Statistics Explained

Glossary:Other benefits in kind

These benefits include:

  • (under disability function): miscellaneous services and goods provided to disabled people to enable them to participate in leisure and cultural activities, or to travel and/or to participate in community life, including reduced prices, tariffs, fares, and so on granted to disabled people expressly for social protection reasons.
  • (under family/children function): miscellaneous goods and services provided to families, young people or children (holiday and leisure centres), including reductions in prices, tariffs, fares and so on for children or large families, where expressly granted for social protection. This category also includes family planning services.
  • (under sickness/health care function): help provided to sick or injured people, other than medical care, to assist them with daily tasks, such as home help or transport facilities.
  • (under unemployment function): benefits in kind not classified elsewhere, such as the provision of accommodation, food or clothes or similar assistance to unemployed persons and their families, including reduced prices, tariffs, fares and so on for unemployed persons where they are expressly granted for social protection.

Further information

European system of integrated social protection statistics — ESSPROS Manual and User guidelines. 2019 edition

Statistical data

Social protection statistics - Family and children benefits

Social protection statistics - Unemployment benefits