Jamie Hancock
@j-hancock.bsky.social
Digital policy @demos-uk.bsky.social
Tech, rights, info environments, privacy, labour
(Views are my own; read at your own risk)
Tech, rights, info environments, privacy, labour
(Views are my own; read at your own risk)
These initiatives have a history of poor outcomes for vulnerable people. For example, in 2024, it was revealed that an internal DWP assessment found an AI fraud detection system it used featured significant bias according to age, disability, marital status and nationality
The scandals keep coming
The scandals keep coming
Revealed: bias found in AI system used to detect UK benefits fraud
Exclusive: Age, disability, marital status and nationality influence decisions to investigate claims, prompting fears of ‘hurt first, fix later’ approach
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
These initiatives have a history of poor outcomes for vulnerable people. For example, in 2024, it was revealed that an internal DWP assessment found an AI fraud detection system it used featured significant bias according to age, disability, marital status and nationality
The scandals keep coming
The scandals keep coming
Rather than make the system work for those who need it most, the UK government is doubling-down on policies which could make things worse - like AI fraud detection tools and automated decision making systems to assess claims
Secretive DWP Welfare Algorithms Put Millions’ Rights at Risk — Big Brother Watch
bigbrotherwatch.org.uk
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Rather than make the system work for those who need it most, the UK government is doubling-down on policies which could make things worse - like AI fraud detection tools and automated decision making systems to assess claims
My latest blog looks at what has gone wrong with the welfare system - and how things could be done differently
Putting humanity at the heart of welfare
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October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
My latest blog looks at what has gone wrong with the welfare system - and how things could be done differently
Reposted by Jamie Hancock
What did we find?
➡️ Rising employment concerns – just as the @resfoundation.bsky.social predicts unemployment could hit 5% in the three months to August.
➡️ Persistent fears about the benefits system – following the recent welfare reform u-turn & uncertainty.
➡️ Rising employment concerns – just as the @resfoundation.bsky.social predicts unemployment could hit 5% in the three months to August.
➡️ Persistent fears about the benefits system – following the recent welfare reform u-turn & uncertainty.
August 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
What did we find?
➡️ Rising employment concerns – just as the @resfoundation.bsky.social predicts unemployment could hit 5% in the three months to August.
➡️ Persistent fears about the benefits system – following the recent welfare reform u-turn & uncertainty.
➡️ Rising employment concerns – just as the @resfoundation.bsky.social predicts unemployment could hit 5% in the three months to August.
➡️ Persistent fears about the benefits system – following the recent welfare reform u-turn & uncertainty.
Thanks to @jrf-uk.bsky.social and Grassroots Poverty Action Group for all their support with this work
June 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Thanks to @jrf-uk.bsky.social and Grassroots Poverty Action Group for all their support with this work