MATSAGANIS, Manos <br/><br/>
Non-take up of social benefits in Greece and Spain 

 - Oxford :  Wiley-Blackwell,  dec. 2010 
<br/><br/> Even though interest in non-take up of social benefits is considerable in many European countries, the topic is under-researched in southern Europe. This article provides preliminary estimates of the extent of non-take up of two pairs of means-tested retirement benefits in Greece and Spain. The benefits examined are: (1) the minimum pension supplements pensioner social solidarity benefit EKA¦˛ and complementos por mínimos; and (2) the social pensions pension to uninsured elderly and pensión de jubilación no contributiva. The article finds that non-take up of social benefits in the two countries is rather extensive, examines the methodological difficulties inherent in the analysis of non-take up, and concludes with a discussion of the results and their implications 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Seguridade Social<br/>Programa Social<br/>Análise Comparativa
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Grécia<br/>Espanha