Civio investigations
Minimum income benefits
The minimum income benefit is one of the most significant social schemes for those in greatest need in many European countries. We analyse the major barriers and problems that these systems imply.
Europe's minimum-income benefits do not raise single people above poverty lines
Only Denmark and Luxembourg have minimum income benefits above the poverty line, and only for couples or families with children.
18 days spent phoning every half an hour in the hope that someone would answer the Minimum Living Wage helpline
After 150 calls, the 151st attempt finally got through to an actual human being. The Ministry has assured us that to mitigate this problem, in the coming weeks they will take on an extra 195 staff for the Social Security helpline.