Figure 4. Country specific development in social expenditures as share of GDP
Table 2. Types of social expenditures in OECD countries
Policy area |
Programs |
Old-age |
Pensions, early retirement pensions, home-help, residential services for the |
Survivors |
Pensions and funeral payments. |
Incapacity-related |
Care services, disability benefits, benefits accruing from occupational injury |
Health |
Spending on in- and out-patient care, medical goods, prevention. |
Family |
Child allowances and credits, childcare support, income support during |
Active labour market policies |
Employment services, training youth measures subsidised employment, |
Unemployment |
Unemployment compensation, severance pay, early retirement for labour |
Housing |
Housing allowances and rent subsidies. |
Other social policy areas |
Non-categorical cash benefits to low-income households, other social |
Note. Source is Social Expenditure 1980-2003, OECD 2007, p.8.
attributed to any of the major categories. If there was an effect in the mode, its interpretation would be highly
questionable.
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