The project, which is led by the Cabinet Office, will merge the nearly 200 ways people can currently create a Gov.uk account into a single log-in process in order to access over 300 Government services.
The new app follows the launch of the official NHS app in 2018 which formed a central hub where users could seek health advice, book a GP appointment, read their medical records and more recently, access their Covid vaccination passport.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Steve Barclay unveiled plans for the GOV.UK app, which has been designed to help people access services more easily.
It was compared to similar apps created by private-sector firms that allow people to log into and access a variety of different services via their smartphone.
“Now more than ever, it is important that government responds to people’s heightened expectations about the services they use,” Barclay said.
“During the pandemic, people have had to interact with public services...