the Department for Work and Pensions
🔊/ðə dɪˌpɑːtmənt fə ˌwɜːk ən ˈpenʃnz/
🔊/ðə dɪˌpɑːrtmənt fər ˌwɜːrk ən ˈpenʃnz/
(abbreviation the DWP)
the British government department responsible for paying regular amounts of money from the state to people who are retired, ill, very poor, or who have young children