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How we use cookies

You can manage cookies yourself and learn more about them on GOV.UK.

Session cookies

Some of our services use session cookies to remember that you have made a selection or chosen preferences. They also help keep track of your progress so you don’t have to give the same information twice. Session cookies do not contain any personal information about you and they are deleted when you leave the site. Some services will not work if your browser does not have cookies enabled.

Online consultations

Some of our consultations let you comment or respond online. We publish these interactive consultations here:

Our interactive consultations set cookies so you don’t have to fill in your name, email address or other details every time you want to comment.

Cookie name Typical content Expires
wordpress_test_cookie Cookies enabled or not When your browser closes
wordpress_logged_in Logged in or not  
comment_author User name entered Less than a year
comment_author_email User email address entered Less than a year

Services and benefits online

This service uses session cookies. Your browser must have cookies enabled for the service to work.

Cookie name Typical content Expires
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Carer’s Allowance e-service

This service uses session cookies. Your browser must have cookies enabled for the service to work.

Cookie name Typical content Expires
BIGipServerdwp_ca_proxy Random number When your browser closes
JSESSIONID Random number When your browser closes

Compensation Recovery Unit e-service

This service uses session cookies. Your browser must have cookies enabled for the service to work.

Cookie name Typical content Expires
ASP.NET_SessionId Random number When your browser closes



Website statistics

We use cookies to collect information about the use of our site – for example, the number of visits to each page. This helps us improve the site. 

Cookie name Typical content Expires
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dwpcsaDBID Random number to help manage website statistics Less than a year
dwpcsauvt Random number to identify related browser sessions Less than a year
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