ESPN (European Socíal Policy Network) Country Profile. Austria 2018.

This report provides an encompassing and updated assessment of a wide range of social policy areas in Austria, including some Analysis on impacts and outcomes: HIGHLIGHTS 6 1 MAIN SOCIAL OUTCOMES AND CHALLENGES 8 1.1 Main Social Outcomes 8 1.2 Important challenges 11 2 SYSTEMS AND POLICIES AFFECTIN...

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Link(s) zu Dokument(en):IHS Publikation
1. Verfasser: Fink, Marcel
Format: Research Report NonPeerReviewed
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2018
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Zusammenfassung:This report provides an encompassing and updated assessment of a wide range of social policy areas in Austria, including some Analysis on impacts and outcomes: HIGHLIGHTS 6 1 MAIN SOCIAL OUTCOMES AND CHALLENGES 8 1.1 Main Social Outcomes 8 1.2 Important challenges 11 2 SYSTEMS AND POLICIES AFFECTING SOCIAL OUTCOMES 14 2.1 Social investment and access to services 14 2.1.1 Early childhood education and care 14 2.1.2 Support to the unemployed 17 2.1.3 Healthcare 21 2.1.4 Long-term care 30 2.1.5 Housing 36 2.1.6 Asylum seekers and refugees 39 2.1.7 Other social services [optional] 40 2.2 Income support 40 2.2.1 Child and family income support 40 2.2.2 Unemployment benefits 44 2.2.3 Minimum income protection 47 2.2.4 Sickness benefits 57 2.2.5 Pensions 59 2.3 Social impact of other policy areas (e.g. education. taxation. anti-discrimination or gender equality policies) [optional] 65 2.4 Stakeholder involvement 65 REFERENCES 67 APPENDIX 76