In-work poverty in times of COVID-19

Sonja Bekker; Johanna Buerkert; Quirine  Quirijns; Ioana Pop

doi:10.1007%2F978-3-030-65355-2_5

In-work poverty in times of COVID-19

Sonja Bekker^*, Johanna Buerkert, Quirine Quirijns, Ioana Pop

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The corona crisis has an unequal impact on worker’s income. Workers with unstable jobs prior to the crisis, have been affected hardest due to the loss of work and income (Börner, 2020). An example is the group of workers who cannot make ends meet, despite having a job. In order to explore the impact of the coronavirus crisis on in-work poverty, it is relevant to get a better insight into how low income is defined because in the Netherlands low income and poverty are calculated in various ways. For this chapter we use two indicators (Statistics Netherlands, 2018; SCP, 2018). The first is the poverty threshold, indicating whether or not the income is sufficient to meet basic needs such as buying food, housing, and participating in social activities. The second is the low-income threshold, representing stable purchasing power over time.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The new common
Subtitle of host publication	How the COVID-19 pandemic is transforming society
Editors	Emile Aarts, Hein Fleuren, Margriet Sitskoorn, Ton Wilthagen
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	5
Pages	35-40
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-65355-2
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-65354-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-030-65355-2_5
Publication status	Published - 2021

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Bekker, S. (Researcher), Bomer, A. (Researcher), Borghouts, I. (Researcher), De Pietro, C. (Researcher), Dusarduijn, S. (Researcher), Elsweier, F. (Researcher), Essers, P. (Researcher), Garcia Anton, R. (Researcher), Gribnau, H. (Researcher), Gubbels, N. (Researcher), Hoogeveen, M. (Researcher), Houwerzijl, M. (Researcher), Kaufmann, W. (Researcher), Kemmeren, E. (Researcher), Lafarre, A. (Principal Investigator), Lejour, A. (Researcher), Li, J. (Researcher), Loth, M. (Researcher), Mc Cahery, J. (Researcher), Montebovi, S. (Researcher), Peters, C. (Researcher), Rombouts, B. (Researcher), Russo, R. (Researcher), Staats, G. (Researcher), Starink, B. (Researcher), Steegmans, M. (Researcher), Stevens, S. (Researcher), Stevens, T. (Researcher), Sumner, I. (Researcher), Tjong Tjin Tai, E. (Researcher), Tzankova, I. (Researcher), Verbruggen, P. (Researcher), Vermeulen, E. (Researcher), Westerhout, E. (Researcher), Weterings, W. (Researcher), Wibier, R. (Researcher), Xu, D. (Researcher), Zegveld, C. (Researcher), Zekić, N. (Researcher), van Gulijk, S. (Researcher), van Hout, D. (Researcher), van Hulten, M. (Researcher), van Kempen, T. (Researcher), van Kesteren, H. (Researcher), van Vijfeijken, I. (Researcher), Van der Elst, C. (Researcher), Van der Sangen, G. (Researcher), Öner, C. (Researcher), Kryla-Cudna, K. (Researcher), Mak, V. (Researcher), Smit, D. (Researcher), Op Heij, D. (Researcher), Onţanu, E. A. (Researcher), Salah, O. (Researcher), Wijntjens, L. (Researcher), van Norden, G.-J. (Researcher), Vereijken-van den Bosch, S. (Researcher), Fernandez de Aranguiz Chueca, A. (Researcher), Diamant, Y. (Researcher), Geiregat, S. (Researcher), van der Burgt, B. (Researcher), Hofman, A. (Researcher) & Groeneveld-Tijssens, N. (Researcher)
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