In dieser Stellungnahme äußert sich das IAB zur von der Bundesregierung vorgelegten Unterrichtung 'Chancen eröffnen - soziale Teilhabe sichern - Konzept zum Abbau der Langzeiterwerbslosigkeit' (Ausschussdrucksache 18(11)234) sowie den Anträgen der Fraktion Die Linke: 'Fünf-Punkte-Programm...

Ein-Euro-Jobs verfolgen vielfältige Zielsetzungen. Zum einen sollen sie arbeitsmarktfernen Leistungsbeziehern helfen, mittelfristig wieder auf dem ersten Arbeitsmarkt zu arbeiten. Zum anderen können sie eingesetzt werden, um die Arbeitsbereitschaft von ALG-II-Beziehern zu überprüfen. Der...

Bringing welfare recipients into jobs is a major goal of German labour market policy since a reform of the year 2005. Direct job creation providing participants with tem-porary subsidized jobs mainly in the non-profit sector plays an important role for achieving this goal. There are three...

Social welfare systems usually imply specific obligations for benefit recipients. If a recipient does not comply with these obligations, a sanction involving a punitive benefits reduction may be imposed. In this paper we give an overview of the literature on the effects of sanctions in social...

Social welfare systems usually imply specific obligations for benefit recipients. If a recipient does not comply with these obligations, a sanction involving a punitive benefits reduction may be imposed. In this paper we give an overview of the literature on the effects of sanctions in social...

With the introduction of a new welfare benefit system in 2005, Germany implemented quite strict benefit sanctions for welfare recipients aged younger than 25 years. For all types of non-compliance except for missing appointments, their basic cash benefit is withdrawn for three months. A second...

With the introduction of a new welfare benefit system in 2005, Germany implemented quite strict benefit sanctions for welfare recipients aged younger than 25 years. For all types of non-compliance except for missing appointments, their basic cash benefit is withdrawn for three months. A second...