Another case of the #privatesector seeing the #publicsector as a key market for #services... in this case peddling the comms, but incorrect notion that #benefits #fraud is a major problem .... it isn't!
Some years ago Kevin Farnsworth coined the term 'corporate welfare' for the range of interactions between firms & Govt. departments, often ensuring such firms were partly shielded from the more difficult & competitive markets they normally work in....
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/08/palantir-lobbied-uk-disabilities-minister-software-benefits-fraud
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