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DWP

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abbreviation

  1. Department for Work and Pensions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The DWP announced the cover replacement project in January, saying the 15-year-old cover is damaged and needs to be replaced to comply with state and federal water quality regulations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Citizens Advice say that in 2025 two-thirds of the people they helped in relation to repaying loans to the DWP also needed help accessing food banks.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Following a pilot project in the Highlands, North and Mid Wales and Greater Manchester, the DWP is going to expand its "Jobcentre on Wheels" initiative.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Richard Katz, former president of the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners, proposed in a letter to the state board that DWP should pause its use of water from the Mono Basin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Janisse Quiñones, who took the helm at DWP in 2024, is returning to Puerto Rico, where she is from, to help modernize the island’s electric grid.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026