Social domain: eServices for applications

Municipality of Schagen

The algorithm is used by about 50 municipalities and, based on read-in data and answers given by the applicant, determines whether the applicant is eligible for any of the benefits to be applied for.

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• Publication category: Impactful algorithms
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• Status: In use

General information

Theme

Social Security

Begin date

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Contact information

[e-mail]

Responsible use

Goal and impact

Efficient and uniform intake of and decisions on applications for (special) Assistance, IIT (Individual Income Allowance) and mini schemes. The algorithm is deployed in an application for residents of the approximately 50 member municipalities and checks during the application whether the applicant meets various (legal) criteria. The outcome is shared with the applicant; a municipal employee contacts the applicant about this.

Considerations

One advantage of deploying the algorithm is that a lot of manual work by consultants can be saved. By deploying an algorithm at the front end of the process, you can be sure that the data will enter the systems in the right way and prevent unjustified requests. Risks in using the algorithm are not significant, which means proportionality is in order.

Human intervention

The employee has the option to disregard the outcome of the algorithm.

Within Schagen municipality, applications are always handled by an employee.

Risk management

There are no foreseen risks in using the algorithms defined in the decision tree. The only appointable risk is that an applicant mistakenly does not submit an application because of an expectation raised by the system about the outcome. This is mitigated by making the application as user-friendly as possible and displaying the explanations on the screens as clearly as possible. Access staff from the District Team can always be contacted.

Legal basis

The legal basis for deploying the algorithm is the implementation of the statutory task Participation Act (which includes the SUWI Act), the Municipalities Act and WEU (One-Stop Demand Act).

Links to legal bases

• Participatiewet: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0015703/
• Wet structuur uitvoeringsorganisatie werk en inkomen: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0013060/2024-01-01/0
• Wet eenmalige gegevensuitvraag werk en inkomen: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0023299/2008-01-01

Operations

Data

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Technical design

Decision trees

External provider

Centric Netherlands BV