AI used by public bodies or their suppliers to decide or prioritize access to subsidies, aid, social or health services, or permits. It affects vulnerable people and fundamental rights, so it requires impact assessment, transparency and human review.
We only list countries where an obligation in force or adopted mentions this use case.
| Jurisdiction | Level | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | High risk | December 2, 2027 | Annex III(5)(a): assessing eligibility for public benefits and services; FRIA required for public bodies. |
| Spain | Sector rules | — | Law 40/2015 (automated administrative action with a responsible body) and Law 15/2022 Art. 23 (bias in public algorithms). |
| Peru | High risk | September 10, 2026 | Social programs are high-risk; the public sector must perform a prior impact assessment and use NTP-ISO/IEC 42001; an AI Officer in each entity. |
| Chile | Data protection | December 1, 2026 | Law 21,719 also applies to public bodies. |
| United States (federal) | Sector rules | April 3, 2025 | OMB memo M-25-21: risk management for high-impact AI in federal agencies. |
| Colorado | Consequential decision | January 1, 2027 | SB 26-189: essential government services are a consequential decision. |
| Texas | Transparency | January 1, 2026 | TRAIGA: state agencies must disclose AI use and may not do social scoring. |
| Brazil | Minimal risk or no specific regime | — | Bill PL 2338 would ban government social scoring and treat public services as high-risk. |
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Base documents for public bodies and their suppliers: AI lead, governance model, inventory, algorithmic and fundamental rights impact assessments, human oversight and explanation to citizens.
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