DWP suffers 'extremely worrying' staff cuts of 30%
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has seen its staff headcount slashed by 29% since 2010, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).
Figures seen by PP showed the number of civil servants at DWP was reduced from 117,532 to 83,941 between March 2010 and December 2014, with a corresponding reduction in salary costs of £778m from £2.7bn...
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