Question follow-through · 39674
Social Security Benefits: Digital Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing (a) digitalisation and (b) automation in the provision of welfare services.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing (a) digitalisation and (b) automation in the provision of welfare services.
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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26 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has already implemented many automation initiatives and remains dedicated to identifying future opportunities for further enhancements. To date, 58 automations have been deployed across the DWP, with 38 of them c...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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