Carer’s Allowance Digital Service achieved live accreditation from Government Digital Services (GDS) in November 2014 - but this was just the start. Since then we have delivered major changes and new features all based on extensive user research and testing. …
DWP Technology is delivering new digital technology to meet user needs – as shown by the Carer’s Allowance Digital Service which now has 90% user satisfaction. Like all businesses, we also need to keep an eye on performance of our …
“Perfect”, “Can’t be improved”, “No further improvement needed” - reading through customer feedback for the Carers Allowance Digital Service it strikes me how many of our users think that there’s nothing more to do. We can pack up and go …
On the Carer's Allowance Digital Service we've had two business Subject Matter Experts (SME) for the past 12 months, they have been Kathryn Baxendale and myself. Kathryn has been on the service since the very start of discovery working with …
Most people claiming Carer’s Allowance go online instead of asking for a form to be posted to them. That’s because we’ve made a digital service that really is simpler, clearer and faster than putting pen to paper. Over a third …
Back in December, Amy wrote on the GDS design notes blog about start pages within guides: Lots of users navigate to start pages for services through content on GOV.UK, which means start pages repeat information they may already have read …
During my time at DWP - a tad shy of three decades - I’ve seen a fair amount of change. In that time I’ve seen huge transformations in the way DWP customers apply for benefits and the impact of how …
We have started a 4-week Discovery exercise for Carers Allowance Phase 2. A core team of experts from key areas will be locked together in a room in Preston exploring options for transforming the Carers Allowance service by addressing such …
Since we launched the new Carer's Allowance digital claim service last October, we’ve made 12 full releases. Each of these has included one or more major improvements to make the service easier and quicker to use. Not all improvements need a …
Last week the new Carer's Allowance Digital Service took its ten-thousandth new claim. Feedback from service users continues to provide pointers on how we can improve the experience and make the process more efficient. Our Google Analytics installation is generating …
