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 12 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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• Consider setting pension age in line with life expectancy
  Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  73 signatures

• Do not deduct carers allowance pound for pound as its not work!
  Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  132 signatures

• Increase the DWP Christmas bonus for benefit claimants in line with inflation
  Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
  81 signatures

• Give babies of 2020 the chance of free nursery hours
  Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
  207 signatures

• Legally recognise Emotional Support Animals (ESAs)
  Open from Friday 18th December 2020 to Friday 18th June 2021
  746 signatures

• Introduce a new Employers' Employment Incentive to employ out of work jobseekers
  Open from Friday 11th December 2020 to Friday 11th June 2021
  588 signatures

• Make Universal Credit accessible for Students that lost their jobs due to COVID
  Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
  44 signatures

• Keep the £20 a week UC increase for 1 more year
  Open from Wednesday 9th December 2020 to Wednesday 9th June 2021
  450 signatures

• Tougher penalties for not paying child maintenance
  Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
  80 signatures

• Suspend the benefit cap for people who have been forced out of work by Covid-19
  Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
  46 signatures

• Pay all Universal Credit Payments for December, before Christmas
  Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
  21 signatures

• Up Universal Credit benefit cap by £1000 so vunerable families get covid payment
  Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
  78 signatures

• allow all outdoor sports at a grassroots level to continue throughout lockdown
  Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
  31 signatures

• Reform child maintenance – flat rates per child per night
  Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
  287 signatures

• Stop all face to face assessments for PIP claimants
  Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
  44 signatures

• One-off additional £150 Universal Credit payment for Winter 2020
  Open from Thursday 19th November 2020 to Wednesday 19th May 2021
  76 signatures

• Extend Contribution-based and New Style Jobseekers Allowance during Covid-19
  Open from Thursday 19th November 2020 to Wednesday 19th May 2021
  313 signatures

• Increase Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
  Open from Monday 16th November 2020 to Sunday 16th May 2021
  123 signatures

• Write-off repayment of Universal Credit advance loans taken out during December
  Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
  24 signatures

• Require PIP assessors to be health professionals with relevant experience
  Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
  170 signatures

• Remove savings limit on Universal Credit for employees ineligible for JSS
  Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
  13 signatures

• Backdate pay of disabled elements of Universal Credit to start of claim
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  38 signatures

• Abolish the two-child limit on Universal Credit in light of the Covid19 pandemic
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  158 signatures

• Extend the suspension of the Universal Credit Minimum Income Floor
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  4,472 signatures

• Provide financial support to all workers who self-isolate due to Covid-19
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  26 signatures

• Allow early reduced state pension for 63-66 year olds
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  91 signatures

• Voluntary early retirement at 60 with reduced state pension
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  35 signatures

• Allow people to complete the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) form online
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  69 signatures

• Change the way Universal Credit is worked out regarding Student Finance
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  192 signatures

• Automatically award PIP to those with a lifelong disability that had a DLA award
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  38 signatures

• Amend guidance for DWP assessors to truly reflect the impact of migraines
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  19 signatures

• Abolish the Bedroom Tax
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  209 signatures

• Makes changes to the Healthy Start Vouchers
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  37 signatures

• Make support to get back into work available to all parents
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  16 signatures

• Review the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) application process.
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  11,576 signatures

• Extend the time people with implants can claim against manufacturers
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  4,834 signatures

• Repeal Covid-19 Restrictions on opening hours
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  4,139 signatures

• Lower the State Pension age to 60
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  64 signatures

• Give unpaid carers the same benefits as those on other allowance based benefits
  Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
  46 signatures

• Raise the UK state pension to match the UK minimum wage, £16325 per annum
  Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
  8,470 signatures

• Fully re-open the Office for National Insurance Immediately
  Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
  139 signatures

• Remove national insurance and means test for ESA for disabled people
  Open from Friday 25th September 2020 to Thursday 25th March 2021
  30 signatures

• Review social security benefits paid to polygamous families
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  1,106 signatures

• Change Universal Credit to payments every 4 weeks
  Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
  39 signatures

• Make the temporary increases to Universal Credit permanent
  Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
  702 signatures

• Increase Contributions Based ESA and include health care costs
  Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
  44 signatures

• Ban all unpaid work trial periods
  Open from Monday 14th September 2020 to Sunday 14th March 2021
  10,218 signatures

• Fund pension supplement for WW2 veterans to cover all living costs
  Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
  453 signatures

• Review employment support including ESA available to autistic individuals
  Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
  16 signatures

• End the practice of Payments on Account for self-employed
  Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
  29 signatures

• Review state pension entitlements for all women who may have been underpaid
  Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
  15,865 signatures

• Remove the six-month rule for benefit claims made by terminally ill people
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  65 signatures

• Reduce state pension age for key workers by 6 months
  Open from Wednesday 2nd September 2020 to Tuesday 2nd March 2021
  12 signatures

• Increase and extend child benefit to tackle coronavirus hunger
  Open from Tuesday 1st September 2020 to Monday 1st March 2021
  61 signatures

• Increase Statutory Redundancy for those under the age of 22.
  Open from Friday 28th August 2020 to Sunday 28th February 2021
  22 signatures

• Create a homeless employer scheme to help homeless people into work
  Open from Thursday 20th August 2020 to Saturday 20th February 2021
  48 signatures

• Remove restriction on ESA claimants living with a working partner
  Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
  23 signatures

• Change method to work out child maintenance to be based on net not gross income
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  596 signatures

• Suspend sanctions on benefit claimants during COVID crisis
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  202 signatures

• Make UK employers state on job ads that it's eligible for Tier 2 sponsorship
  Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
  132 signatures

• Retain current UC standard allowances for under 25s after the pandemic
  Open from Monday 10th August 2020 to Wednesday 10th February 2021
  55 signatures

• Allow carers in full-time education during COVID-19 to claim Carer's Allowance.
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  87 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement that dads are automatically on a birth certificate
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  63 signatures

• Remove the requirement for couples to make joint claims for Universal Credit
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  39 signatures

• Add ESA for pregnancy to the qualifying criteria for maternity allowance.
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  11 signatures

• Treat Maternity Allowance in the same way as SMP when claiming other benefits
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  34 signatures

• Recognise Unpaid Carers.A Fair amount reflecting the commitment & care provided
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  238 signatures

• Temporarily reinstate the pension age to 65 years old.
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  98 signatures

• Decrease the state pension age for both men and women to 62 now.
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  346 signatures

• Double Carers Allowance and pay in addition to other benefits
  Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
  31 signatures

• Reform child maintenance support from self-employed non-resident parents
  Open from Thursday 16th July 2020 to Saturday 16th January 2021
  5,039 signatures

• Increase statutory maternity pay to 80% to match the current furlough scheme
  Open from Friday 3rd July 2020 to Sunday 3rd January 2021
  40 signatures

• Extend Covid-19 benefit increases to legacy benefit claimants
  Open from Friday 3rd July 2020 to Sunday 3rd January 2021
  255 signatures

• Change the hold music on the DWP phone line
  Open from Wednesday 1st July 2020 to Friday 1st January 2021
  19 signatures

• Prevent councils from suspending housing benefit payments during a review.
  Open from Wednesday 1st July 2020 to Friday 1st January 2021
  20 signatures

• Implement a Universal Basic Income for All UK Citizens From Now On
  Open from Monday 22nd June 2020 to Tuesday 22nd December 2020
  343 signatures

• Raise child benefit by £10 a week to help families during the pandemic
  Open from Thursday 18th June 2020 to Friday 18th December 2020
  77 signatures

• Stop automatic migration of Child Tax Credit claimants to Universal Credit
  Open from Thursday 18th June 2020 to Friday 18th December 2020
  20 signatures

• Recognise emotional support dogs as assistance dogs
  Open from Friday 12th June 2020 to Saturday 12th December 2020
  148 signatures

• Maternity leave at full pay for 1 year for women that are 26 weeks into the job.
  Open from Thursday 11th June 2020 to Friday 11th December 2020
  468 signatures

• Stop Universal Credit taking peoples work bonus during the COVID-19 crisis.
  Open from Thursday 11th June 2020 to Friday 11th December 2020
  17 signatures

• Suspend benefit cap for workers who are self-isolating or on furlough
  Open from Thursday 11th June 2020 to Friday 11th December 2020
  13 signatures

• Increase the existing SMP & SPP support
  Open from Tuesday 9th June 2020 to Wednesday 9th December 2020
  578 signatures

• Give parents of SEN children who cannot attend school the right to be furloughed
  Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
  29 signatures

• Ban employers dismissing people for non-attendance during COVID-19 outbreak
  Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
  25 signatures

• Fund free childcare for key workers
  Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
  15 signatures

• Protect Child Tax Credit renewal for Key Workers working extra hours covid19
  Open from Wednesday 3rd June 2020 to Thursday 3rd December 2020
  17 signatures

• Prevent applying for Universal Credit automatically ending legacy benefits
  Open from Wednesday 3rd June 2020 to Thursday 3rd December 2020
  26 signatures

• Increase the weekly Employment Support Allowance.
  Open from Monday 1st June 2020 to Tuesday 1st December 2020
  16 signatures

• Exempt NHS staff from Lifetime Allowance and Annual Allowance pension rules
  Open from Friday 29th May 2020 to Sunday 29th November 2020
  17 signatures

• Increase the benefit cap in line with increases to state benefits
  Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
  37 signatures

• Implement emergency legislation to allow volunteering in key businesses
  Open from Wednesday 27th May 2020 to Friday 27th November 2020
  8 signatures

• Allow people with a Terminal Illness to claim State Pension early
  Open from Friday 22nd May 2020 to Sunday 22nd November 2020
  138 signatures

• Reduce pressure on foodbanks by allowing Universal Credit emergency applications
  Open from Thursday 21st May 2020 to Saturday 21st November 2020
  25 signatures

• Increase ESA/PIP in line with Universal Credit Coronavirus increase
  Open from Tuesday 19th May 2020 to Thursday 19th November 2020
  145 signatures

• Provide pensions to all who lose their husband, wife or partner during Covid-19
  Open from Thursday 14th May 2020 to Saturday 14th November 2020
  16 signatures

• Suspend sanctions to Universal Credit to help families and people in hardship
  Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
  23 signatures

• Create/use alternative method for verifying identity for UC claims and GOV help
  Open from Monday 11th May 2020 to Wednesday 11th November 2020
  29 signatures

• Create a right to paid leave for women and men following all miscarriages
  Open from Tuesday 28th April 2020 to Wednesday 28th October 2020
  262 signatures

• Remove requirement to make joint claims for Universal Credit during Covid-19
  Open from Thursday 23rd April 2020 to Friday 23rd October 2020
  48 signatures

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