Felder, Lars; Haan, Peter; Bach, Stefan; Schill, Wolf-Peter - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 14/16, pp. 113-118
, their electricity expenses are only covered via a lump sum at the standard rate. Thus, basic income recipients have weaker … incentives for reducing their heating expenses than for reducing their electricity expenses. Using Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP …) data, it can be seen that basic income households have higher electricity bills despite this incentive: On average, they …