Articles tagged with: Department for Work and Pensions
EXCL: DWP civil servants describe ‘unbearable’ workloads amid ‘all-time low staffing’ levels Exclusive
04 Dec 2023 HR
EXCL: DWP civil servants describe ‘unbearable’ workloads amid ‘all-time low staffing’ levels
Pressures causing Department for Work and Pensions officials to skip breaks, work long hours and "leave in droves" or take long-term sick leave
Civil service gender pay gap narrows – but Cabinet Office bucks the trend
04 Dec 2023 HR
Civil service gender pay gap narrows – but Cabinet Office bucks the trend
Departmental champion Elizabeth Gardiner dubs latest figures “incredibly disappointing” for second year running
MPs sound alarm on DWP’s £1bn Health Transformation Programme
01 Dec 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
MPs sound alarm on DWP’s £1bn Health Transformation Programme
New service for disability-benefit claimants faces “significant risks” that have derailed other major projects, Public Accounts Committee says
NAO: Cabinet Office should do more to stop departments competing for the same staff
29 Nov 2023 Civil Service Reform
NAO: Cabinet Office should do more to stop departments competing for the same staff
NAO says centre of government should get a grip on pay-differentials and recruitment costs
Autumn Statement: All the key measures, from tax cuts to business reforms
23 Nov 2023
Autumn Statement: All the key measures, from tax cuts to business reforms
Your rundown of key announcements in Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement
DWP should hire 30,000 more staff to tackle 'chronic shortages', union says
15 Nov 2023 HR
DWP should hire 30,000 more staff to tackle 'chronic shortages', union says
"Unacceptably low" staffing is damaging employees' wellbeing and service delivery, according to PCS
Reshuffle: John Glen named Cabinet Office minister
14 Nov 2023 Civil Service Reform
Reshuffle: John Glen named Cabinet Office minister
Esther McVey also joins Cabinet Office as minister without portfolio
Psy masters: A guide to the occupational psychology profession
10 Nov 2023 HR
Psy masters: A guide to the occupational psychology profession
Occupational psychologists aim to improve people’s experience of work. Profession head Sonia Pawson and DWP chief psychologist Antonia Dietmann share common misconceptions and how they fell in love with the profession
HMRC adds 565 staff with ‘skills in short supply’ after in-house IT provider dissolved
02 Nov 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC adds 565 staff with ‘skills in short supply’ after in-house IT provider dissolved
Almost three-quarters of RCTDS’s employees have become civil servants, which HMRC says will boost its technical capability
DWP 'too slow to fix mistakes' as it pays out £74m in disability-benefit arrears
01 Nov 2023 Finance
DWP 'too slow to fix mistakes' as it pays out £74m in disability-benefit arrears
Department has reviewed just under a quarter of cases affected by a court judgment since 2021
GDS helping departments remove 'offending content' after 'racist language' audit
19 Oct 2023 Communications
GDS helping departments remove 'offending content' after 'racist language' audit
GDS search of GOV.UK publications was ordered after old DWP guidance was found to contain racist slur
DWP plans new base for Universal Credit fraud taskforce
09 Oct 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP plans new base for Universal Credit fraud taskforce
Department recruits for 600 fraud-and-error officers who will work at Swindon complex
HS2 and A-levels scrapped: All of Sunak's Conservative conference announcements
05 Oct 2023 Education
HS2 and A-levels scrapped: All of Sunak's Conservative conference announcements
PM promises "better transport connections in the north" as he scraps Manchester leg of HS2 rail link
Data breaches by DWP and others putting domestic-abuse victims’ lives at risk, ICO says
27 Sep 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Data breaches by DWP and others putting domestic-abuse victims’ lives at risk, ICO says
Department for Work and Pensions is among seven organisations reprimanded by the data watchdog
DWP perm sec flags ‘difficulty’ of reducing benefit fraud to pre-pandemic levels
22 Sep 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP perm sec flags ‘difficulty’ of reducing benefit fraud to pre-pandemic levels
Peter Schofield unpacks department’s 5%-a-year assumption for growth in dodgy claims
Honesty needed over problematic major projects, PAC says
15 Sep 2023 Project Delivery
Honesty needed over problematic major projects, PAC says
Officials need help to make “hard decisions” on projects that are failing
Concrete crisis: DWP confirms status of its RAAC-affected buildings
14 Sep 2023 Property & Estates
Concrete crisis: DWP confirms status of its RAAC-affected buildings
Departments are surveying their sites to check if they have ageing RAAC after schools were closed over collapse risk
Counter-fraud specialists lack credibility with senior officials, MPs warn
08 Sep 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Counter-fraud specialists lack credibility with senior officials, MPs warn
Government ‘flying blind’ when it comes to fraud, PAC chair says
Civil servants back union's strike-pause plan
01 Sep 2023 HR
Civil servants back union's strike-pause plan
Some 90% of PCS members who voted in its consultative ballot on pay agreed with the national strategy
DWP considers outsourcing 2,500 new jobs
31 Aug 2023 HR
DWP considers outsourcing 2,500 new jobs
PCS demands department finds different approach to delivering Universal Credit case-review work
DWP broke equality laws over communications with blind benefits claimants
24 Aug 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP broke equality laws over communications with blind benefits claimants
Department agrees to pay compensation and improve its services for people with sight problems
DWP to replace government's largest customer service centre with new £200m facility
16 Aug 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP to replace government's largest customer service centre with new £200m facility
Department publishes procurement notice outlining intent to overhaul its customer service centre to help deliver a more effective welfare system
Perm secs could face duty to plan office moves better
01 Aug 2023 HR
Perm secs could face duty to plan office moves better
MPs call for guidance requiring departmental leaders to properly explore all options before signing off on major schemes
DWP’s return-to-office rate ‘not good enough’ says Stride
29 Jun 2023 HR
DWP’s return-to-office rate ‘not good enough’ says Stride
Work and pensions secretary says office attendance is currently “around 50%” and needs to improve