Project description
Social policies for all and social policies for the poor
Universally targeted programmes, such as most old age pensions and healthcare systems, consistently receive high levels of public support. It appears that such policies are more readily accepted than selective programmes, such as means-tested social assistance and housing allowances. However, since the programmes compared differ in terms of design and the groups they target, further research is needed into the social legitimacy of universal vis-à-vis selective welfare. With this in mind, the EU-funded UNI-SEL project will explore cross-national, experimental and longitudinal data to identify under which circumstances (when, where and why) one social policy design option is more popular than the other. The findings will benefit the design of the future welfare state.
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Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF
Coordinator
5037 AB Tilburg
Netherlands
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