United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL9719
Social Security Benefits
Introduced
28 October 2020
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4 November 2020 · Answer
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4 November 2020
Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) which types of, algorithms they use to decide access or eligibility for welfare payment or services.
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28 October 2020
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) which types of, algorithms they use to decide access or eligibility for welfare payment or services.
Source: Lords
4 November 2020
Answer
Decisions on applications for welfare payments and services are made by the Department colleagues. The Department does not use algorithms to make decisions in this way. The Department does use business rules, some of which are automated and focus on every...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-28/HL9719
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1246895
- uk · wq-1246895 · source updated 4 November 2020