Department for Work and Pensions - Revision history

Josh Leeson at 14:07, 17 July 2015

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Olivia Rendall: /* Special Advisers */

2014-10-07T14:12:25Z

Special Advisers

Olivia Rendall: /* Special Advisers */

2014-10-07T14:11:10Z

Special Advisers

Melissa Jones at 06:24, 1 October 2014

2014-10-01T06:24:47Z

Melissa Jones: /* Ministers */

2014-10-01T06:24:18Z

Ministers

Melissa Jones at 06:23, 1 October 2014

2014-10-01T06:23:57Z

Olivia Rendall: /* Background */

2014-09-30T13:31:14Z

Background

Olivia Rendall at 13:30, 30 September 2014

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2014-09-30T13:29:41Z

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==Background==
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 to over 22 million claimants and customers.
DWP is a ministerial department, supported by 13 agencies and public bodies. <ref name= “Gov”> [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions Department for Work and Pensions], GOV.UK, accessed 30 September 2014 </ref>

==Structure==
The Department has four operational organizations:
===Jobcentre Plus===
Jobcentre Plus helps people move from benefits into work and helps employers fill vacancies. It also deals with benefits for people who are unemployed or unable to work because of a health condition or disability. <ref name= “Gov”/>

===The Pension Service===
The Pension Service provides pensions, benefits and retirement information for current and future pensioners in the UK and abroad. <ref name= “Gov”/>

===Child Support Agency and Child Maintenance Service===
Child maintenance is financial support that helps towards a child’s everyday living costs when the parents have separated. For people who can’t make their own, family-based arrangements, the Child Support Agency and Child Maintenance Service calculate how much maintenance the paying parent should pay to the receiving parent and then collect the maintenance payments, if necessary. <ref name= “Gov”/>

===Child Maintenance Options===
The Child Maintenance Options service provides impartial information and support to help both parents make informed choices about child maintenance. It can also help them to set up their own, family-based arrangements. <ref name= “Gov"/>

 ==People==
===Ministers===
*[[Iain Duncan Smith]]- Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
*[[Esther McVey]] – Minister of State for Employment
*[[Steve Webb]] – Minister of State for Pensions
*[[Mark Harper]] – Minister of state for Disabled people
*[[Lord Freud]] – Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Welfare Reform

===Special Advisers===
*[[Philippa Stroud]]
*[[Romilly Dennys]]
*[[Lizzie Loudon]]

==Notes==
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 ==People==
 ===Ministers===
-*[[Iain Duncan Smith]]- Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
+*[[Iain Duncan Smith]] - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
 *[[Esther McVey]] – Minister of State for Employment
 *[[Steve Webb]] – Minister of State for Pensions
 *[[Mark Harper]] – Minister of State for Disabled people
 ===Special Advisers===
-*[[Philippa Stroud]]- appointed as special adviser in May 2010. Previous jobs include candidate for Sutton and Cheam for the [[Conservative Party]], executive director at the [[Centre for Social Justice]] (CSJ) as well as chair of the CSJ Implementation Strategy Board. <ref> [https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippastroud Philippa Stroud] ''LinkedIn profile'', accessed 7 October 2014 </ref>
+*[[Lizzie Loudon]] - was appointed special adviser to [[Iain Duncan Smith]] in December 2013. Prior to this Loudon worked as the press officer at the DWP in 2012/13. <ref> [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lizzie-loudon/98/509/949 Lizzie Loudon] ''LinkedIn profile'', accessed 7 October 2014 </ref>
+*[[Flora Rose]] - was appointed spad to [[Iain Duncan Smith]] in May 2015. Has previously worked with the leader of the House of Lords [[Tina Stowell]].
-*[[Lizzie Loudon]] - was appointed special adviser in December 2013. Prior to this Loudon worked as the press officer at the DWP in 2012/13. <ref> [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lizzie-loudon/98/509/949 Lizzie Loudon] ''LinkedIn profile'', accessed 7 October 2014 </ref>
+====Former====
 ==Notes==

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 *[[Philippa Stroud]]- appointed as special adviser in May 2010. Previous jobs include candidate for Sutton and Cheam for the [[Conservative Party]], executive director at the [[Centre for Social Justice]] (CSJ) as well as chair of the CSJ Implementation Strategy Board. <ref> [https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippastroud Philippa Stroud] ''LinkedIn profile'', accessed 7 October 2014 </ref>
-*[[Romilly Dennys]] - has worked as a special adviser for the [[Department for Work and Pensions]] since October 2012. Previous roles include account director at [[Media Intelligence Partners]], senior account executive at [[Raitt Orr & Associates]] and fundraiser and campaigner at [[Diabetes UK]]. Dennys also worked in policy & campaigns at [[Independent Age]]. <ref> [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/romilly-dennys/1a/a2b/914 Romilly Dennys] ''LinkedIn profile'', accessed 7 October 2014 </ref>
+*[[Romilly Dennys]] - has worked as a special adviser for the DWP since October 2012. Previous roles include account director at [[Media Intelligence Partners]], senior account executive at [[Raitt Orr & Associates]] and fundraiser and campaigner at [[Diabetes UK]]. Dennys also worked in policy & campaigns at [[Independent Age]]. <ref> [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/romilly-dennys/1a/a2b/914 Romilly Dennys] ''LinkedIn profile'', accessed 7 October 2014 </ref>
 *[[Lizzie Loudon]] - was appointed special adviser in December 2013. Prior to this Loudon worked as the press officer at the DWP in 2012/13. <ref> [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lizzie-loudon/98/509/949 Lizzie Loudon] ''LinkedIn profile'', accessed 7 October 2014 </ref>

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 ==Background==
-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 to over 22 million claimants and customers.
+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 various working age, disability and ill health benefits to over 22 million claimants and customers.
 DWP is a ministerial department, supported by 13 agencies and public bodies. <ref name ="Gov"> [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions Department for Work and Pensions], GOV.UK, accessed 30 September 2014 </ref>
 ==Structure==
-The Department has four operational organizations:
+The Department has four operational organisations:
 ===Jobcentre Plus===
 Jobcentre Plus helps people move from benefits into work and helps employers fill vacancies. It also deals with benefits for people who are unemployed or unable to work because of a health condition or disability. <ref name= "Gov"/>
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 *[[Romilly Dennys]]
 *[[Lizzie Loudon]]
 ==Notes==

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- ==Background==
+==Background==
 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 to over 22 million claimants and customers.
 DWP is a ministerial department, supported by 13 agencies and public bodies. <ref name= “Gov”> [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions Department for Work and Pensions], GOV.UK, accessed 30 September 2014 </ref>
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 The Department has four operational organizations:
 ===Jobcentre Plus===
-Jobcentre Plus helps people move from benefits into work and helps employers fill vacancies. It also deals with benefits for people who are unemployed or unable to work because of a health condition or disability. <ref name= “Gov”/>
+Jobcentre Plus helps people move from benefits into work and helps employers fill vacancies. It also deals with benefits for people who are unemployed or unable to work because of a health condition or disability. <ref name= "Gov"/>
 ===The Pension Service===
-The Pension Service provides pensions, benefits and retirement information for current and future pensioners in the UK and abroad. <ref name= “Gov”/>
+The Pension Service provides pensions, benefits and retirement information for current and future pensioners in the UK and abroad. <ref name= "Gov"/>
 ===Child Support Agency and Child Maintenance Service===
-Child maintenance is financial support that helps towards a child’s everyday living costs when the parents have separated. For people who can’t make their own, family-based arrangements, the Child Support Agency and Child Maintenance Service calculate how much maintenance the paying parent should pay to the receiving parent and then collect the maintenance payments, if necessary. <ref name= “Gov”/>
+Child maintenance is financial support that helps towards a child’s everyday living costs when the parents have separated. For people who can’t make their own, family-based arrangements, the Child Support Agency and Child Maintenance Service calculate how much maintenance the paying parent should pay to the receiving parent and then collect the maintenance payments, if necessary. <ref name= "Gov"/>
 ===Child Maintenance Options===
-The Child Maintenance Options service provides impartial information and support to help both parents make informed choices about child maintenance. It can also help them to set up their own, family-based arrangements. <ref name= “Gov"/>
+The Child Maintenance Options service provides impartial information and support to help both parents make informed choices about child maintenance. It can also help them to set up their own, family-based arrangements. <ref name= "Gov"/>
  ==People==