AN algorithm used to automatically calculate Universal Credit payments is “flawed” pushing vulnerable households into hunger and debt, an international watchdog has warned. The one-size-fits-all ...

Universal Credit claimants are being forced to go hungry, fall into debt and face psychological distress because of a “design flaw” in the benefit’s algorithm, a human rights charity said. A new ...

The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) Universal Credit system is failing people who most need it, according to Human Rights Watch. A report by the charity found that the algorithm used by the ...

Universal Credit claimants are being forced to go hungry, fall into debt and face psychological distress because of a “design flaw” in the benefit’s algorithm, a human rights charity said. A new ...

The technology behind Universal Credit must undergo a “comprehensive redesign”, say human rights campaigners, amid warnings that the algorithm which calculates how much people receive is causing ...

A “flawed algorithm” used by the UK government to calculate how much welfare benefit people should receive is forcing claimants into hunger, debt and psychological distress, an international watchdog ...

After the A-level results debacle, another flawed government calculation is now creating misery for welfare claimants. By Anoosh Chakelian A flaw in the Universal Credit welfare system is creating ...

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