Are recipients of social assistance 'benefit dependent'? Concepts, measurement and results for selected countries
"Means-tested Social Assistance (SA) benefits play an important role as social protection floors sup-porting households in financial difficulties. This paper presents evidence on the patterns of SA benefit re-ceipt in a selection of OECD and EU countries. It provides an overview of the role of...
Main Authors: | Immervoll, Herwig, Jenkins, Stephen, Königs, Sebastian |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Paris
2015
OECD |
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19115306124919335889-are-recipients-of-social-assis.htm |
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