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Wenn ein Rechtsanspruch nicht reicht

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  • WILKE, FELIX
  • SIELAFF, MAREIKE

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Although there is a broad consensus regarding a general responsibility of the welfare state to support people in need, basic income benefits such as Unemployment Benefit II or old-age basic income support are often not claimed. One major reason for non-take-up is the widespread reservations that exist in society: for many people a legal entitlement alone is not sufficient ; to justify the claim for benefits there must also be a socially recognised need for financial support. Increased emphasis on the principle of personal responsibility within the active welfare state has strengthened these reservations to claim benefits. The article uses the GSOEP Innovation Sample (2020 / 2021) to set out how reservations about claiming basic income support are expressed empirically. By means of multivariate analysis, it is shown that the legitimacy for claiming benefits varies with individual interests, norms of personal responsibility and the overall political attitude.

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  • Wilke, Felix & Sielaff, Mareike, 2023. "Wenn ein Rechtsanspruch nicht reicht," WSI-Mitteilungen, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 76(4), pages 261-270.
    • Handle: RePEc:nms:wsimit:10.5771/0342-300x-2023-4-261
    DOI: 10.5771/0342-300X-2023-4-261
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