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DWP axes £694 million benefit fraud-busting contract

Original: department for work and pensions

The Department for Work and Pensions has scrapped a £694 million contract with external firms used to investigate benefit fraud, according to Guido Fawkes. The move comes as the department increasingly relies on artificial intelligence to flag suspicious claims. Critics are likely to question whether dropping the contractors will weaken fraud detection, while the DWP bets on AI tools to take over the work.

Why now: The reported cancellation of a large fraud-prevention contract amid a shift to AI is raising questions about how benefit fraud will be tackled.

Department for Work and PensionsGuido Fawkes

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Evidence

• DWP Axes £694 Million Benefit Fraud-Busting Contract as AI Claims Surge · Guido Fawkes
• DWP statement as 310,000 letters go out over State Pension payments issue · The Mirror

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