Ringold, DenaKasek, Leszek2012-05-312012-05-312007978-0-9213-7159-6https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6744This report looks at safety nets in the new member states from the perspective of fiscal impact and effectiveness. Given the limited budgets for social assistance, ensuring that resources are spent well, reach those who need them, and optimize welfare gains and labor market outcomes. This also requires attention to the balance between spending on means-tested antipoverty programs and family benefits and social insurance programs. Because of high levels of pension spending and rapidly aging populations, there is a risk that contributory social insurance spending will crowd out spending on social assistance. Managing the long-term fiscal sustainability of these programs to meet emerging needs is a priority. This paper looks at social assistance within the broader context of social protection. The main focus of the policy discussion is on the guaranteed minimum income programs, which comprise the centerpiece of the social assistance systems in each of the EU8 countries. Child allowances are also discussed, which are the most important programs from the perspective of spending levels. The first Chapter reviews the datasets and approach. Chapter 2 looks at the context of poverty and social exclusion in the EU8 and the implications for safety nets. Chapter 3 analyses social protection spending. Chapter 4 reviews the performance of social assistance and social protection based on household survey data for six of the countries. Chapter 5 discusses policy design issues including administration, decentralization and activation measures. Chapter 6 looks at the labor market incentives of combined taxes and benefits, and discusses in-work benefits. Chapter 7 concludes.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE POVERTYACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTINGACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMSADDITIONAL FINANCINGADMINISTRATIVE COSTSADMINISTRATIVE DATAAGEING POPULATIONSANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMSANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMSASSISTANCE PROGRAMSAVERAGE BENEFITAVERAGE MONTHLY BENEFITAVERAGE MONTHLY BENEFITSBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARYBENEFIT AMOUNTBENEFIT FORMULASBENEFIT LEVELSBENEFIT SYSTEMSCALCULATIONCALCULATIONSCASH BENEFITSCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMSCASH TRANSFERSCHILD ALLOWANCESCHILD BENEFITCHILD BENEFITSCHILD CARECHILD POVERTYCHILD PROTECTIONCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY INITIATIVESCONSUMPTION SMOOTHINGCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONSCONTRIBUTORY PENSIONSCOUNTRY COMPARISONSCROWDING OUTCUSTOMER SERVICEDATA COLLECTIONDELIVERY MECHANISMSDEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURESDISABILITYDISABILITY BENEFITSDISABILITY PENSIONSDISCRIMINATIONDISPOSABLE INCOMEDISSEMINATIONEARLY RETIREMENTSEARNINGSECONOMIC MANAGEMENTEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTELIGIBILITY CRITERIAEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESFAMILY BENEFITFAMILY BENEFITSFERTILITYFERTILITY RATESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFISCAL SUSTAINABILITYFLAT RATEFORMAL EMPLOYMENTGDPGMIGOVERNMENT BENEFITSGUARANTEED MINIMUM INCOMEHBSHBS DATAHEALTH BENEFITSHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH FINANCINGHEALTH RISKSHEALTH SERVICESHOMELESSHOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEYHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATAHOUSEHOLD SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRESHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD WELFAREINCIDENCE ANALYSISINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME LEVELINCOME SECURITYINCOME SHOCKSINCOME SUPPORTINCREASES IN BENEFITSINDICATOR TARGETINGINDIVIDUAL WELFAREINEQUALITYINFORMATION CAMPAIGNSINFORMATION SYSTEMINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSURANCE SCHEMESINSURANCE SERVICESJOB CREATIONLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET POLICIESLABOR MARKET PROGRAMSLEGAL STATUSLIVING CONDITIONSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOW INCOMELOW-INCOMELUMP SUMMARGINAL TAX RATEMARKET CONDITIONSMARKET INCENTIVESMATERNITY BENEFITSMATERNITY LEAVEMEANS TESTINGMINIMUM INCOMEMINIMUM INCOME GUARANTEEMINIMUM WAGEMINIMUM WAGESNATIONAL ACTIONNATIONAL ACTION PLANNATIONAL LEVELNUMBER OF CHILDRENOLD AGEPARENTAL CAREPAYROLL TAXPENSIONPENSION REFORMSPENSION SPENDINGPENSIONSPOORPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOVERTY ANALYSISPOVERTY HEADCOUNTPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY MEASUREMENTPOVERTY MEASURESPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY RELIEFPOVERTY TRAPSPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAM BENEFICIARIESPROTECTION POLICIESPROTECTION SYSTEMPROTECTION SYSTEMSPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYQUESTIONNAIRESRELATIVE POVERTYRELATIVE POVERTY RATESRESOURCE CONSTRAINTSRETIREMENTRETIREMENT AGESRISKS OF POVERTYSAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSCHOLARSHIPSSCHOOL MEALSENIORSEVERANCE PAYSHARE OF BENEFITSSHARE OF TRANSFERSSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESSESSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL BENEFITSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL FUNDSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMSSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SAFETY NETSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONSSOCIAL SERVICESOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMSSOCIAL WORKERSSOURCES OF INCOMESUPPORT TO FAMILIESTARGETINGTAX CREDITSTAX RATESTAXABLE INCOMETAXATIONTRAINING PROGRAMSTRANSFER PROGRAMUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYED PERSONUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCEUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCEUNIVERSAL BENEFITSVALUABLEVULNERABLE GROUPSWAGE WORKERSWELFARE PROGRAMSWELFARE STATESWITHDRAWALWORK INCENTIVESWORKING ADULTSWORKING POORWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7159-6