#welfarebenefits — Public Fediverse posts
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Four of Trust (TR-4). The card's focus is statuses. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/trust/4
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #trust
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Nine of Trust (TR-9). The card's focus is misuse of system by valid users. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/trust/9
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #trust
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Six of Porosity (PO-6). The card's focus is generic static content from third parties. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/porosity/6
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #poro
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https://www.europesays.com/people/18369/ Congress must stop immigrant welfare madness since Supreme Court won’t #BirthrightCitizenship #ChiefJusticeJohnRoberts #Congress #IllegalImmigrants #ImmigrantHouseholds #JohnRoberts #KentNishimura #PresidentDonaldTrump #SupremeCourt #WelfareBenefits #WelfareSystem
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Council fraud team saves £1.1m by clamping down on system abuse and benefits cheats
Swansea Council says the impressive figure highlights its efforts against those who misuse public funds, with the fraud team uncovering significant overpayments and fraudulent claims.
Almost £470,000 was identified in social housing overpayments, alongside a similar sum in housing and welfare benefits, according to the council’s latest report.
Cllr Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council, stressed the vital importance of ensuring that the millions of pounds of public money spent on services every year reaches those who truly need it.
He issued a clear warning that the council would take firm action against fraud wherever it is found.
“Among local authorities in Wales our fraud team has helped lead the way in seeking out, detecting and acting in cases of fraud,” Cllr Stewart stated.
He believes the counter-fraud team’s proactive approach has established a strong deterrent effect on would-be fraudsters.
The council’s ongoing work to tackle fraud is detailed in the counter-fraud team’s half-yearly report, which is being presented to the Governance and Audit committee this week.
The report also noted a low number of internal fraud claims within the council itself.
Only nine cases of internal fraud were reported among a workforce exceeding 11,000 employees.
Four of these cases have already been concluded, with five remaining under active investigation.
Cllr Stewart acknowledged that fraud is a widespread issue in society, and councils, like other organisations, are targets.
He noted that both individuals and more organised criminal elements attempt to defraud public services.
“This half-year report shows Swansea Council is not a soft touch and we will challenge fraud wherever we find it, aiming to bring to justice those engaged in such practices,” Cllr Stewart declared.
The council’s robust efforts aim to ensure that every penny of the millions spent on services annually is protected for legitimate use.
Residents are encouraged to report any suspected fraudulent activity to the council.
#benefitFraud #CllrRobStewart #fraud #publicMoney #socialHousing #SwanseaCouncil #welfareBenefits -
The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Nine of Trust (TR-9). The card's focus is misuse of system by valid users. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/trust/9
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #trust
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Who would have thought? Apparently using data the government already has could improve the accuracy of benefit payment calculations.
See the card “7 of Architecture” in the Digital Benefits abd Disbenefits Cornucopia card game and find out more how this harms claimants, linked from @DBD_Cornucopia
#dwp #datasharing #datasilos #welfarebenefits #universalcredit
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Who would have thought? Apparently using data the government already has could improve the accuracy of benefit payment calculations.
See the card “7 of Architecture” in the Digital Benefits abd Disbenefits Cornucopia card game and find out more how this harms claimants, linked from @DBD_Cornucopia
#dwp #datasharing #datasilos #welfarebenefits #universalcredit
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Who would have thought? Apparently using data the government already has could improve the accuracy of benefit payment calculations.
See the card “7 of Architecture” in the Digital Benefits abd Disbenefits Cornucopia card game and find out more how this harms claimants, linked from @DBD_Cornucopia
#dwp #datasharing #datasilos #welfarebenefits #universalcredit
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Who would have thought? Apparently using data the government already has could improve the accuracy of benefit payment calculations.
See the card “7 of Architecture” in the Digital Benefits abd Disbenefits Cornucopia card game and find out more how this harms claimants, linked from @DBD_Cornucopia
#dwp #datasharing #datasilos #welfarebenefits #universalcredit
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The "Benefits and Work community” getting the facts from DWP about cost savings from changes to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). Contrary to the narrative that benefit claimants are cheating fraudsters, it seems the majority of savings are by reducing administrative costs, and nothing to do with more accurately checking eligibility. So, not fraud then.
#welfarebenefits #dwp #uk #wca #lcwra #pip #universalcredit
WCA.., over half of welfare savings not from claimants
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/wca-still-going-in-2031,-over-half-of-welfare-savings-not-from-claimants -
The "Benefits and Work community” getting the facts from DWP about cost savings from changes to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). Contrary to the narrative that benefit claimants are cheating fraudsters, it seems the majority of savings are by reducing administrative costs, and nothing to do with more accurately checking eligibility. So, not fraud then.
#welfarebenefits #dwp #uk #wca #lcwra #pip #universalcredit
WCA.., over half of welfare savings not from claimants
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/wca-still-going-in-2031,-over-half-of-welfare-savings-not-from-claimants -
The "Benefits and Work community” getting the facts from DWP about cost savings from changes to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). Contrary to the narrative that benefit claimants are cheating fraudsters, it seems the majority of savings are by reducing administrative costs, and nothing to do with more accurately checking eligibility. So, not fraud then.
#welfarebenefits #dwp #uk #wca #lcwra #pip #universalcredit
WCA.., over half of welfare savings not from claimants
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/wca-still-going-in-2031,-over-half-of-welfare-savings-not-from-claimants -
The "Benefits and Work community” getting the facts from DWP about cost savings from changes to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). Contrary to the narrative that benefit claimants are cheating fraudsters, it seems the majority of savings are by reducing administrative costs, and nothing to do with more accurately checking eligibility. So, not fraud then.
#welfarebenefits #dwp #uk #wca #lcwra #pip #universalcredit
WCA.., over half of welfare savings not from claimants
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/wca-still-going-in-2031,-over-half-of-welfare-savings-not-from-claimants -
“Moreover, I am concerned that these attitudes may be more widespread, and indicative of a culture within the department that blames claimants for errors and fails to recognise the needs of vulnerable people.”
This is one of the cards in Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia @DBD_Cornucopia See card “Queen of Trust”
#carersallowance #dwp #welfarebenefits #carers #uk #servicedesign #designdiscretion
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"Many carers said they were harassed and treated like criminals by DWP staff. Hundreds were convicted of benefit fraud”
DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carer’s allowance scandal
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/25/dwp-to-reassess-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cases-in-carers-allowance-scandal#welfarebenefits #carers #dwp #claimants #fakefraud #carersallowance
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"The DWP argue that sanctions are only imposed as a last resort. But the PLP report makes it clear that in many cases the punishment is imposed as a first response to any transgression, however innocent and unavoidable.”
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/claimants-treated-more-harshly-than-criminals,-report-finds
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Yet more so-called welfare benefit “fraud and error” found to be just inaccurate data about claimants:
This is an example of poor data verification practices which harm claimants. For more information on this threat to claimants, see The “3 of Trust” card in the Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia card game at trust https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/trust/3
#welfarebenefits #digital #harms #unfraud #fraud #designdiscretion
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Six of Architecture (AR-6). The card's focus is messaging overuse. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/architecture/6
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #architecture
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Four of Architecture (AR-4). The card's focus is automatic saving. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/architecture/4
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #architecture
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Nine of Architecture (AR-9). The card's focus is technology constraints. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/architecture/9
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #architecture
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Six of Architecture (AR-6). The card's focus is messaging overuse. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/architecture/6
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #architecture
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Three of Architecture (AR-3). The card's focus is paper-based processes. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/architecture/3
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #architecture
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Ace of Architecture (AR-A). Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/architecture/A
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #architecture
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DWP algorithmic transparency records appearing soon
#uk #welfarebenefits #universalcredit #socialsecurity #automation #digitisation
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Here is a post on another social media site, one where Liz Kendall suggests people should sign a petition to stop #PIP from being cut.
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Liz Kendall will make her #WelfareBenefits announcement at 13:00 today in the HofC
Will Rayner, Cooper, Powell, and Miliband resign?
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Wilfred Frost asks Pat McFadden
"Big announcement today on #WelfareBenefits. Is The Cabinet united?"MCFadden. "The cabinet is united behind the problem"
That's a no, then
Rayner and Cooper to resign?
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The #Conservative Party supports the #WelfareBenefits cuts that the #Labour Party is about to make.
Think about that.
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The #Labour Party will release the changes to #WelfareBenefits just before the Spring Statement because they hope that the details of the latter will overshadow the cruelty of the former.
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When discussing ##welfarebenefits and sickness benefits on #TrevorPhillips, Iain Duncan Smith says, "Everybody can do something"
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Plan to freeze #PIP disability benefits may be dropped - BBC News
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Should the #WelfareBenefits changes come about, some claimants would look at intensive job training, as planned by the Government, as “punishment” and would struggle to engage with the process if their benefits were reduced at the same time.
I predict much unrest
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The #Labour Party wants to encourage people back into work by changing #welfarebenefits at the same time as making people unemployed by cutting the size of the Civil Service.
How does this make sense?
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Richard Burgon, at today's #PMQs, says, "rather than make chaneges to #welfarebenefits, the courageous thing to do would be to introduce a wealth tax on the very wealthiest in society"
#Starmer, in reply, refers to the non doms tax, which was weakened, and the raising of passenger duty on private jets, which raises bugger all
He then offers Burgon a sticking plaster and a gobstopper
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Ed Davey asks #Starmer at today's #PMQs to confirm that "the disability benefit will not be cut for those who simply can not work"
#Starmer replies, "We will support those who can not work as well as support those who can work back into work"
I am reading this as further tests and evaluations as to whether someone is disabled or not
More stress
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At today's #PMQs, John Slinger (Lab) sets things up for the #WelfareBenefits changes
"Will the Prime Minister set out how this government will give everyone who is able to work the support they need, provide compassion for those who can't work, and fix the broken welfare system?"
#Starmer replies, "We inherited a system that is broken morally and economically."
#Kendall goes "hear hear" to this and returns to her bubbling cauldron
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It was 5 years ago today #Covid was declared a worldwide pandemic
Currently, there are 1.8 million people with the recognised illness of Long Covid in the UK, about 3% of the population
This value is almost identical to the disproportionately high number of #welfarebenefits claimants
Liz Kendall, are you paying attention at the back?
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#Reeves and Kendall's welfare benefit changes
PIP will be frozen for one year
It will be harder to qualify for this, tooUC will rise for those judged to be looking for work, but for those who are too ill to look for work, then. .....
THEIR BENEFIT WILL BE CUT !
Up to one million people will be adversely affected, and some of these people will die.
I do not say this lightly
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Ten of Agency (AG-10). The card's focus is anti-claimant fraud. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/agency/10
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #agency
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Six of Architecture (AR-6). The card's focus is messaging overuse. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/architecture/6
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #architecture
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More "welfare benefit fraud and error" identified by the courts leading to almost 60,000 illegally affected claimants receiving payments of up to £5,000. So that might be a reduction of "fraud and error" by a few hundred million pounds. Well done.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/dwp-confirms-tens-thousands-benefits-110618171.html
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #universalcredit #severedisabilitypremium #disability #uk #fraudanderror #dwp
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Jack of Architecture (AR-J). The card's focus is transfer of effort. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/architecture/J
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #architecture
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Queen of Architecture (AR-Q). The card's focus is hidden features. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/architecture/Q
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #architecture
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Five of Architecture (AR-5). The card's focus is screen resolution. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/architecture/5
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #architecture
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Automated decision making software with biases leads to “hurt first, fix later” approach to investigating Universal Credit claimants:
See DBD Cornucopia card 8 of Trust https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/trust/8
#welfare #welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #adm #ai #digital #harms
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Four of Architecture (AR-4). The card's focus is automatic saving. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/architecture/4
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #architecture
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Six of Architecture (AR-6). The card's focus is messaging overuse. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/architecture/6
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #architecture
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The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Queen of Architecture (AR-Q). The card's focus is hidden features. Full details at https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/architecture/Q
DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.
#welfarebenefits #socialsecurity #socialprotection #egovernment #publicservices #uk #architecture
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@openrightsgroup False accusations against claimants is the focus of the Eight of Trust card in the new "Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia" card game: https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/trust/8 #egovernment #digitisation #welfarebenefits #uk