Who we are and what we do
- Our work
- Roles and responsibilities
- Organisational structure
- Legislation relevant to the Department’s functions
- Organisations the Department is responsible for, sponsors or works in partnership with
- Contacting the Department
Our work
Roles and responsibilities
Organisational structure
Legislation relevant to the Department’s functions
Policy development
The Government develops policy, which sometimes results in new laws or changes to existing legislation. DWP develops policy in these areas:
- Welfare reform
- Pensions reform
- Health and safety reform
- Child poverty
- Child maintenance
- Ageing society
Legislation
Organisations the Department is responsible for, sponsors or works in partnership with
- Jobcentre Plus
- The Pension Service
- Disability and Carers Service
- DWP-sponsored public bodies (including DWP non-Departmental public bodies)
- Other government departments and bodies
