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1 GERMANY 1 NATIONAL 2020 TARGET FOR THE REDUCTION OF POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION Reduce the number of long-term unemployed by 320,000 by 2020, measured against the annual average in Source: National Reform Programme (2015) PROGRESS TOWARDS THE 2020 NATIONAL TARGET FOR THE REDUCTION OF POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION Source: Eurostat (LFS) 1 Figures in this profile for data obtained from the Eurostat website are based on data extracted around 10 December, unless otherwise stated.

2 COMPOSITION OF THE POPULATION AT RISK OF POVERTY OR SOCIAL EXCLUSION (2014) Source: Eurostat (EU-SILC) Source: Eurostat (EU-SILC),

3 MACRO-ECONOMIC AND LABOUR MARKET CONTEXT Source: Eurostat (National Accounts, LFS, ESSPROS). Data as at 15 March SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURE Source: Eurostat (ESSPROS). Data as at 15 March Note: For non-means tested the aggregation Housing and Social Exclusion n.e.c is based only on Housing. The total figures of social expenditure include all benefits excluding administrative costs.

4 MAIN SOCIAL INDICATORS INCOME AND LIVING CONDITIONS Note: For the poverty threshold values, levels are shown in PPS but changes are shown as changes in national currency terms and accounting for inflation.

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6 Source: Eurostat (EU-SILC, LFS)

7 INVESTING IN CHILDREN Source: Eurostat (EU-SILC, LFS, Mortality data)

8 High Low Earnings (66%) Average Earnings LONG-TERM ADEQUACY OF PENSIONS: THEORETICAL REPLACEMENT RATES ( ) Net Gross TRR case Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Base case I: 40 years up to age Base case II: 40 years up to the SPA Increased SPA: from age 25 to SPA AWG career length case Longer career I: from age 25 to Shorter career I: from age 25 to Longer career I: from age 25 to SPA Shorter career I: from age 25 to SPA Career break unemployment: 1 year Career break unemployment: 2 years Career break unemployment: 3 years Career break due to child care: 0 year Career break due to child care: 1 year Career break due to child care: 2 years Career break due to child care: 3 years Short career (30 year career) Early retirement due to unemployment Early retirement due to disability Indexation: 10 years after retirement Base case I: 40 years up to age Base case II: 40 years up to the SPA Increased SPA: from age 25 to SPA AWG career length case Longer career I: from age 25 to Shorter career I: from age 25 to Longer career I: from age 25 to SPA Shorter career I: from age 25 to SPA Career break unemployment: 1 year Career break unemployment: 2 years Career break unemployment: 3 years Career break due to child care: 0 year Career break due to child care: 1 year Career break due to child care: 2 years Career break due to child care: 3 years Short career (30 year career) Early retirement due to unemployment Early retirement due to disability Pension rights of surviving spouses Base case I: 40 years up to age Base case II: 40 years up to the SPA Source: Joint SPC/EC 2015 report on Pension Adequacy in the European Union ( )

9 HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS Source: Eurostat (EU-SILC, Mortality data, SHA) TRENDS IN TAKE-UP OF SELECTED BENEFITS 2 2 These data have been collected by the SPC in the context of monitoring the social impact of the crisis. It includes only a selection of benefits which have been considered most reactive to the crisis. The number of unemployed (standard definition by the ILO) is given as a background.

10 definition unit source definition unit source link comment definition unit source link comment definition unit source link comment Unemployment Unemployment according to ILO definition - Total Thousands of persons - seasonally adjusted Eurostat Unemployment benefit recipients Benefit recipients (UB I + UB II) thousands of recipients Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency) Themen/Arbeitslose-und-gemeldetes-Stellenangebot/Arbeitslose/Arbeitslose- Nav.html?year_month=aktuell Social assistance benefit/means-tested minimum income recipients Social Assistance recipients thousands of recipients Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency) Themen/Lohnersatzleistungen-SGBIII/Kurzarbeitergeld/Kurzarbeitergeld- Nav.html?year_month=aktuell Disability benefit recipients new disability pension recipients thousand of recipients (annual figures) Source: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (German statutory pension insurance scheme)

11 SUMMARY TABLE OF MAIN SOCIAL TRENDS Note: When no values for 2014 changes are between and For the poverty threshold values, levels are shown in PPS but changes are shown as changes in national currency terms and accounting for inflation.

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