DWP confirms date for new Fraud, Error and Debt Bill as £35bn lost since Covid
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed plans to present the new Fraud, Error and Debt Bill to Parliament "early in the new year". In response to the concerns brought up during Monday's parliamentary debate, DWP Minister Andrew Western assured MPs: "the final decision on whether someone receives a welfare payment is always made by a human", even though Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used to identify potential cases of benefit fraud and error. This move comes as the DWP faces
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