Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 66118
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
Tabled: 9 July 2025
Answered: 18 July 2025
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
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.
Answer
Andrew WesternDWP 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.