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Department for Work and Pensions: Technology

Asked by Matt VickersConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 18 December 2024UIN 19421

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to use technology to improve its productivity.

Answered by Andrew Western

As part of the Department’s ongoing transformation, we are increasing our use of automation, improving our underlying technology, and increasing the number of citizen self-service opportunities where it is appropriate to do so, meaning that, despite increased demand on our services, more of our time can be deployed onto the activities that support our customers at the point of demand.

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