the Department for Work and Pensions
noun (abbreviation the DWP) GOVERNMENTDefinition
› in the UK, the government department that is responsible for employment (= jobs and work) and welfare (= financial help to people who do not work because of age, illness, etc.)
(Definition of the Department for Work and Pensions noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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