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| Indicator name |
Benefit Recipient rate |
| Type (EU indicator/ NAT - national indicator) |
EU |
| Periodicity |
Annual |
| Detailed definition |
Share of working age individuals (aged 18-59) receiving any benefits (other than old age benefits) among people (a) at-risk-of poverty (b) living in households with very low work intensity and (c) population at-risk-of poverty and living in households with very low work intensity |
| Breakdowns |
(a) at-risk-of poverty (b) living in households with very low work intensity and (c) population at-risk-of poverty and living in households with very low work intensity |
| Comments/ Policy relevance |
Relevant to combatting poverty and social exclusion |
| Source |
EU-SILC |
| SPC portfolio section |
Social inclusion – secondary |
| Key dimension |
The indicator is an important element of the effectiveness of social protection systems as it captures the capacity of the system to reach individuals in need of support. |
| Context of use |
Receipt of social benefits |
| Further details and related documents |
Individuals included in the sample
• Individuals aged 18-59 years old
• Households composed only of students are excluded. Students are defined as persons aged 18-24 having as their principal economic activity "studying" for 7 or more months during the income reference period.
• Households composed only of retired people are excluded. These are defined as households where all individuals have been in retirement or early retirement for 7 or more months during the income reference period (variable PL085 in EU-SILC). In addition, all households whose only income is old-age pension are also excluded.
Types of benefits included:
• Household benefits
o Family/children related allowances
o Social exclusion not elsewhere classified
o Housing allowance
• Individual benefits
o Unemployment benefits,
o Survivor's benefits,
o Sickness benefits,
o Disability benefits
o Education related allowances
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