More than 200,000 people have wrongly faced investigation for housing benefit fraud and error after the performance of a government algorithm fell far short of expectations, the Guardian can reveal.

Two-thirds of claims flagged as potential…

200,000 Department for Work and Pensions claimants have been warned they have "wrongly" been triggered for "fraud and error". The DWP algorithm has "wrongly flagged" 200,000 people for possible fraud and error, according to the Guardian new…

The Canary has previously reported how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reliance on AI and algorithmic technology for benefit fraud detection could put disabled and chronically ill claimants at risk. Now, new data obtained by a ca…

According to the Guardian, more than 200,000 people have been wrongfully investigated for housing benefit fraud and error after a government algorithm failed to operate as expected.

Two-thirds of claims marked as potentially high risk by a …

More than 200,000 people have been wrongly investigated for housing benefit fraud and error. Over the last three years two-thirds of claims flagged as potentially high risk by a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) automated system were a…