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Introduction
• Information on the social safety net in Germany• History:
In the 19th century Bismarck established an insurance system against social risks.
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Main topics
• Welfare state as a productive factor• As little state as possible• Future of the welfare state • Role and development of the welfare budget• Funding from the federal budget
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Welfare state as a productive factor
• Social security leads to social integration and harmony.
• Employees with a social safety net are motivated and productive.
• Number of working hours lost through strikes low compared to other countries.
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Social security – a constitutional task
• Principle of the social state enshrined in Article 20 (1) of the Basic Law.
• State has a responsibility to provide for its citizens’ social welfare.
• State has a duty to keep the costs for each insured person at a reasonable level.
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Social security network
• In Germany the welfare state is shaped by non-governmental institutions.
• Social partners define working and economic conditions.
• Independent welfare organisations mobilise private funding.
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As little state as possible
• Branches of social security are self-governing institutions.
• Subsidiarity is a fundamental organisational principle of welfare state solidarity.
• Self-governance is a fundamental aspect of the welfare state.
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Reform needed
• Principle of social security must be upheld for future generations.
• Federal Government is reforming health care, unemployment and social security legislation as well as pension insurance.
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Role and development of the welfare budget
• The welfare budget elucidates social security spending trends, shows how spending is financed and includes the medium-term forecasts.
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Social expenditure ratio
• Index for relationship between social security contributions and total economic value added.
• Social expenditure ratio = relationship between social budget and nominal GDP.
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Functional social budget
• Summary of social expenditure according to purpose.
• Structuring according to function reveals social development priorities.
• This is the nucleus of the social budget.
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Institutional social budget
• Summary of social expenditure according to institution.
• The focus is on social security.
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Financing social security
• The financial accounts provide information about the annual funding generated by the economy.
• They are presented in a way which differentiates between the various forms of funding.
• Their structure makes it easier to evaluate the burden on enterprises and labour costs.
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Financing social security from the federal budget
• Most heavily funded sector in the 2014 federal budget.
• Expenditure amounted to around 146 billion euros in 2013.
• This corresponds to 49.5% of total expenditure.• Expenditure in 2015 and 2016 will amount to
around 160 billion euros.
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Pension insurance payments
• Expenditure of 82.5 billion euros in 2014.• Mainly comprises the federal subsidy for pension
insurance for wage earners and salaried ‑employees.
• 11.7 billion euros were earmarked for child-raising periods.
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Labour market policy
• This sector was characterised by a reform and slow economic recovery.
• The only gradual drop in unemployment figures resulted in payments totalling 30.3 billion euros.
• 30.2 billion euros were earmarked for basic job seekers’ allowance.
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Family related expenditure‑
• The Federation has recognised the task ofchild-raising since 1986. 2.9 billion euros were allocated for this in 2005.
• Family allowance – child benefit – is provided tax-free up to the minimum subsistence level. Relief for families totals around 2.3 billion euros.
• Parental allowance to support young parents 5.05 billion euros
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Family related expenditure‑
• Childcare funding, investments: 261.3 million euros
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Further federal welfare expenditure
• Housing benefits: 630 million euros in 2014• Home owner allowance: 300 million euros• Payments to war victims: 1.3 billion euros• Social policy for the agricultural sector: 3.6 billion
euros• Welfare benefits: 4.4 billion euros
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Future of the welfare state
• An ageing population in Germany is presenting a huge challenge to social welfare systems.
• Active social change is required.• Economic momentum and social welfare must go
hand in hand.• A viable balance must be found between
individual needs and the interests of the welfare systems as a whole.