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DWP official social media accounts

A list of official Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) social media accounts.

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Department for Work and Pensions
Published:
2 June 2014
Last updated:
21 September 2026
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  1. The following changes have been made to the Jobcentre Plus X (Twitter) account listings: 'Scotland' changed to 'Scotland and North England', 'North-east England' changed to 'Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the Humber', 'London and Essex' changed to 'London' and 'Wales' changed to 'Wales and The Marches'. @JCPinCumbria moved to 'Scotland and North England', @JCPinNTW and @JCPinDurhamTees moved to 'Scotland and North England' and @JCPinEssex moved to 'South-east England'. Account name changed from @JCPinHumber to @JCPinNorthYorks. Added @JCPinTheMarches under 'Wales and The Marches' and @JCPLincsHumber under 'Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the Humber'.

  2. Updated Central England JCP X account information.

  3. Updated the South East twitter account links. Removed @JCPinSurrey and @JCPinSussex and added @JCPinSurreySussex.

  4. Added Facebook accounts for Jobcentres

  5. Removed Twitter account '@JCPinCambs'. No longer in use.

  6. Replaced @JCPinEastLondon, @JCPinNthLondon, @JCPinSthLondon, @JCPinWestLondon, @JCPinAirports with @JCPinLondon and removed the Other official accounts section.

  7. Jobcentre Plus Twitter accounts for Scotland have merged into a new account - @JCPinScotland

  8. The @dwppressoffice and @DWP Twitter accounts have been replaced by a single @DWPgovuk Twitter account.

  9. Deleted JCPinNorfolk and JCPinSuffolk, and added @JCPInEastAnglia. Deleted JCPinStaffs and JCPinDerby, and added @JCPInStaffDerby. Deleted JCPinNotts and JCPinLincs, and added @JCPInLincsNotts. Also, deleted @jcpinheathrow as the account is no longer used.

  10. Removed Twitter accounts for JCPinBeds, JCPinBucks and JCPinOxford as these accounts are now closed.

  11. Removed Twitter accounts @JCPinBerkshire and @JCPinHerts. Added Twitter accounts @JCPBedsandHerts and @JCPThamesValley.

  12. Removed @DWPOverseas Twitter account because it has closed.

  13. The JCP in South Wales Facebook page has now closed.

  14. Removed '@ODIgovuk' Twitter account as it has now closed.

  15. The DWP Benefits Information Facebook page has closed. The Twitter accounts for JCPinBath and JCPinBristol have been replaced by a single account JCPinBRS_Bath.

  16. The JCP in Essex and JCP in Kent Facebook accounts have closed.

  17. Removed @DWPondisability Twitter account because it has closed. Added DWP British Sign Language videos YouTube channel.

  18. Removed Twitter account for @JCPinEastScot. Added Twitter account for @JCPinSWScot.

  19. Added DWP Instagram and DWP Digital LinkedIn accounts to the page.

  20. Added @JCPinTheBC as a new Twitter account for the Black Country in central England.

  21. Added DWP Benefits Information Facebook page and updated the list of twitter accounts for south west England.

  22. Added links to JCP in Essex and JCP in Kent Facebook accounts.

  23. Replaced Twitter accounts for East Sussex and West Sussex with a single account for Sussex.

  24. Removed the following twitter details and accounts - DWP child maintenance and the @cmoptions account, JCPinSchoolsNE from North East England, @JCPinMK, JCPinReading from South East England, and JCPinBrighton from Surrey and Sussex. Added @JCPinDerby to Central England.

  25. Added DWP official YouTube and LinkedIn accounts.

  26. Added new headings listing accounts for Facebook, Official DWP Twitter, DWP Digital, DWP pensions, south west, south east and Hertfordshire and Kent.

  27. Updated the title of the Find a job service Twitter account from @UJHelp to @findajobsupport.

  28. Removed JCP Twitter account @JCPinMidWales and added @JCPinNEMidWales. Changed @JCPinStafford to @JCPinStaffs.

  29. Changed under DWP employer services @KHUBDWP to @JCPJobsPlusMore. Changed under Scotland @JCPinNEScotland to @JCPinNorthScot, @JCPinEdinburgh to @JCPinLothBorder and added @DWPScotPartners.

  30. Updated some Jobcentre Plus regional groupings.

  31. Removed some accounts, added others and updated some Jobcentre Plus regional groupings.

  32. Added links to Jobcentre Plus Twitter accounts in north west England, central England, London and the home counties and Scotland.

  33. Added @JCPinGloucester and @JCPinEastSussex to the list of official Jobcentre Plus accounts.

  34. Added official jobcentre accounts for north-east England, north-west England, southern England and Wales.

  35. Changed @digitalDWPJobs to @DWPDigitalJobs

  36. Added @ODIgovuk and @DWPOverseas.

  37. Removed @DWPESFEngland, @DWPTechnology, @EURES_DWP, @MinisterDisPpl, @ODIgovuk and @TellUsOnce.

  38. Changed @DigitalDWP to @DWPDigital and removed @BTGSocialMedia.

  39. Published a note about Jobcentre Plus and other local Twitter accounts.

  40. Added 2 corporate entries – @carersDWP and @UJhelp

  41. Removed @AgeActAlliance.

  42. Added @AgeActAlliance.

  43. Added @ClaimPensionDWP and removed @Sheffield4Jobs.

  44. Added @SortSeparation (DWP child maintenance - section 3) and @BSDSouthernRM (Jobcentre Plus – southern England - section 10).

  45. Added (NW) – @JCPinCheshire, @JCPinManchester and @JCPinMerseyside and removed inactive accounts.

  46. Inactive accounts removed from list and new accounts added.

  47. Published updated list.

  48. Inactive accounts removed from list and new accounts added.

  49. Published updated list of DWP registered Twitter accounts.

  50. Updated list of accounts (added ESF England to Corporate list).

  51. First published.

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