Department for Work and Pensions: Artificial Intelligence

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To ask His Majesty's Government how has the proportion of AI expenditure within the Department for Work and Pension’s overall IT budget changed since 2018; what assessment they have made of the potential savings and efficiency gains that could be achieved

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4 November 2025
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government how has the proportion of AI expenditure within the Department for Work and Pension’s overall IT budget changed since 2018; what assessment they have made of the potential savings and efficiency gains that could be achieved
Source: Lords
18 November 2025
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) did not allocate direct funding for AI prior to 2023/2024. Direct investment began in 2023/24, representing around 0.4% of the IT budget. In 2024/25, this increased to approximately 2.5% and 2.2% in 2025/26. Whil...
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Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-04/HL11617
Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1848664
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