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Service Modernisation Customer Experience Survey

A report examining how customers’ experiences are evolving as services are modernised, and customers’ overallĀ perceptionsĀ and experiences of modernisation.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Service Modernisation Customer Experience Survey: Wave 1 and Wave 2

Service Modernisation Customer Experience Survey: Annex A - Survey of multiple service line users

Service Modernisation Customer Experience Survey: Technical report

Details

ThisĀ reportĀ containsĀ findings from theĀ Service Modernisation Customer Experience Survey, conducted by IFF Research on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Two waves of the surveyĀ took place inĀ spring 2024 and spring 2025, surveying customers fromĀ 9 service lines earmarked forĀ modernisation.ĢżThe report examines how customers’ experiences are evolving as services are modernised, and customers’ overallĀ perceptionsĀ and experiences of modernisation. More specifically, it covers:Ā 

  • customer contact with DWP and questions aboutĀ customers’ experienceĀ of these interactionsĀ 

  • overall customerĀ experienceĀ ofĀ the service provided byĀ DWPĀ andĀ theĀ Customer Experience DriversĀ 

  • customer views and experiences ofĀ different typesĀ of modernised services such asĀ managing claims online and receiving updates by textĀ or emailĀ 

AnĀ additionalĀ surveyĀ focusingĀ on the experiences of customers who manage more than one service line claim with DWPĀ was also undertaken and findingsĀ are included asĀ anĀ annexĀ toĀ this report.Ģż

This report presents findings on overall customer experience and the DWPĀ Customer Experience Drivers.  These provide standards against which customer service delivery can be measured. Please note, findings presented in this report are independent and different to those of the Customer Experience Survey which provide theĀ department’s key measure of customer satisfaction. Further information can be found on DWP Customer Experience Survey: Benefit customers 2024 to 2025.Ģż

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Findings will be used to inform changes made as part ofĀ the Service Modernisation Programme.

Updates to this page

Published 29 January 2026
Last updated 9 April 2026 show all updates
  1. An error in Table 5 of the technical report has been corrected. The figures in the ā€œNumber of online interviews completedā€ and ā€œNumber of telephone interviews completedā€ columns were originally published the wrong way round and have now been amended. The overall totals for each column were published correctly and remain unchanged.

  2. First published.

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