Department for Work and Pensions: Standards

Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 17 March 2025.

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Photo of Will Forster Will Forster Liberal Democrat, Woking

What steps she is taking to improve her Department's customer service.

Photo of Andrew Western Andrew Western The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

We are modernising our services, enabling customers to self-serve online, while retaining non-digital channels for those that need them, avoiding digital inclusion and ensuring everyone gets the level of support they need.

For example, we are starting to use conversational platform in some service lines, which provides an automated conversational experience and reduces avoidable contact by signposting customers to more appropriate routeways.

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