How social media can help DWP deliver our 2020 vision

Kailesh Sudra (centre) and Samiah Javaid (left) from BTG's social Media team at a recent event

I’m writing this blog on my phone - these days, that’s not unusual. Most people are familiar with how the internet and the development of smartphones have revolutionised how we live our lives and the way we work. And DWP …

Learning through prototyping: tools for Universal Credit claimants

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We’ve been looking at some new ways of helping claimants and our operational staff to visualise looking for work in new ways. There are lots of variables to take into account when finding work. Things like: • understanding the type of …

Universal Credit Digital Service: building new skills

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The Universal Credit Digital Service is helping build new skills, both for the claimants using it, and for the technical team building it. Universal Credit Digital Service video transcript Rob Thompson, Universal Credit Digital Service “UC digital is a flagship project, …

Why testing early and failing fast is no bad thing

I was very excited just before Christmas when the DWP Secure Communications team headed out into the big world to test our authentication service with real General Practitioners (GPs). Our team is currently working hard to get our service into Private …