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Non-take up of social benefits in Greece and Spain
Author(s)Manos Matsaganis, Horacio Levy, Maria Flevotomou
Journal titleSocial Policy & Administration, vol 44, no 7, December 2010
Pagespp 827-844
Sourcehttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-... DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9515.2010.00746.x
AnnotationEven though interest in non-take up of social benefits is considerable in many European countries, the topic is under-researched in southern Europe. This article provides preliminary estimates of the extent of non-take up of two pairs of means-tested retirement benefits in Greece and Spain. The benefits examined are: (1) the minimum pension supplements pensioner social solidarity benefit EKAÇ and complementos por mínimos; and (2) the social pensions pension to uninsured elderly and pensión de jubilación no contributiva. The article finds that non-take up of social benefits in the two countries is rather extensive, examines the methodological difficulties inherent in the analysis of non-take up, and concludes with a discussion of the results and their implications. (KJ).
Accession NumberCPA-101126205 A

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