Media centre
Welcome to the Department for Work and Pensions media centre
The centre provides journalists with information on all DWP issues, such as:
- Employment, including the New Deal and Labour Market Statistics, and corporate issues.
- Pensions and older people, including pension reform.
- CSA, health and safety, and benefits.
- Welfare reform, poverty and disability.
About the press office
The DWP national press office only handles calls from the national media and can be contacted by telephone on:
020 3267 5144.
Operating from 9am-6pm Monday-Friday, the national press office is divided into four teams responsible for answering questions on specific areas of policy (as detailed above).
Regional media outlets should contact the relevant regional press office.
A duty press officer is on call as part of an after-hours service for journalists only.
Journalists who want to be placed on the mailing list for press releases should write, giving full details, to:
DWP Press Office
4th Floor
Caxton House
Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9DA
For non media enquiries, please use our Contact us section.