Question follow-through · 19055
Social Security Benefits: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many departmental staff are part of teams considering the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the social security and welfare system.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 1 Sept 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many departmental staff are part of teams considering the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the social security and welfare system.
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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1 Sept 2026
Answer published
AI has potentially transformative benefits for the economy and wider society, and the Government is doing all it can to ensure that the United Kingdom is at the forefront of this technological transition. As part of that, teams across DWP, for instance wo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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