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Workshop 5 The Netherlands

Workshop 5 The Netherlands. Social benefits , costs of living and wages Versus The welfare state policy. Introduction. Contradictions / positive elements Critical comments European Social benefits & security system? . Wages and benefit systems vs activating welfare state.

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Workshop 5 The Netherlands

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  1. Workshop 5The Netherlands Socialbenefits, costs of living and wages Versus The welfare state policy

  2. Introduction • Contradictions / positiveelements • Criticalcomments • EuropeanSocialbenefits & security system?

  3. Wages and benefit systems vs activating welfare state The Netherlands. • Positive elements: • - No one has to live below poverty standards - No excluding of civilians The Netherlands vs Europe. • Contradictions: - Even for the working class there is a social security system - If you choose not to work, you can get supported

  4. Income: Care allowance €60 Rent allowance €100 Child benefit €60 Wife money €150

  5. Strenghts, weaknesses, opportunities and threats StrenghtsWeaknesses Secureness Gap Safety net Confusing Povertyreduction OpportunitiesThreats Basic welfare Non-stimulating Economy The exeptions

  6. “Incomefrom benefit systems” versus“costs of life” in The Netherlands

  7. Critical comments • Decrease of unemployedpeople in 2010 12% • Improvement of generalsocial welfare- positionin international trade- innovationof products and services- clean/green energy • Dutch main policy is goodpractise:- equalparticipation in society- perspectiveon work and income- strongbasicsocialsecuritysystem • - reassuringunemployed- recoveryof employmentlevel- solidaritybetweenworking and non-working

  8. EuropeanSocialbenefits & security system? • Do we think that social benefits and social security has to become a subject of  strong European regulations • Do we consider it as wise to trust in member state’s own sovereignty ?

  9. Questions? ?

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