Department for Work and Pensions: who runs it
Department for Work and Pensions, a ministerial department, lists 12 people in its leadership on GOV.UK, led by Dame Sarah Healey (Permanent Secretary). Every name below comes from the body's own GOV.UK page: Department for Work and Pensions - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below are in it).
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Permanent Secretary | Dame Sarah Healey · profile on this site |
| Director General, DWP Services and Fraud | Neil Couling |
| Director General, People and Capability, Director General, Corporate Transformation | Sarah Homer |
| Director General, Finance | Catherine Vaughan |
| Director General for Welfare and Pensions | Sophie Dean |
| Director General for Labour Market and Skills | Katherine Green |
| Director General, Digital and Transformation | Helen Wylie |
| Lead non-executive director | Arabel Bailey |
| Non-executive board member | David Bennett |
| Non-executive board member | Reverend Professor Gina Radford |
| Non-executive board member | Charlie Steel |
| Non-executive board member | Taalib Shaah |
Source
Department for Work and Pensions - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below are in it). Each name links to that person's official page. Department for Work and Pensions: official page. Every UK public body we list. Name or role out of date? Tell us.