Universal Credit: Artificial Intelligence
(asked on 16th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has modelled the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the Universal Credit caseload to 2029-30.
Answered by
Stephen Timms
Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)
This question was answered on 26th October 2026
No such specific modelling exercise has been undertaken. The latest Universal Credit and equivalents caseload forecasts are published here: Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2026 - GOV.UK