Basic income support (BIS) recipients in Germany - Unemployment dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor/inn/en	Hohmeyer, Katrin; Dengler, Katharina; Knize, Veronika
Titel	Basic income support (BIS) recipients in Germany - Unemployment dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quelle	In: Zeitschrift für Sozialreform, 68 (2022) 1, S. 28-57 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen; Diagramm; Anmerkungen; Literaturangaben; Abbildungen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0514-2776; 2366-0295
DOI	10.1515/zsr-2022-0003
Schlagwörter	Arbeitsloser; Arbeitslosigkeit; Krise; Statistik; Wirtschaft; Entwicklung; Bildungsabschluss; Pandemie; Bildungsabschluss; COVID-19; Pandemie; Soziale Sicherung; Grundsicherung; Wirtschaft; Arbeitsloser; Arbeitslosigkeit; Arbeitsuchender; Statistik; Entwicklung; Krise; COVID-19
Abstract	The COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a challenge for social security systems such as the German basic income support (BIS) system of 'Unemployment Benefit II'. The article analyses BIS entries and exits of unemployed people, differentiating by individual characteristics and economic sectors as well as BIS recipients' participation in active labour market programmes during the first phase of the coronavirus crisis. Using aggregate administrative data, we find that lower exit rates from unemployment drive the coronavirus-related change in unemployment levels for BIS recipients more strongly than for the average unemployed. Those most strongly affected in their employment opportunities are BIS recipients without a vocational degree, thus underlining the importance of education. Furthermore, the sectors accommodation and food service activities and temporary agency employment, which normally provide employment opportunities for BIS recipients, are most affected by the Covid-19 crisis.
Erfasst von	Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen, Berlin
Update	2023/1