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 ...

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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 ...