Public Affairs
Department for Work and Pensions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP
The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the work of the Department. He has direct responsibility for Departmental Expenditure and Departmental Management.
Minister of State (Employment)
The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP
Leads on:
• The Work Programme
• Labour Market Policy
• Jobcentre Plus
• Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Commissioning strategy and providers
• Work Capability Assessment and IB reassessment.
• Employers
• Skills
• Service Transformation, Change Programme, Departmental IT and DirectGov
• The Health and Safety Executive
• Tell Us Once
• International Relations and European Issues
• European Social Fund
• Habitual Residency Test, Migrants, Refugees & asylum seekers
• Better Regulation and DWP
• NINOs
Minister of State (Pensions)
Steve Webb MP
Leads on:
• Pensions Reform
• The Pension, Disability and Carers Service
• Auto-enrolment into work-place pensions, including delivery options
• State Pension, Second State Pension and Pension Credit
• Winter Fuel Payments
• Ageing, social care and extending working lives.
• Private pensions and saving
• Pensions Regulator
• Pensions Protection Fund
• Financial Assistance Scheme
• Pensions Advisory Service & Ombudsman
• Method of Payment Policy
• Financial Inclusion
• Social Fund
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Disabled People)
Maria Miller MP
Leads on:
• Office for Disability Issues
• Disability Legislation
• Equality and Human Rights Commission
• Equality Act
• Disability Living Allowance / Attendance Allowance, Motability and Carer’s Allowance
• Remploy and Specialist Disability work programmes
• Independent Living Fund
• Equality 2025
• Child Poverty, children and young people
• CMEC
• Flexible working
• Adult Disadvantage
• Ethnic minority employment (Chair of EME taskforce)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Welfare Reform)
Lord Freud
Leads on:
• Lead on all DWP issues in the Lords
• Welfare Reform
• Tax Credits (DWP issues)
• Housing and Council Tax Benefit
• Income Support
• Employment Support Allowance
• Bereavement Benefit
• Decision Making and Appeals
• Fraud and Error
• Customer information - data sharing and information security
• Health and Well-being at Work
• Sickness absence and sickness certification
• Statutory Sick Pay
• Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
• Social Security Advisory Committee
• Debt Management
• Vocational Rehabilitation
