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Proportion of previous in-work household income maintained after a certain period of unemployment. 

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Note: 2018 policies. Previous earnings are equal to 67% of the average wage.

Income of a jobless family claiming guaranteed minimum income benefits, as a percentage of the median disposable income. 

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Note: 2018 policies, Children are 4 and 6 years old. Calculations include Housing benefits.

Fraction of additional gross earnings lost to either higher taxes or lower benefits when a jobless person takes up employment. 

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Note: 2018 policies. Children are 4 and 6 years old. One adult takes up full time employment at 67% of the average wage. The other adult is out of work.

Fraction of additional gross earnings lost to either higher taxes or lower benefits when an employed person increases their working hours. 

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Note: 2018 policies. Children are 4 and 6 years old. The adult who increases the working hours has a wage rate equal to 67% of the average wage. The second adult works full time at the average wage.

Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family receiving Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) benefits. 

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Note: 2018 polices. Children are 4 and 6 years old. The poverty line is equal to 50% of median equivalized disposable income. Calculations without housing benefits.

• Tax-benefit indicators for claimants of disability benefits
  Net replacement rates and effective tax rates for individuals with reduced work capacity in 12 EU countries.
• Net incomes of families claiming birth-related benefits 
  Find out how birth grants, maternity and parental leave benefits affect the incomes of families with children during the pregnancy period until the first year following a child's birth.
• Social Benefit Recipients Database (SOCR)   
  Programme level data on unemployment, minimum income, disability and old-age benefit recipients.
• Social Expenditure Database (SOCX)
  Statistics on public and private social expenditure at the programme level.
• Employment database
  A large range of employment statistics for international comparisons and trends over time.
• Income distribution database (IDD)
  Comparable data on income, income inequality and poverty across OECD countries.
• Family database
  Indicators on family outcomes and family policies across OECD countries.
• Pension database
  Data on pension replacement rates and public pension expenditure. 
• Statistics on labour cost and tax wedge
  Comparable information on taxes and social security contributions paid by employees and employers.

Finding a suitable balance between work and family life is not an easy task for parents of young children. Considering the important role that childcare costs play in parents’ work decisions, the data portal provides information on the net childcare costs for parents, and how these can affect financial work incentives. How much does childcare cost? And, given these costs, can parents of young children afford to work? The indicators below help to answer these questions.

Net costs paid by parents for full-time centre-based childcare, after any benefits designed to reduce the gross childcare fees. Childcare benefits can be received in the form of childcare allowances, tax concessions, fee rebates and increases in other benefit entitlements. 

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Note: 2018 policies. Family with two children aged 2 and 3. Both adults work full-time at 67% of the average wage. 

Fraction of additional gross earnings lost to either higher taxes, lower benefits or childcare fees when a parent with preschool children enters employment and uses centre-based childcare services. 

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Note: 2018 policies. Children are 2 and 3 years old. The adult moves into full-time work and uses centre-based childcare.