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Social Security Benefits: Fraud

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 18 July 2025UIN 66118

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what machine learning models her Department has used to help tackle fraud in the last three years.

Answered by Andrew Western

DWP uses Machine Learning as an analytical tool in the prevention and detection of fraud and error. There is currently one fraud and error machine learning model in full deployment and others at various stages of development, testing and implementation, focused on the highest areas of loss.

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