What's new

This page lists recent significant additions to the DWP website.

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Date	What's new	Featured in
03/02/12	Structural Reform Plan – January 2012 update (69KB)	Business Plan 2011-2015
03/02/12	Workforce management data	Corporate publications
03/02/12	Touchbase e-zine – February 2012 (714KB)	Advisers and intermediaries
01/02/12	Government response – Workplace Pension Reform: Completing the legislative framework for Automatic Enrolment	Consultations
31/01/12	DWP payments over £500 and made using a Government Procurement Card	Supplying DWP
31/01/12	Transfer of Payment Solution Team into Employee Services contact centre – equality impact assessment (46KB)	Equality impact assessments
31/01/12	DWP equality information 2011	Diversity and equality
26/01/12	DWP People survey Autumn 2011 (843KB)	Corporate publications
26/01/12	DWP payments over £25,000 – December 2011	Supplying DWP
26/01/12	Business plan quarterly data summary	DWP Business Plan 2011-2015
25/01/12	Revised internal process for issuing Social Fund application packs (45KB)	Equality impact assessments
25/01/12	DWP Employee Discount Scheme (67KB)	Equality impact assessments
20/01/12	Personal Independence Payment frequently asked questions (91KB)	Personal Independence Payment
20/01/12	DWP Stakeholder Bulletin – January 2012 (76KB)	Advisers and intermediaries
20/01/12	Draft Occupational Pension Schemes and Pension Protection Fund (Equality) (Amendment) Regulations 2012	Consultations
16/01/12	Personal Independence Payment: assessment thresholds and consultation	Consultations
13/01/12	Structural Reform Plan – December 2011 update (135KB)	Business Plan 2011-2015
13/01/12	Workforce management data	Corporate publications
11/01/12	The Occupational Pensions Schemes (Employer Debt) Regulations 2011 – Impact Assessment (200KB)	Impact Assessments
11/01/12	Scottish Annual Forum 2011 (115KB)	Advisers and intermediaries
09/01/12	How to apply for DWP vacancies – guidance and information (updated)	Working for DWP
05/01/12	Youth Contract
05/01/12	National Partnership Team – including Partnership Manager contacts	Advisers and intermediaries
23/12/11	Responses to Freedom of Information requests on: external media training services used by DWP Ministers transcription costs for ministerial public appearances.	Freedom of Information
22/12/11	How we are organised – October 2011 release	About DWP
22/12/11	Responses to Freedom of Information requests on: lone parents claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance Incapacity Benefit and Housing Benefit claims in the Horley area benefit payments to non-British nationals families with ten or more children receiving out of work benefits Housing Benefit payments State Pension on-flows in 2010.	Freedom of Information
22/12/11	Carers Rights Day and Carers Week update	Advisers and intermediaries
20/12/11	DWP payments over £25,000 – November 2011 (4.6MB) CSV file	What we spend
16/12/11	Work Capability Assessment: accounting for the effects of cancer treatment – informal consultation	Consultations
15/12/11	Employer Debt (Section 75 of the Pensions Act 1995) – Government response to consultation	Consultations
15/12/11	Meeting future workplace pension challenges: improving transfers and dealing with small pension pots – consultation	Consultations
15/12/11	Automatic enrolment thresholds: review and revision 2012 / 2013 – consultation	Consultations
15/12/11	Building Engagement, Building Futures	Publications
14/12/11	Assessment of current DWP catering service – November 2011 (51KB)	Supplying DWP
12/12/11	Benefit rates 2012 (108KB)	Top stories
12/12/11	Later Life newsletter 31 (91KB)	Forums and support activity on ageing
12/12/11	Bereavement Benefit for the 21st Century – consultation	Consultations
12/12/11	Transparency releases: Ministers’ hospitality and gifts April to June 2011 Ministers’ meetings and overseas travel April to June 2011 Permanent Secretary meetings with external organisations April to June 2011 Senior managers’ hospitality and business expenses April to June 2011 Special Advisers’ hospitality and gifts April to June 2011	Transparency
09/12/11	Service Personnel – National Insurance credits for spouses and civil partners – equality impact assessment (83KB)	Equality impact assessments
09/12/11	European Social Fund (England) for families with multiple problems 2011-13 – equality impact assessment (123KB)	Equality impact assessments
08/12/11	DWP approved recruitment exceptions	Corporate publications
08/12/11	Targeting Benefit Fraud: tracking research February 2011: DWP Communications Research Report 6 (186KB)	Communications and customer insight research
08/12/11	Pensions and later life: Communications tracking research March 2011 – DWP Communications Research Report 5 (157KB)	Communications and customer insight research
07/12/11	Impact Assessment – Long term State Pension sustainability: increasing the State Pension age to 67 (298KB)	Pensions Reform
06/12/11	DLA Child claim packs – ordering arrangements	Advisers and intermediaries
06/12/11	Post Office National Insurance Number application proof of concept (97KB)	Jobcentre Plus Impact Assessments
06/12/11	Support for Mortgage Interest – call for evidence	Consultations
05/12/11	Personal Independence Payment frequently asked questions (120KB)	Personal Independence Payment
05/12/11	The Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012 - A technical consultation on the draft regulations	Consultations
05/12/11	Touchbase e-zine – December 2011 (635KB)	Advisers and intermediaries
05/12/11	Responses to Freedom of Information requests on: Disability Living Allowance new claims in 2010 Disability Living Allowance changes for people in residential care Work Programme providers in South East England	Freedom of Information
02/12/11	Structural Reform Plan – November 2011 update (214KB)	Business Plan 2011-2015
01/12/11	Digital December – getting people online	Advisers and intermediaries
01/12/11	The Pensions (Institute and Faculty of Actuaries – Amendment) Regulations 2012 – consultation on draft regulations	Consultations
29/11/11	DWP payments over £25,000 – October 2011	Supplying DWP
29/11/11	DWP payments over £500 and made using a Government Procurement Card	Supplying DWP
29/11/11	Gloucestershire and West of England (including Forest of Dean) – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
28/11/11	Children claiming DLA – new products and services (59KB)	Equality impact assessments
28/11/11	Reclaiming health and safety for all: An independent review of health and safety regulation – Professor Löfstedt's report and the Government response	Policy
25/11/11	Work Programme – equality impact assessment (123KB)	Equality impact assessments
24/11/11	Work Capability Assessment independent review – year two – and the Government’s response	Employment and Support Allowance (Welfare Reform)
22/11/11	Carers Rights Day – event details	Advisers and intermediaries
22/11/11	Later Life newsletter 30 (53KB)	Forums and support activity on ageing
21/11/11	Health at work – an independent review of sickness absence	Welfare reform
21/11/11	Social Security information-sharing: draft regulations – consultation	Consultations
21/11/11	Sharing customer data between DWP and local authorities – Government response to the call for evidence	Consultations
18/11/11	DWP Stakeholder bulletin – November 2011 (64KB)	Advisers and intermediaries
18/11/11	Harrogate, York and Northallerton – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
18/11/11	Quick guides for partners	Advisers and intermediaries
18/11/11	Central Payment System – equality impact assessment (96KB)	Equality impact assessments
17/11/11	Responses to Freedom of Information requests on: DWP electronic media policy relating social networking sites Early release schemes since May 2010	Freedom of Information
17/11/11	Post Office signing proof of concept trial (58KB)	Jobcentre Plus Impact Assessments
17/11/11	Ceasing National Insurance Number interviews at Telford, Boston and Ipswich Jobcentres within Central England Group (Revised) (84KB)	Jobcentre Plus Impact Assessments
17/11/11	Surrey and Sussex – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
17/11/11	North East Yorkshire and the Humber – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
16/11/11	Carers Rights Day	Adviser and intermediary updates
15/11/11	Greater Manchester East and West – partnership opportunity	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
14/11/11	Personal Independence Payment – Policy briefing notes updated	Disability policy
14/11/11	Personal Independence Payment – Second draft of the assessment criteria	Disability policy
14/11/11	National Insurance credits changes – Government response to consultation	Consultations
14/11/11	Gender recognition: equal treatment for state pension	Adviser and intermediary updates
11/11/11	Business travel fleet policy – equality impact assessment (67KB)	Equality impact assessments
11/11/11	Support for the very long-term unemployed – equality impact assessment (99KB)	Equality impact assessments
10/11/11	Responses to Freedom of Information requests on: DWP sick leave entitlement and costs Details of DWP staff suspensions DWP’s annual sick pay bill DWP pay minimums and maximums DWP publication of disciplinary statistics Where we publish details of the DWP wage bill	Freedom of Information
10/11/11	Re-location of National Insurance number interviewing site from Cardiff to Neath (122KB)	Jobcentre Plus Impact Assessments
10/11/11	Bath and NE Somerset, Cheltenham, Gloucester, South Gloucestershire and Stroud – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
09/11/11	Universal Credit – equality impact assessment (275KB)	Impact Assessments
09/11/11	Pensions Act 2011	Pensions reform
09/11/11	West Yorkshire – Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
08/11/11	Merseyside customer feedback handling pathfinder (54KB)	Jobcentre Plus Impact Assessments
07/11/11	North Lincolnshire, North East Yorkshire and the Humber – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
07/11/11	Consultation – The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Levies – Amendment) Regulations 2012	Consultations
04/11/11	Responses to Freedom of Information requests on: Housing Benefit guidance use of British Sign Language Voice Risk Analysis National Insurance contributions in relation to Employment Support Allowance	Freedom of Information
04/11/11	DWP Structural Reform Plan – October 2011 update (93KB)	DWP Business Plan 2011-2015
04/11/11	South Yorkshire (support for 16-24 year olds) – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
04/11/11	East and South East Scotland – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
04/11/11	West of Scotland – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
03/11/11	Touchbase e-zine – November 2011 (600KB)	Advisers and intermediaries
01/11/11	DWP Capability Action Plan 2011 to 2012	Corporate publications
01/11/11	Tackling gang and serious youth violence – cross-government plans	Policy publications
01/11/11	European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012	Ageing society
01/11/11	Managing the build up of claims to Universal Credit (26KB)	Universal credit briefing notes
01/11/11	Code of Practice for tracing ELCI policies Review Statement 2010 (263KB)	Code of Practice for Tracing ELCI policies
31/10/11	Jobcentre Plus revised Estates Equality Impact Assessments	Jobcentre Plus Equality Impact Assessments
31/10/11	Give an Hour – help someone get online	Adviser and intermediary updates
27/10/11	Business plan quarterly data summary	DWP Business Plan 2011-2015
27/10/11	Workforce management releases	Corporate publications
27/10/11	Performance-related pay	Corporate publications
27/10/11	DWP payments over £25,000 – September 2011	Supplying DWP
27/10/11	DWP payments over £500 and made using a Government Procurement Card	Supplying DWP
27/10/11	Pension Credit toolkit
26/10/11	Jobcentre Plus Equality Impact Assessments – other estate rationalisations	Jobcentre Plus Business Transformation – Equality Impact Assessments
25/10/11	Universal Credit – local authority visits programme and e-claiming case study	Universal Credit – information for local authorities
24/10/11	UK Advisory Forum on Ageing meeting note 7 September 2011	Forums and support activity on ageing
24/10/11	Hampshire and the Isle of Wight – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
24/10/11	DWP Stakeholder bulletin – October 2011 (46KB)	Advisers and intermediaries
21/10/11	Gender reassignment: European Court of Justice ruling and the effect on State Pension claims – equality impact assessment (52KB)	Equality impact assessments
21/10/11	Later Life newsletter 29 (51KB)	Forums and support activity on ageing
20/10/11	Responses to Freedom of Information requests on: Employment programme costs for the North West Work placement providers in Maidenhead Work placement providers in the North West Work Capability Assessments Work Focussed interviews Income of pensioner households Benefit fraud excuses Jobcentre Plus spend on marketing and communications The Targeting Benefit Thieves campaign Celebrities undertaking campaign work on behalf of DWP DWP Communication guidance Letters from Jobcentre Plus.	Freedom of Information
20/10/11	East Anglia partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
19/10/11	West Yorkshire – new partnership opportunities – sports skills and graduate support	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
19/10/11	The Jobcentre Plus offer (revised October 2011) (146KB)	Jobcentre Plus Impact Assessments
18/10/11	Disability – new policy pages	Policy
17/10/11	Responses to Freedom of Information requests on: guidelines to determine the suitability of employers to provide work experience placements the European Social Fund eligibility for Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance	Freedom of Information
17/10/11	Pensions Bill fact sheets	Pensions reform
13/10/11	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
13/10/11	DWP Annual Forum 2011 report (203KB)	DWP customer representative forums
12/10/11	West Yorkshire apprenticeships – partnership opportunity	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
11/11/10	Third Party Payment Creditor Handbook (119KB)	Specialist guides and publications
11/11/10	Cwmbran Pension Centre – change of opening times – equality impact assessment (280KB)	Pension Service impact assessments
10/10/11	Universal Credit Impact Assessments and Equality Impact Assessments	Impact Assessments
10/10/11	Universal Credit briefing notes	Welfare Reform Bill 2011
10/10/11	Nottinghamshire – targeted solutions – partnership opportunity	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
10/10/11	Wessex – partnership opportunity	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
10/10/11	Consultation on the abolition and transfer of functions of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission	Consultations
07/10/11	Structural Reform Plan – September 2011 update (96KB)	Business Plan 2011-2015
06/10/11	Later Life newsletter 28 Age Action Alliance Special Edition (111KB)	Forums and support activity on ageing
06/10/11	Work Programme – access for prison leavers from "day one" – equality impact assessment (125KB)	Equality impact assessments
05/10/11	DWP payments over £25,000 - August 2011	Supplying DWP
05/10/11	Manningham, Bradford, West Yorkshire – partnership opportunity	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
04/10/11	Gloucestershire and West of England (including North Somerset and Bristol) – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
03/10/11	Touchbase e-zine – October 2011 (952KB)	Advisers and intermediaries
30/09/11	Lincolnshire and Rutland – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
29/09/11	IS20 - A guide to Income Support (September 2011) (432KB)	Technical guidance
29/09/11	New Enterprise Allowance (112KB)	Equality impact assessments
28/09/11	West of Scotland – partnership opportunity	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
27/09/11	Youth employment support – equality impact assessment (71KB)	Equality impact assessments
27/09/11	Durham Tees Valley – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
26/09/11	Responses to Freedom of Information requests on: Housing Benefit Claims made under the Pneumoconiosis (Worker’s Compensation) Act 1979 Work Capability Assessments Benefit rules relating to polygamous marriages Jobcentre Plus phone numbers Asylum seekers and refugees Universal Credit Work Trials WORKSTEP and Work Choice schemes	Freedom of Information
26/09/11	One-in, One-out: Statement of New Regulation – DWP – 2011 (35KB)	Better regulation
23/09/11	Welfare reform events – Universal Credit questions and answers	Adviser and intermediary updates
23/09/11	Office for Wales relocation (76KB)	Jobcentre Plus Impact Assessments
23/09/11	DWP Stakeholder bulletin – September 2011 (70KB)	Advisers and intermediaries
22/09/11	Nottinghamshire – new partnership opportunity (advocacy)	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
21/09/11	Later Life newsletter 27 (65KB)	Forums and support activity on ageing
20/09/11	West London – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
20/09/11	North and Mid Wales – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
20/09/11	Northumberland, Tyne and Wear – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
19/09/11	Kent – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
16/09/11	Appointee review – equality impact assessment (80KB)	Equality impact assessments
13/09/11	South Yorkshire – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
12/09/11	Debt Transformation Programme – equality impact assessment (74KB)	Equality impact assessments
12/09/11	Universal Credit policy briefing notes	Welfare reform
12/09/11	Unreasonably persistent customer contact – equality impact assessment (66KB)	Equality impact assessments
12/09/11	Local autonomy (76KB)	Jobcentre Plus Impact Assessments
09/09/11	August 2011 update – DWP Structural Reform Plan (81KB)	Business Plan 2011-2015
09/09/11	Nottinghamshire – new partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
09/09/11	North East Yorkshire and Humber – partnership opportunities – competitive applications now invited	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
08/09/11	Pensions and later life: Communications tracking research October 2010 (157KB)	Communications and customer insight research
05/09/11	Work Capability Assessment – Year 2 call for evidence – BSL and audio	Consultations
05/09/11	Surrey and Sussex – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
01/09/11	Essex – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
01/09/11	Touchbase e-zine – September 2011 (609KB)	Advisers and intermediaries
31/08/11	North East Yorkshire and Humber – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
25/08/11	DWP payments over £25,000 - July 2011	Supplying DWP
23/08/11	West Yorkshire – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
22/08/11	Easy read – Work Capability Assessment – Year 2 call for evidence (473KB)	Consultations
22/08/11	Virtualisation of telephony in the Pension Service (54KB)	Equality impact assessments
19/08/11	East London – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
18/08/11	DWP stakeholder bulletin	Advisers and intermediaries
17/08/11	East Anglia – partnership opportunities	Jobcentre Plus partnerships
15/08/11	Guides available on request	DWP Information finder
15/08/11	DWP Health, Safety and Wellbeing Annual Report 2010/2011(104KB)	Corporate publications
15/08/11	Proposed changes to contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance	Adviser and intermediary updates
15/08/11	The Occupational Pension Schemes (Contracting-out and Modification of Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 – public consultation	Consultations
15/08/11	Corporate IT organisational design review - equality impact assessment (115KB)	Equality impact assessments