The Government said it was using “cutting-edge artificial intelligence and data tools” to help detect fraud on Covid loans, wrongful pension payments and people planning to illegally sublet social housing View 2 Images Ai chatbot actually does something worthwhile (Image: Getty Images)

A fraud crackdown using AI has saved £480million of taxpayers’ money, more than a third of which was related to Covid loan scams. ‌

The record savings in the year to April also include cracking down on people unlawfully claiming the single person’s discount on council tax, wrongful pension payments and people planning to illegally sublet social housing. ‌

The Government said it was using “cutting-edge artificial intelligence and data tools” to help detect fraud. ‌

Some £186million cam

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