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2026 GSR DAP DWP Job Description

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Locations: Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, and Sheffield*

Salary: National £27,844, London £29,722

Number of places: Up to 7 

About the DWP

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. Our departmental priorities are:

Enable people to get into work and to get on at work, ensuring employment opportunity for all

Tackle child poverty and hardship, ensuring financial security for all

Shape the pensions system to serve the interests of savers and pensioners, ensuring decent, secure retirement incomes for all

Pursue a just, equal and inclusive society, ensuring independence and control for all disable people

Deliver high quality, efficient services, ensuring that people are treated with dignity and respect

Social Researchers at DWP work collaboratively with colleagues across the Department (and beyond) to ensure evidence and research are embedded in the recommendations for future policy and delivery options. Researchers are often asked to:

Review and summarise research findings.

Design and run studies to inform policy decisions – both through undertaking hands-on research & analysis (i.e research fieldwork in operational settings such as job centres) and delivering through external research contractors.

Interpret evidence and provide advice to decision makers.

Build their skills and find new ways to answer difficult research questions.

*This is a list of potential locations in which apprentices could be hosted. Location preferences will be considered as far as possible when allocating roles, but specific locations are not guaranteed and will be finalised at the point an offer is made. All locations are subject to demand management approvals at the time so we cannot guarantee any location in advance.

Further Information  

Our posts require BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard).

Hybrid Working

This role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work.

If a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for the role and for you, you will normally be required to spend a minimum of 60% of your contracted working hours from your DWP office.

If you have a disability, caring responsibilities, or other circumstances that may affect your ability to meet the minimum office attendance requirement, please discuss this with us using the contact details in this advert. 