How we use cookies
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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 |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| _sn | Random number | When your browser closes |
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 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| dwpcsa | Random number to count browser sessions | When your browser closes |
| dwpcsaDBID | Random number to help manage website statistics | Less than a year |
| dwpcsauvt | Random number to identify related browser sessions | Less than a year |
| If you have opted-out of cookie use, a cookie will record and respect your preference. If you have set your browser to not be tracked, your browser activity will not be tracked on our site. |
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