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Department for Work and Pensions

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is the largest government department in the United Kingdom. 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.