Assessment of work ability in competing strands of social insurance: the German case. (26th June 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aurich-Beerheide, Patrizia; Brussig, Martin
• Is Part Of: Journal of poverty and social justice. Volume 25:Number 2(2017)
• Page Start: 163
• Page End: 176
• Publication Date: 2017-06-26
• Subjects: CONDITIONALITY -- INCAPACITY BENEFITS -- PENSION -- SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS -- WELFARE STATE; Poverty -- Periodicals; Social security -- Periodicals; Exclusion, social -- Periodicals; 361.6
• DOI: 10.1332/175982717X14937395831424
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1759-8273

Abstract

Abstract : The article describes the system of social security in the case of incapacity in Germany and analyses how the pathway into incapacity benefits is structured. A special focus of the article is on conditionality as it is applied in different systems of social security in Germany today. A main result of the analysis is that incapacity benefits are embedded into a chain of different benefits and social services for persons with limited work ability. For the German case, this leads to a defensive reaction from both the Public Employment Service and pension insurers.