Social Domain: PKO Knowledge Systems

Municipality of Stichtse Vecht

The algorithm is used by around 80 municipalities and supports the municipalities' consultants in deciding on benefit applications, correctly recording outcomes and producing documents.

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• Publication category: Impactful algorithms
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• Status: In use

General information

Theme

Social Security

Begin date

01-2011

Contact information

[e-mail]

Responsible use

Goal and impact

Efficient and uniform processing of and decisions on applications, mutations and reexaminations for assistance,
special assistance, IIT, recovery from maintenance debtors and recovery of excess assistance.

The algorithm is deployed in an application for residents of the approximately 80 member municipalities and checks
during the process whether various (legal) criteria are met . Throughout the
entire treatment the possibility to deviate from the proposed choices of the knowledge system.

Considerations

An advantage of deploying the algorithm is that a lot of manual work by consultants can be saved.
In addition, by deploying a knowledge system you safeguard knowledge, simplify complicated administrative processes
simplify complicated administrative processes, ensure uniformity in execution and in document output. Risks in using the
algorithm are, partly because of the possibility to intervene in the conclusions drawn by the system, not
not significant, with which proportionality is in order.

Human intervention

Employees use the knowledge system to handle applications, adjustments and reexaminations properly. Ultimately, it is always the employee himself who checks and handles the application.

Risk management

There are no foreseen risks when using the algorithms defined in the decision tree.

Legal basis

The legal basis for the deployment of the algorithm is implementation of the statutory task Participation Act (with
as part of the SUWI Act).

Operations

Data

Use is made of data from the Suites for the Social Domain, which in turn are partly derived from the
basic registrations.

Technical design

Using PKO knowledge systems, (complex) decision processes, related to the
provision of assistance under the Participation Act, are translated into simple dialogues based on question
and answer. This makes use of already stored information.
The knowledge system runs through all relevant questions in a user-friendly way and records the data thereby
collected directly in the Suites for the Social Domain.
The system generates a legally correct and complete decision and report. There are knowledge systems
for the processes applications, adjustments and terminations, reexaminations, recovery and recovery from
maintenance debtors.

External provider

Centric Netherlands B.v.