SWINS project estimating the value of social services early childhood education care healthcare low income high families social expenditure investment

Estimating the value of social services

Welfare states provide social benefits both in cash and in kind. In Europe, cash benefits include income transfers, such as retirement pensions, family benefits and unemployment allowances, while in-kind benefits are usually derived from the use of publicly provided services, such as healthcare, education, early childhood care and care...

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SWINS fosters a strategic vision in which social services and policies functions as a catalyst of competitiveness and sustainable wellbeing.

Social services and policies as strategic assets for the EU future

Social services and policies (including but not limited to education, healthcare, early childhood care, long-term care, family planning, housing support, and active labour market policies) have been identified as pivotal drivers of sustainable competitiveness and inclusive prosperity. They are considered to be productive institutions that expand individual and collective...

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