Disability Pensions in the European Union
Disability is a complex, evolving and multidimensional concept. According to the World Disability report (2011), disability will be an even greater concern as its prevalence is on the rise due to Ageing Populations as well as the Global increase in...
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okr-10986-340382021-05-25T09:56:59Z Disability Pensions in the European Union Wiener, Mitchell Jain, Himanshi Schwarz, Anita Abel, Miglena DISABILITY PENSIONS DISABILITY BENEFIT MENTAL ILLNESS POVERTY REHABILITATION Disability is a complex, evolving and multidimensional concept. According to the World Disability report (2011), disability will be an even greater concern as its prevalence is on the rise due to Ageing Populations as well as the Global increase in chronic health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and mental health disorders. In this paper, the authors look at the basic design features and fiscal costs of the sick pay, sick leave and disability pensions program in each of the Member States of the European Union. As will be seen, it is difficult to draw any policy conclusions or find much in the way of trends in the data. Nevertheless, the authors highlight the heterogeneity in practices across various countries through our analysis, suggest areas for additional analysis or research, and provide suggestions for strengthening disability pension systems in the future. The authors also include case studies for two countries (The Netherlands and Poland) to illustrate the characteristics of recent reforms and lessons learned. For most purposes, in this paper, disability benefits refer to a combination of sick pay, sick leave and disability pensions payable from social insurance programs. This paper is arranged as follows: (ii) Section II of this report discusses the social, financial, and demographic arguments for countries to focus increased attention now on the design, administration and financing of their sick pay, sick leave and disability pension programs; (iii) Section III discusses the basic terminology and issues in disability pensions; and (iv) Section IV reviews the current practices of the EU countries in the areas of disability covered by the report. 2020-07-07T19:35:58Z 2020-07-07T19:35:58Z 2017-06-24 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/994751593102908330/Disability-pensions-in-the-European-Union http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34038 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Europe and Central Asia European Union |
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Disability is a complex, evolving and
multidimensional concept. According to the World Disability
report (2011), disability will be an even greater concern as
its prevalence is on the rise due to Ageing Populations as
well as the Global increase in chronic health conditions
such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and mental
health disorders. In this paper, the authors look at the
basic design features and fiscal costs of the sick pay, sick
leave and disability pensions program in each of the Member
States of the European Union. As will be seen, it is
difficult to draw any policy conclusions or find much in the
way of trends in the data. Nevertheless, the authors
highlight the heterogeneity in practices across various
countries through our analysis, suggest areas for additional
analysis or research, and provide suggestions for
strengthening disability pension systems in the future. The
authors also include case studies for two countries (The
Netherlands and Poland) to illustrate the characteristics of
recent reforms and lessons learned. For most purposes, in
this paper, disability benefits refer to a combination of
sick pay, sick leave and disability pensions payable from
social insurance programs. This paper is arranged as
follows: (ii) Section II of this report discusses the
social, financial, and demographic arguments for countries
to focus increased attention now on the design,
administration and financing of their sick pay, sick leave
and disability pension programs; (iii) Section III discusses
the basic terminology and issues in disability pensions; and
(iv) Section IV reviews the current practices of the EU
countries in the areas of disability covered by the report. |
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Wiener, Mitchell Jain, Himanshi Schwarz, Anita Abel, Miglena |
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Wiener, Mitchell Jain, Himanshi Schwarz, Anita Abel, Miglena |
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Disability Pensions in the European Union |
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Disability Pensions in the European Union |
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Disability Pensions in the European Union |
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Disability Pensions in the European Union |
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Disability Pensions in the European Union |
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disability pensions in the european union |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2020 |
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