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Network on Income distribution and living conditions
The Social Situation Observatory was established by the European Commission in 2005 in order to monitor social trends across the EU and to analyse the factors underlying these so as to provide an input into the policy debate.
The task of the network is to analyse each year the latest data on income distribution, the risk of poverty and social deprivation across the EU and to examine major issues in this broad area and so contribute to the development of evidence-based policies.
The results of the analysis have been published in a series of Research Notes on specific issues of policy relevance as well as in the Social Situation Report. They were also published in the past in annual Monitoring Reports, but from 2010 on, the main findings of the research are available in the online resource.
The network on income distribution and living conditions is directed by Applica in Brussels and includes the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research in Vienna, Tárki in Budapest and ISER at the University of Essex in the UK. It is maintained by unit A2 Social Analysis of DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.
Click here for more information on the members of the network
The High-level Conference on Inequalities in Europe and the future of the welfare state, organised by the European Commission, was held in Brussels on 5-6 December.
The Social Situation Observatory has prepared the two keynote papers for the conference, one on the effects of the austerity measures in six Member States and the other on the social effects of employment developments in the crisis.
Both papers can be found on the Research Notes page.
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