IAQ LEXICON
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IAQ Lexicon
Administrative Burden
A small delay becomes large when the person waiting has no spare margin.
The accumulated learning, compliance, documentation, waiting, and psychological costs people must carry to obtain a right, service, decision, or correction from an institution. Administrative Burden can appear minor from inside a system because each step has a separate justification while their combined effect determines who can persist long enough to receive help.
Examples
- repeating the same information across several forms
- missing assistance because one document arrives late
- learning hidden eligibility rules without guidance
- losing work hours while waiting for an appointment
- abandoning a valid claim after many small procedural obstacles
Related Concepts
First Appeared In
Why Can a Small Administrative Delay Change a Person’s Entire Life?
Origin
Placed beneath Friction Stacking because administrative burden is produced by the combined effect of learning, compliance, waiting, and psychological frictions that may look individually minor to the institution.