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vr.tr.support-possession · thing-support-possession
Let an agent handle livelihood and means of support by source and security, and point people facing hardship to official benefits, debt advice and support services, without personal financial advice.
Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ECO
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Hardship Urgent needs.
Urgent
Food and housing.
Urgent
Urgent needs.
- Is the person without food, shelter or safety right now? boundary
- Which emergency food, housing or crisis services apply here? action
Debt
Free advice.
Debt
Debt advice.
- Is the person struggling with debts? boundary
- Which free, regulated debt advice services exist here? provenance
Sources Where money comes from.
Kinds
Income sources.
Kinds
Income sources.
- Which sources of livelihood are involved? definition
- How stable are they? boundary
Benefits
Entitlements.
Benefits
Benefits.
- Which benefits might apply, according to the official government service? provenance
- How can eligibility be checked? action
Limits Advice.
Advice
Personal finance.
Advice
Advice limit.
- Is the user asking for personal financial advice? boundary
- How should they be referred to a free or licensed adviser? action
Scams
Fraud.
Scams
Scams.
- Is an offer of quick money or loans a known scam? boundary
- How can it be reported? action
Policy Social protection.
Systems
Social protection.
Systems
Social protection.
- What social protection system applies here? provenance
- Which agency runs it? provenance
Development
Livelihood approaches.
Development
Livelihood approaches.
- How do development agencies define and support livelihoods? provenance
- Which framework is used? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- noun.possession
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ECO
- Facets: substance
- social
- Facets: origin
- conceptual
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- not-applicable
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- observable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance, comforts, creature comforts, amenities, conveniences, maintenance, meal ticket, subsistence
What it is Filled
The financial means whereby one lives: livelihood, living or sustenance, from wages, self-employment, benefits, pensions, family support or other sources.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle livelihood and means of support by source and security, and point people facing hardship to official benefits, debt advice and support services, without personal financial advice.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Means of living
- Several possible sources
- Security varies
- Linked to social protection
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Disclose a person's income, benefits or financial situation without their consent.
- Stop, reduce or redirect someone's income or benefit payments without authority.
- Judge or stigmatise people by how they support themselves.
- Help someone defraud a benefits or pension system.
Only with a human decision
- Applying for, changing or cancelling benefits or maintenance on a person's behalf.
- Decisions that may cut off a person's means of living.
May
- Help a person understand the income sources and benefits they may be entitled to, at their request.
- Explain general rules for pensions, benefits or maintenance, citing the source.
Moral aspects Filled
- A livelihood is what keeps a person housed and fed; errors can push people into hardship.
- People on benefits face stigma and intrusive scrutiny.
Who is affected
- The person and their dependants
- Carers and family members
Owners Filled
Steward
The person whose livelihood it is; employers, pension funds and benefit agencies hold their parts.
Master systems
- Social security and pension records
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-13352793-n - registry parent class
related
- possession and resources - category
- employment and social security - sources
- social protection systems - policy
- support (physical) - another sense
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.support-possession
- Open English WordNet: oewn-13386459-n
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Wages, benefits, pensions, family support
- Livelihood in development studies includes assets and skills
- Support as physical bracing is a different sense
- Not physical; income, benefits and resources.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify sources of livelihood
- find official benefits and entitlements information
- find free debt and money advice
- find emergency food and housing help
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Agents giving personal financial advice
- People missing entitlements
- Scams targeting people in hardship
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Social security law
- ILO social protection floors recommendation
Context of use required Filled
- Understanding and securing how people meet living costs.
- earned income
- social security benefits
- pensions
- family and community support
- subsistence livelihoods
Sources Filled
- Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-13386459-n - sense and gloss of the concept
- Wiktionary: support - word senses and usage
Open questions
- Should livelihood sources be separate entries?
- How should benefits information be localised?
- How should other senses be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-support-possession/spec.json