scholarly journals Precariousness among solo self-employed workers: a German‐Dutch comparison

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-197
Author(s):  
Wieteke Conen ◽  
Karin Schulze Buschoff
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Disability Insurance ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Recommendations For Action ◽  
Precarious Situation

In this article we compare solo self-employment in Germany and the Netherlands. We identify parallels and differences in the structure of solo self-employment and examine to what extent self-employment is related to a precarious situation in terms of earnings and social security. The results show that solo self-employed workers are relatively vulnerable in terms of income and disability insurance in both countries. As compared to the Netherlands, German solo self-employed workers seem to have a higher risk of precariousness, particularly in terms of income and poverty in old age. The article concludes with recommendations for action that follow from the findings.

scholarly journals Challenges and Risks of Individualisation in The Netherlands

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trudie Knijn
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Child Support ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Economic Independence

This article evaluates recent transformations in social policy that reflect the tendency towards individualisation in The Netherlands. Such transformations have taken place in old age pensions, widows' pensions, social assistance and taxation, and in respect of child support following divorce. Interestingly most reforms have not resulted in ‘full individualisation’, but rather have taken into account the fact that people, in particular women, are not or cannot be assumed to be full-time adult workers. Such a ‘moderate individualisation’, however, is not without risks for women's economic independence, especially when the developments of the Dutch ‘life course perspective’ on social security are considered.

Fixing Social Security: Major Reform or Minor Repairs?

2019 ◽  
Vol 686 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-62
Author(s):  
Gary Burtless
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Disability Insurance ◽  
Voter Preferences ◽  
Reform Strategy ◽  
Reform Plan ◽  
The Social ◽  
Major Reform ◽  
Congressional Action

Without congressional action, the Social Security reserve fund will be exhausted by 2035. When that occurs, benefit payments must be cut by one-fifth. To avoid that outcome, Congress must agree on a reform plan that boosts revenues, cuts pensions, or does both. The choice of a reform strategy should depend on voters’ support for the goals of the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program and evidence about the program’s effectiveness in achieving those goals. This article explains the aims of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) program, briefly describes how the program attempts to achieve those aims, and considers evidence on whether the goals have been achieved and at what cost. It then considers alternative reforms that address OASI’s main problem, namely, the long-term shortfall in program revenues compared with pension commitments. It concludes by identifying the reforms that seem best suited to achieving OASI’s core aims while conforming to voter preferences.

Opvattingen van zelfstandig ondernemers over sociale zekerheid

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Dekker
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Social System ◽  
The Self ◽  
Dutch Society ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Policy Attitudes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sociale Zekerheid

Self-employment and attitudes toward social security Self-employment and attitudes toward social security The number of self-employed workers in Dutch society is increasing rapidly. The usual assumption amongst policy makers and scientists is that these self-employed do not support the social security system. Therefore, the growth in self-employment is argued to be a possible threat to the legitimacy of the social system. Using different research methods, we examine support for social security among the self-employed. A key finding is that employees and self-employed do not have very different policy attitudes. The self-employed are less supportive of unemployment spending compared to employees, but do not have different attitudes to the so-called 'external' risks such as sickness and old-age.

The Social Security Program and Its Funding Problems

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-159
Author(s):  
John G. Kilgour
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Disability Insurance ◽  
First Year ◽  
Real Money ◽  
Social Security Program ◽  
Trust Funds ◽  
The Social ◽  
Treasury Department

2018 was a pivotal year for the Social Security program. It was the first year since the 1983 amendments that the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) trust funds spent more than they took in. This will continue until they are depleted in 2034. This article examines the operation of the OASDI program with particular attention to its funding. It concludes by questioning the myth that, until 2018, the OASDI trust funds held large amounts of surpluses. There has never been any real money there. It was spent by the Treasury Department as fast as it came in. The OASDI program has always been a pay-as-you-go system. That should be recognized by anyone involved in crafting a solution to the problem.

Who’s at risk of entering Social Security Disability Insurance? A comparison of application and allowance rates for groups of at-risk individuals

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kara Contreary ◽  
Todd Honeycutt
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Disability Insurance ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Social Security Disability Insurance ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Social Security Disability ◽  
Employment Characteristics

BACKGROUND: The U.S. government has implemented several programs to reduce federal expenditures on Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) and help beneficiaries return to work, but the limited success of these efforts has raised interest in approaches that help workers with disabilities remain in the workforce. OBJECTIVE: This paper provides information on individuals at risk of applying for DI benefits to help build the evidence base for policies that provide workers with disabilities support to eliminate the need to apply for and receive DI benefits. METHODS: Using three panels of the Survey of Income and Program Participation matched to SSA administrative data, we describe the employment characteristics of seven groups at risk of applying for DI benefits before and after application, as well as the outcomes of their DI applications. RESULTS: New private disability insurance recipients were more likely to apply for and receive DI than members of other at-risk groups. However, individuals with high healthcare expenditures made up the largest proportion of successful applicants across the at-risk groups considered here. CONCLUSION: While it seems plausible that individuals within an at-risk group who are likely to apply for DI benefits can be identified and provided supports to help them maintain employment, focusing on a specific group to promote employment over DI benefits may have a limited effect on the DI program because applicants come from multiple groups.

Consultative Council of Western Powers

1950 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-149
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
The Other ◽  
Medical Assistance ◽  
Bilateral Agreements ◽  
Industrial Injuries ◽  
Foreign Ministers

The seventh session of the Consultative Council took place in Paris on November 7, 1949 under the chairmanship of M. Robert Schuman. Two conventions regarding social matters were signed by the five foreign ministers. The first, closely linked with the network of bilateral agreements on social security already negotiated or in the course of negotiation, would have enabled nationals of these countries to take advantage of any of these bilateral agreements, no matter in which of the five countries they resided or had resided. The benfits covered by these agreements included sickness, old age, death, maternity, industrial injuries and prescribed occupational diseases. The second convention was based on the principle that a national of any of the five countries requiring social or medical assistance, but without sufficient resources, when resident in the territory of any of the other four, would receive such assistance from the latter country on the same basis as its own nationals.

Le condizioni contrattuali e previdenziali del lavoro degli anziani: politiche e interventi di attivazione

ARGOMENTI ◽  
2009 ◽  
pp. 31-58
Author(s):  
Marco Accorinti ◽  
Paolo Calza Bini
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Senior Citizen ◽  
Population Ageing ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
European Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Study

- Within the research project Overcoming the barriers and seizing the opportunities for Active Ageing Policies in Europe, the Italian part being carried out by the IRPPS-CNR, there has been an in-depth study of the dynamics regarding population ageing and the social security system in Italy, in the light of the notion of activation - one of the main inspiring criteria of the European Employment Strategy. The paper presents comparative European research work that has highlighted the need to deal with the old age - social security link through an integrated group of diversified policies that consider above all employment policies, life schedules and social protection. The text furthermore presents nine European experiments of gradual retirement.Keywords: Senior citizen workers, Social security, Welfare, Leave. Parole Chiave: Lavoratori Anziani, Previdenza, Welfare, Aspettative.

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