<i>The Take‐Up of Supplementary Benefit: Gaps in the ‘Safety Net’?</i>

Fry, Vanessa; Stark, Graham

doi:10.1111/j.1475-5890.1987.tb00302.x

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“…This group is not subject to potential errors a¤ecting the construction of monthly information on incomes when status changes over year. We observe that, in this case, non-take-up rates decrease slightly, 10 while the proportion of beta errors drops to half of the baseline numbers. In the case of singles, the proportions of beta errors drop to very small levels, around 2-3%, depending on the assumptions concerning AC and HC sa : 8 We have also performed sensitivity analysis when applying non-uniform variations to these costs.…”

Section: Sensitivity Analysismentioning

confidence: 82%

No claim, no pain. Measuring the non-take-up of social assistance using register data

Bargain

Immervoll²,

Viitamäki

2010

J Econ Inequal

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The main objectives of social assistance bene…ts, including poverty alleviation and labormarket or social reintegration, can be seriously compromised if support is di¢ cult to access.While recent studies point to high non-take-up rates, existing evidence does not make full use of the information recorded by bene…t agencies. Most studies have to rely on interview-based data, with misreporting and measurement errors a¤ecting the variables needed to establish both bene…t receipt and bene…t entitlement. In this paper, we exploit a unique combination of Finnish administrative data and eligibility simulations based on the tax-bene…t calculator of the Finnish authorities, carefully investigating the measurement issues that remain. We …nd rates of non-take-up that are both substantial and robust: 40% to 50% of those eligible do not claim. Using repeated cross-section estimations for years 1996-2003, we identify a set of stable determinants of claiming behavior and suggest that changes in behavior could drive the observed downward trend in take-up rates during the post-recession period. We discuss the poverty implications of our results.

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Section: Sensitivity Analysismentioning

confidence: 82%

No claim, no pain. Measuring the non-take-up of social assistance using register data

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Immervoll²,

Viitamäki

2010

J Econ Inequal

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“…Dilnot et al 1984;Blundell et al 1987;Fry and Stark 1987). In this approach the data from national socio-economic surveys (especially the British Family Expenditure Survey) are used to assess the relationship between observed variables such as age, income, household composition, tenure and level of entitlement on the one hand and claiming behaviour on the other.…”

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Non-Take-Up of Social Security Benefits in Europe

Oorschot

1991

Journal of European Social Policy

132

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The phenomenon of non-take-up of social security benefits has social policy implications and is therefore a relevant subject for study for social policy analysts. This article starts with a discussion of the arguments in support of this general statement, followed by an overview of available data on non-take-up in various western European countries. Britain, and to a lesser extent the former West Germany and the Netherlands, are exceptions to the general rule that in European countries very little is known about the incidence of non-take-up.Not only from an academic point of view, but also from the viewpoint of any policymaker trying to take measures which could solve the problem, the reasons for non-takeup are of great relevance. Research into the factors affecting (non)take-up is reviewed and the actual 'state of the art' in the theoretical modelling of the phenomenon of (non)take-up is presented and discussed. At the end of this article an alternative 'three-t-model' is presented, on factors affecting the decision whether or not to put in a claim for.a social security benefit. R6sum6 LE NON-RECOURS AUX PRESTATIONS SOCIALES EN EUROPE Le phenomene de non-recours aux prestations sociales a des repercussions sur la politique sociale et est par c01ZSéquent 1m sitiet d'étude pertinent pour les analystes en politique sociale. Cet article commence par une diaission sltr les arguments en favellr de cette constatation ginirale, puis entrepre11d iin examen des domtées disponibles concemant le non-recours aux prestations sociales dans differents pays de l'Europe de l'Ouest. D'une manière ginirale, less incidences de ce n01t-recours sont pratiquement mécommes en Europe. La Grande Bretagne et, dans tme moindre ?iiesiire, I'Alleiiiagite de 1'Onest et les Pays-Bas constituent une exception. Dit point de vue académique, rrrais aussi dit points de vue de tout politicien qui essaie de prelldre des rnesnres pouvant risoudre le problème, les raisons dit non-recours s'avèrent particu/ièrement importantes. Les recherches effectiiies stir les facterrrs qui sont décisifs pour nn (non-)recours sont examinees et 'I'£tat actuel des connaissances' dans la modilisatioti théorique du phénomèlte de non-recours est prisenti et disctlté. A la fin de cet article, tm 'inod[le des trois t' est proposi, concemant les facteurs qui influent sur la décision de réclamer ou non une prestation sociale.

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“…The literature provides participation studies for various U.S. and U.K. transfer programs: Blank and Ruggles (1996) study take-up in U.S. welfare programs; Anderson and Meyer (1997), Card (1991), andMcCall (1995) focus on participation in the U.S. unemployment insurance; Fry and Stark (1989) and Duclos (1995) investigate take-up in the U.K. Supplementary…”

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Rational Poverty or Poor Rationality? The Take‐up of Social Assistance Benefits

Riphahn

2001

Review of Income and Wealth

129

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in Rational Poverty or Poor Rationality? The Take-up of Social Assistance BenefitsRegina T. Riphahn The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn is a local and virtual international research center and a place of communication between science, politics and business. IZA is an independent, nonprofit limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) supported by the Deutsche Post AG. The center is associated with the University of Bonn and offers a stimulating research environment through its research networks, research support, and visitors and doctoral programs. IZA engages in (i) original and internationally competitive research in all fields of labor economics, (ii) development of policy concepts, and (iii) dissemination of research results and concepts to the interested public. The current research program deals with (1) mobility and flexibility of labor markets, (2) internationalization of labor markets and European integration, (3) the welfare state and labor markets, (4) labor markets in transition, (5) the future of work, (6) project evaluation and (7) general labor economics. D I S C U S S I O N P A P E R S E R I E SIZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. In several countries social assistance dependence has been increasing since the 1980s. After surveying the theoretical and empirical take-up literature, this study presents estimates of recent rates of non take-up of social assistance benefits. Once methodological shortcomings of prior estimations are corrected, the results show that take-up has fallen recently and thus cannot explain the rising welfare receipt. Following theoretical predictions, the probability that a rational individual takes up social assistance increases with the expected benefit amount and duration, and falls with application cost and stigma. More than half of all households eligible for transfers under the German social assistance program did not claim their benefits.JEL Classification: I38, I32, D31

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The Take‐Up of Supplementary Benefit: Gaps in the ‘Safety Net’?

Cited by 30 publications

References 2 publications

No claim, no pain. Measuring the non-take-up of social assistance using register data

No claim, no pain. Measuring the non-take-up of social assistance using register data

Non-Take-Up of Social Security Benefits in Europe

Rational Poverty or Poor Rationality? The Take‐up of Social Assistance Benefits

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