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Evaluating the government balance sheet: pensions

We have published a series of reports which explore some of the major risks to public finances highlighted in the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA).

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions, HM Treasury

Published:
30 Jun 2016

Ensuring employers comply with National Minimum Wage regulations

It is important that the Government ensures its compliance programme reflects the changing risks within the labour market, and maintains its progress in ensuring all employers pay the minimum wage.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Tax, Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Department(s): Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs

Published:
11 May 2016

Managing the welfare cap

The welfare cap is encouraging a greater understanding of spending on some benefits and tax credits across government, but it is important that processes for managing the cap are reliable.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury, Government, efficiency and transparency, Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): Cost reduction and affordability, Financial management, Oversight of service delivery

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions

Published:
27 Apr 2016

The impact of state pension reforms on people with Guaranteed Minimum Pensions

The Department for Work and Pension has limited information about who will be affected by the impact of state pension reforms in April 2016 on people with Guaranteed Minimum Pensions. The impact will depend on a number of factors, and some people are likely to lose out. The Department is now seeking to improve how it communicates the impact of pension reforms.

24 March 2016

Sector(s): Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions

Published:
24 Mar 2016

Local welfare provision

Overall spending on discretionary local welfare support by central and local government has reduced since April 2013. The consequences of this gap in provision are not understood.

Sector(s): Local services

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial and service sustainability, Local service delivery

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Published:
12 Jan 2016

Client Funds Account – Statutory Child Maintenance Schemes 2014-15

The C&AG has qualified the DWP’s Client Funds Account on the grounds of material errors in the calculations of child maintenance assessments. He has also given an adverse opinion on the truth and fairness of the outstanding maintenance arrears.

Sector(s): Children and families

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions

Published:
17 Dec 2015

Automatic enrolment to workplace pensions

The Department for Work and Pensions has successfully introduced automatic enrolment to workplace pensions for large and medium-sized employers. Significant risks remain.

Sector(s): Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): Managing major projects

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions

Published:
4 Nov 2015

Confirmed impacts: Improving data quality and records retention of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme

This impacts case study shows how our identification of data and management weaknesses was pivotal in leading to the implementation of actions to address them.

It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.

Sector(s): Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions

Published:
15 Oct 2015

Confirmed impacts: Learning from the experience of welfare reform

This impacts case study shows how DWP has responded to our reviews of several welfare reform programmes, including by improving financial controls, contract management, and the way it manages its portfolio of change programmes.

It is one example of financial or non-financial benefits realised in 2014 as a result of our involvement, all of which are set out in our interactive PDF.

Sector(s): Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Department(s): Department for Work and Pensions

Published:
14 Oct 2015