# Deduplication Service

## About

* Deduplication determines if there are potential duplicate records for the given beneficiary.
* Government-to-persons programs must be confident of the uniqueness of beneficiaries they serve and avoid double-dipping.
* A social protection transfer program, as an example, should not be paying the same individual multiple times per period.

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## Deduplication guide

<https://www.notion.so/Deduplication-Service-7a57d1e715c545caab0e30b627d324e7>