Department for Work and Pensions

United Kingdom government ministerial department
Organization department_of_the_united_kingdom_government Q1191394
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Department for Work and Pensions

Summary

Department for Work and Pensions is a department of the United Kingdom Government[1]. It draws 1,042 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_the_united_kingdom_government category, ranking #12 of 41).[2]

Key Facts

  • Department for Work and Pensions is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's instance of is recorded as department of the United Kingdom Government[4].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's instance of is recorded as government agency[5].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's headquarters location is recorded as Whitehall[6].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's chief executive officer is recorded as Peter Schofield[7].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's Commons category is recorded as Department for Work and Pensions[8].
  • June 8, 2001 marks the founding of Department for Work and Pensions[9].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's official website is recorded as https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions[10].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Department for Work and Pensions[11].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's replaces is recorded as Department of Social Security[13].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's replaces is recorded as Department for Education and Employment[14].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions[15].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's exact match is recorded as https://findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-0499kfe57[16].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's IPv4 routing prefix is recorded as 51.17.0.0/16[17].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's IPv4 routing prefix is recorded as 51.16.0.0/15[18].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[19].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8010'}[20].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8920'}[21].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9900'}[22].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10000'}[23].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11100'}[24].
  • Department for Work and Pensions's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12500'}[25].

Body

Founding

June 8, 2001 marks the founding of Department for Work and Pensions[9].

Leadership

Department for Work and Pensions's chief executive officer is recorded as Peter Schofield[7].

Operations

Department for Work and Pensions's headquarters location is recorded as Whitehall[6].

Why It Matters

Department for Work and Pensions draws 1,042 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_the_united_kingdom_government category, ranking #12 of 41).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . iatiregistry.org. Retrieved . iatiregistry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . gov.uk. gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . FindThatCharity.uk. Retrieved . findthatcharity.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Mormegil · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chief executive officer Peter Schofield
    Grid id grid.498183.f
    Scilit organization id 87967
    Country United Kingdom
    + 78 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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