New evidence on benefit take-up: Measurement, Determinants, Effects

Description:

This is the final workshop of the ESRC-funded project on “Determinants and effects of benefit take-up: Insights from panel data and microsimulation modelling” (ES/Y006070/1). The event is online, registration is free. A videolink will be shared with registered participants a few days prior to the workshop.

Program

Friday 30 October 2026

09:00Welcome and introductions
09:10Jürgen Wiemers (Institute for Employment Research, IAB) – Non take-up of unemployment benefit II in Germany: A longitudinal perspective using administrative data
09:50Melchior Vella (University of Malta and CeMPA) – Mind vs matter: Economic and psychological determinants of take-up rates of social benefits in the UK
10:30Coffee break
10:40Daria Popova (CeMPA) – Missing out on social assistance: The consequences of benefit non take-up in the UK
11:20Cécile Gayet (University of Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne, Sorbonne Economics Centre, DREES) – Quantifying and understanding imperfect take-up rate of two French welfare programs
12:00Coffee break
12:10Amadeo Fuenmayor (University of Valencia) – Checking Minimum Vital Income NTU household by household: Using the Spanish Household Panel in EUROMOD
12:50Closing remarks