ESPN Country Profile: Austria 2017; Research report for the European Commission via the European Social Policy Network (ESPN)

This report provides an updated and encompassing assessment of social policy in Austria and of related outcomes and impacts: HIGHLIGHTS 1 MAIN SOCIAL OUTCOMES AND CHALLENGES 1.1 Main Social Outcomes 1.2 Important challenges 2 SYSTEMS AND POLICIES AFFECTING SOCIAL OUTCOMES 2.1 Social investment an...

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Link(s) zu Dokument(en):IHS Publikation
1. Verfasser: Fink, Marcel
Format: Research Report NonPeerReviewed
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2017
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Zusammenfassung:This report provides an updated and encompassing assessment of social policy in Austria and of related outcomes and impacts: HIGHLIGHTS 1 MAIN SOCIAL OUTCOMES AND CHALLENGES 1.1 Main Social Outcomes 1.2 Important challenges 2 SYSTEMS AND POLICIES AFFECTING SOCIAL OUTCOMES 2.1 Social investment and access to services 2.1.1 Early childhood education and care 2.1.2 Support to the unemployed 2.1.3 Healthcare 2.1.4 Long-term care 2.1.5 Housing 2.1.6 Asylum seekers and refugees 2.1.7 Other social services 2.2 Income support 2.2.1 Child and family income support 2.2.2 Unemployment benefits 2.2.3 Minimum income protection 2.2.4 Sickness benefits 2.2.5 Pensions 2.3 Social impact of other policy areas 2.3.1 Tax Reform Act 2015/16 2.4 Stakeholder involvement REFERENCES APPENDIX