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The poor side of life 
Hello Charlotte Hughes,
interesting data. I’m commenting from Austria and surprised, that the pensions are supposed to be comparatively high here. The unemployment benefits actually are not, making only 55% of the former wages (in the beginning they’re a bit higher).
Thank you for your interesting blog, which I’m following for quite some time now. The poverty/workfare regimes seem to be pretty similar in Western European countries.
Best wishes from Vienna
Eva
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Hi Eva how lovely to hear from you!
Sadly that’s so true isn’t it.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read my blog it means the world to me 😊 x
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