The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is the UK’s largest government department and is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. It administers the State Pension and a range of working-age, disability, and ill-health benefits, serving around 20 million customers. DWP is responsible for understanding and dealing with the causes of poverty rather than its symptoms. It encourages disabled people and those with ill health to work and be independent. It provides a decent income for people of pension age and promotes saving for retirement. Other responsibilities include providing value for money, reducing levels of fraud and error, and reducing work-related deaths and serious injuries in workplaces through the Health and Safety Executive.