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Head of Disability Benefits and Employment - Darlington, County Durham, United Kingdom - HM TREASURY-1
Description
If you're interested in making a difference to people's lives, the Treasury can offer you an exciting opportunity to influence decision making that affects the whole of the UK. Working at the heart of government, we collaborate across government to promote responsible public spending and drive strong and sustainable economic growth
About the Team
The Welfare Spending and Reform team (WSR) is a friendly, inclusive and hard-working team of 17 people from a diverse range of backgrounds from both within and outside of government. We are responsible for the Treasury's overall welfare spending and strategy, responsible for ensuring that spending is sustainable and meets the government's wider objectives. We act as the spending team for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which makes up more than 20% of all government expenditure, and lead on high-profile and complex policy and spending priorities for working age benefits, including tax credits, child benefit, disability benefits, Housing Benefit and Universal Credit. The team has also led on policies directly responding to the effects of Covid, including the £20 temporary uplift in Universal Credit, Test and Trace Support Payments and the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate. The team has an excellent team spirit and is committed to diversity, inclusion and person development.
About the Job
In this Job your key responsibilities are:
This is an important and exciting role, leading the team's Disability Benefits and Employment branch. The successful candidate will lead for the Treasury on the health and disability benefits system, as well as employment policy for people with disabilities. This is a vital policy area for the department's fiscal and economic objectives. The role has significant leadership and management responsibilities within the team and across the wider group.
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For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team.
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