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Could New Zealand be headed for its own Robodebt episode?
2025-06-07 03:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
The Robodebt scheme is remembered as one of the biggest public policy scandals in modern Australia but there are fears history could repeat itself across the Tasman.New Zealand's conservative government is currently trying to expand the use of "automated decision-making" in the welfare system as part of a concerted effort to rein in public spending.But critics fear the reforms will take crucial decisions about vulnerable people out of the hands of humans and allow algorithms to determine who receives benefits.Salvation Army social policy advocate Ana Ika understands the government wants to be more efficient "but efficiency comes at a cost"."This cost has human lives and those are human lives the Salvation Army sees every day," she said.New Zealand's Ministry of Social Development has moved to allay concerns, arguing the technology will make the welfare system easier for people."Any decision to decline a benefit will always be made by a staff member," deputy chief executive of organisat...
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