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Table 1 Operationalization of the dimensions of social citizenship

From: Minimum income protection in the austerity tide

Rights

 

Obligations

Generosity

Accessibility

Conditions for benefit receipt

Trends in gross and net benefit levels (nominal, real, % average wage)

Description of policy measures impacting on access/eligibility conditions (including time limits) to minimum income benefits and other income components

Description of policy measures impacting on the conditions for benefit receipt

 Crisis has also impacted on the denominators

Trends in net benefit packages

 Comparison with previous trends in benefits allows to assess hidden retrenchment

Description of first round crisis measures impacting on other income components