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DWP Structural Reform Plan

7 February 2011

Structural Reform Plans are the key tool of the Coalition Government for making departments accountable for the implementation of the reforms set out in the coalition agreement.

This plan outlines the key actions and milestones for delivering the delivering the Department for Work and Pension's (DWP) priorities, which are to:

• help and support people who are out of work to move into work;
• encourage responsibility and fairness by simplifying the welfare system so that work always pays
•  recognise work as the primary sustainable route out of poverty and reduce the number of children in workless households;
• tackle pensioner poverty by providing decent State Pensions and encourage employers to provide high quality pensions for all employees;
•  ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities as non-disabled people to succeed in life and fully participate in society; and
• work with communities and partners to deliver excellent service to the Department’s 20 million customers

The plan is now part of the Department’s business plan and will be updated annually.

The DWP publishes monthly updates setting out the latest progress against the plan.

More information

• dwp website - has structural reform plan and monthly updates

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