Hümbelin, Oliver; Sutter, Rulla; Lehmann, Olivier Tim (22 March 2024). Nichtbezug von Sozialhilfe in der Migrationsbevölkerung: Resultate eines natürliches Experiments als Folge der AIG‐Revision 2019 In: 5th Workshop of the Swiss Network on Public Economics. Fribourg. 22. März 2024.
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All Western nations implement social security systems to mitigate social risks like unemployment and poverty, though variations exist in the state's regulation across countries (Esping-Anderson 2009). Described as an "era of austerity" (Pierson 2001) recent decades witness a balancing act of benefits and privileges. Social assistance for the poor plays a crucial role in this context, offering support during financial emergencies. However, the effectiveness of these programs relies on the engagement of those in need. Failure to access public services by individuals with insufficient financial resources is termed hidden poverty, potentially leading to health risks and increased criminality. In Switzerland, the topic is gaining increasing attention (see (Lucas, Bonvin, und Hümbelin 2021). There are many reasons for not claiming social benefits. Previous studies have mentioned the level of knowledge about the conditions of entitlement, the complexity of the application process, the urgency of the emergency situation or social and psychological barriers such as feelings of shame (Eurofound 2015; Hernanz, Malherbet, und Pellizzari 2004). The legal framework, such as the repayment obligation or the increasingly strong link between the residence permit and the requirement of independence from social welfare, are also possible barriers to access. With respect to the latter the role of the design of the welfare state plays an important role. Following the “welfare magnet hypothesis”, that assumes that immigrants are likely to relocate to regions with generous welfare benefits, many reforms of immigration policies and social programs occurred in Switzerland in recent years. These reforms are potentially rooted in the fact that Switzerland, located at the center of Europe, did experience a large increase in population. Since the begin of the 20th century the population doubled from 3,3 Mio (1900) to 8.6 Mio (2019) . This growth is strongly driven by immigration. In 2021 a quarter of the Swiss population did not have a Swiss passport and up to 40% have a migration background . These developments did not occur without public debates. At the same time the fear of “benefit tourism” seams not empirical justified (Ferwerda, Marbach, und Hangartner 2023). Non the less Swiss policies aim at tightening the access to the social assistance to foreigners. A large reform occurred in 2019, that linked the extension of residential permit stronger to the independence of social assistance which lead to critical interlinkage of welfare and migration policies (Borrelli u. a. 2021). This tightening of the access to the last safety net of a country brings up new questions , that we intend to address in this paper: Did the reform of the foreigners and integration in 2019 law had an impact on foreigner living in Switzerland in hidden poverty not supported by the state?
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School of Social Work > Institute for Social Security and Social Policy School of Social Work |
Name: |
Hümbelin, Oliver 0000-0002-8983-9958; Sutter, Rulla and Lehmann, Olivier Tim |
Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HA Statistics H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
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German |
Submitter: |
Oliver Hümbelin |
Date Deposited: |
03 Apr 2024 12:58 |
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03 Apr 2024 13:29 |
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ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.21697 |
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https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/21697 |
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