Institutionalized Normality and Individual Living Situations. The Non-Take-Up of Old-Age Basic Income Support in Germany

The study analyzes the non-take-up of means-tested benefits among older people in Germany using GSOEP (2010–2015). The results suggest that 6 out of 10 do not claim benefits. To explain non-take-up the study looks at differences between individual living situations and institutionalized normality. T...

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Main Author: Wilke Felix
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Sciendo 2021-07-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Sociology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2021-0014