in all workplaces
  Open from Monday 24th January 2022 to Sunday 24th July 2022
  18 signatures

• Allow people living with a partner to make single claims for Universal Credit
  Open from Monday 24th January 2022 to Sunday 24th July 2022
  140 signatures

• Treat under and over 35s the same for Universal Credit housing allowance
  Open from Tuesday 18th January 2022 to Monday 18th July 2022
  36 signatures

• Introduce neonatal leave and pay entitlement immediately
  Open from Tuesday 18th January 2022 to Monday 18th July 2022
  1,390 signatures

• Increase the basic state pensions by £500 a year as an emergency measure
  Open from Wednesday 12th January 2022 to Tuesday 12th July 2022
  22,337 signatures

• Do not deduct Carer's Allowance or pension payment from Universal Credit
  Open from Tuesday 11th January 2022 to Monday 11th July 2022
  437 signatures

• Extend statutory two weeks’ paid bereavement leave to all employees
  Open from Monday 10th January 2022 to Sunday 10th July 2022
  363 signatures

• Introduce additional bank holiday payments for state pensions
  Open from Monday 10th January 2022 to Sunday 10th July 2022
  30 signatures

• Introduce flexible state pensions for people who want to retire early.
  Open from Friday 7th January 2022 to Thursday 7th July 2022
  116 signatures

• Restore confidence in the benefit overpayment recovery waiver (write-off) system
  Open from Wednesday 5th January 2022 to Tuesday 5th July 2022
  408 signatures

• Reinstate the Widowed Parent's Allowance for parents whose partner dies
  Open from Tuesday 21st December 2021 to Tuesday 21st June 2022
  149 signatures

• Extend backdating for Employment and Support Allowance to cover whole illness
  Open from Tuesday 21st December 2021 to Tuesday 21st June 2022
  122 signatures

• Review and reform the Display Screen Equipment regulations
  Open from Tuesday 14th December 2021 to Tuesday 14th June 2022
  16 signatures

• Remove the cap on tax-free childcare so it meets more families’ needs

• Remove the cap on tax-free childcare so it meets more families’ needs
  Open from Monday 13th December 2021 to Monday 13th June 2022
  107 signatures

• Ban discrimination against potential tenants on Universal Credit
  Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
  65 signatures

• Make non-payment of child maintenance a criminal offence
  Open from Wednesday 24th November 2021 to Tuesday 24th May 2022
  1,467 signatures

• Make self-employed people eligible for statutory adoption pay
  Open from Tuesday 23rd November 2021 to Monday 23rd May 2022
  16,794 signatures

• Increase State Pensions to £400 a week and fund free adult social care for all
  Open from Monday 22nd November 2021 to Sunday 22nd May 2022
  3,297 signatures

• Make the minimum wage equal for all
  Open from Wednesday 17th November 2021 to Tuesday 17th May 2022
  81 signatures

• Make working from home a legal right to help cut co2 emissions.
  Open from Tuesday 16th November 2021 to Monday 16th May 2022
  44 signatures

• Create a Security Workers Act
  Open from Tuesday 9th November 2021 to Monday 9th May 2022
  3,486 signatures

• Abolish the 25% threshold for changes in income to trigger CMS recalculation
  Open from Monday 8th November 2021 to Sunday 8th May 2022
  373 signatures

• Increase UC by £20/week for disabled claimants with limited capability to work.
  Open from Friday 5th November 2021 to Thursday 5th May 2022
  60 signatures

• Stop bonuses and overtime being included in child maintenance calculations.
  Open from Tuesday 2nd November 2021 to Monday 2nd May 2022
  649 signatures

• Do not treat student maintenance loans as an income for Universal Credit
  Open from Monday 1st November 2021 to Sunday 1st May 2022
  197 signatures

• Increase flat rate of Child Maintenance to £21.15 p/w
  Open from Monday 1st November 2021 to Sunday 1st May 2022
  20 signatures

• Increase all means-tested benefits by £20 a week
  Open from Friday 29th October 2021 to Friday 29th April 2022
  88 signatures

• Increase Carer's Allowance to equal 35 hours at the National Living Wage
  Open from Monday 18th October 2021 to Monday 18th April 2022
  1,292 signatures

• Give state pensioners a choice whether to be paid four-weekly or monthly
  Open from Monday 18th October 2021 to Monday 18th April 2022
  28 signatures

• Extend Kickstart Scheme past March 2022 for those with most employment barriers
  Open from Wednesday 13th October 2021 to Wednesday 13th April 2022
  34 signatures

• Increase minimum wage for under 18s to at least 80% of National Living Wage
  Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
  53 signatures

• Reinstate War Widows’ Pensions
  Open from Friday 24th September 2021 to Thursday 24th March 2022
  341 signatures

• Give all on Carer's Allowance (or Clement) a work allowance on Universal Credit
  Open from Monday 20th September 2021 to Sunday 20th March 2022
  38 signatures

• Exclude Key workers from the National Insurance rise
  Open from Monday 13th September 2021 to Sunday 13th March 2022
  36 signatures

• Prevent Council Tax bills being charged for individual bedroom lets
  Open from Thursday 9th September 2021 to Wednesday 9th March 2022
  5,891 signatures

• Increase the allowance for carers of higher rate disability benefit claimants
  Open from Thursday 9th September 2021 to Wednesday 9th March 2022
  35 signatures

• Make mental safety equal at work with physical safety
  Open from Tuesday 31st August 2021 to Monday 28th February 2022
  39 signatures

• Increase the state pension by £5,000 a year
  Open from Monday 23rd August 2021 to Wednesday 23rd February 2022
  89 signatures

• Remove the barriers for Higher Education students to claim Universal Credit
  Open from Wednesday 18th August 2021 to Friday 18th February 2022
  70 signatures

• Send everyone with an NI number an annual State Pension forecast
  Open from Monday 16th August 2021 to Wednesday 16th February 2022
  591 signatures

• Parents should not have to pay child maintenance if access to a child is denied
  Open from Thursday 12th August 2021 to Saturday 12th February 2022
  75 signatures

• Review how the the Child Maintenance Service investigate and enforce non-payment
  Open from Thursday 5th August 2021 to Saturday 5th February 2022
  19 signatures

• Lower the state pension age to 65
  Open from Thursday 5th August 2021 to Saturday 5th February 2022
  301 signatures

• Make NHS bonus covid payments of £500 exempt from UC calculation
  Open from Monday 2nd August 2021 to Wednesday 2nd February 2022
  56 signatures

• Increase Statutory Sick Pay from £96.35 to £233.10/week
  Open from Friday 30th July 2021 to Sunday 30th January 2022
  68 signatures

• End reviews of PIP and ESA awards for people with lifelong illnesses
  Open from Wednesday 28th July 2021 to Friday 28th January 2022
  29,373 signatures

• Make the £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit permanent.
  Open from Tuesday 27th July 2021 to Thursday 27th January 2022
  24,210 signatures

• Treat research students in receipt of a stipend as in work for UC.
  Open from Wednesday 14th July 2021 to Friday 14th January 2022
  263 signatures

• Support the pension triple lock
  Open from Tuesday 13th July 2021 to Thursday 13th January 2022
  16,603 signatures

• Allow birthing partners rights to paid leave
  Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
  21 signatures

• Increase the Savings Limit for Means Tested State Benefits
  Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
  102 signatures

• Government funding required for an autism training support scheme
  Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
  199 signatures

• Treat people with pre-settled status as habitually resident for Universal Credit
  Open from Wednesday 30th June 2021 to Thursday 30th December 2021
  18 signatures

• Raise National Living Wage to at least £10
  Open from Monday 28th June 2021 to Tuesday 28th December 2021
  22 signatures

• Allow childcare costs to paid in advance through Universal Credit
  Open from Friday 18th June 2021 to Saturday 18th December 2021
  29 signatures

• Dispose of the maximum housing benefit paid to under 35s being the shared rate.
  Open from Friday 18th June 2021 to Saturday 18th December 2021
  77 signatures

• Increase unemployment benefits to match furlough scheme backdated to March 2020
  Open from Wednesday 16th June 2021 to Thursday 16th December 2021
  18 signatures

• Make working from home a legal right for disabled workers
  Open from Tuesday 15th June 2021 to Wednesday 15th December 2021
  367 signatures

• Provide bridging pension and compensation for WASPI women
  Open from Friday 11th June 2021 to Saturday 11th December 2021
  8,861 signatures

• Extend the Carer's Allowance Supplement to England and Wales
  Open from Wednesday 9th June 2021 to Thursday 9th December 2021
  799 signatures

• Compensate successful benefit appellants for additional costs of benefit loss
  Open from Wednesday 9th June 2021 to Thursday 9th December 2021
  16 signatures

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