The Department for Work and Pensions (the Department) exists to deliver the Government's welfare reform agenda. The Child Support Agency (the Agency) contributes to the Department's objective of ensuring the best start for all children and ending child poverty by 2020. The Agency exists to ensure that, where an application for child maintenance has been made, parents who live apart contribute financially to the upkeep of their children.
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General Information
Department for Work and Pensions
Work related
Jobcentre Plus Help in finding jobs and information about benefits for people of working age, includes a job search with access to over 400,000 vacancies.
New Deal Gives people claiming benefits the help and support they need to look for work, find training opportunities and prepare for work, including information on the New Deal for Lone Parents.
Disabled people and carers
Department for Work and Pensions (disabled people and carers section) For information about a range of benefits and services for people who are sick or have a disability.
Other Department for Work and Pensions websites
The Pension Service Gives impartial UK Government information on state and private pensions, whether you are retired, approaching retirement or planning ahead for retirement. It includes a practical guide to support from across government for retired people (The Pensioner's Guide).
Over 50 A practical guide to advice, support and services available through the UK Government and voluntary organisations, for people aged 50 and over.
Age Positive Information about the Government's Age Positive campaign to tackle age discrimination and promote age diversity in the work place.
Targeting benefit thieves Information about the Targeting benefit thieves campaign and the DWP's wider activity against benefit theft and fraud. You can also report people who you suspect of benefit theft.
