Select committee scrutiny comes after CSW reveals repayments being demanded from retired officials
Department creates digital system for call centre workers to take information
Plan goes beyond Dame Judith Hackitt’s 2018 review recommendations following west London tragedy
Troubled background-checking agency appoints local authority boss to top job
Commission chaired by former civil service head blasts government’s approach to economic development and calls for new £10bn-a-year fund
Work and Pensions Select Committee demands answers on leaked intranet report outlining national strategy
Workers set for two-day walkout as departmental managers are accused of dragging feet on recruitment
Paying private-sector landlords to make their own buildings safe was against the principles of Managing Public Money, secretary of state was warned
Department confirms the move, which it says will allow it to prioritise most vulnerable cases
MPs say Cabinet Office, Treasury and Major Projects Review Group have questions to answer over bungled payment-by-results reforms
Creation of a cash strategy group led by the department will ensure the public still have a choice over how they spend their money, says chancellor
Benefit claimants at risk of 'destitution' if DWP fails to prepare for Universal Credit roll-out, MPs warn