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Universal Credit: Telephone Services

Question for Department for Work and Pensions

UIN 183592, tabled on 2 May 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2023 to Question 182089 on Social Security Benefits: Disability, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the average waiting time for calls to the Universal Credit helpline.

Answered on

15 May 2023

DWP plans resourcing according to forecasted telephony demand in an effort to keep wait times down. Wait time performance and forecasted demand is frequently reviewed, and DWP is continually working to improve the service that it delivers.