European social statistics. Social protection – expenditure and receipts – data 1996-2004. 2007 edition

The publication includes data (1996-2004) on expenditure and receipts of social protection schemes. The data are drawn up according to the ESSPROS Manual 1996. ESSPROS stands for European System of integrated Social Protection Statistics, a harmonised system providing a means of analysing and comparing social protection financial flows.

Expenditure of social protection schemes is broken down into social benefits, administration costs and other expenditure. Social benefits are classified by function: Sickness/Health care, disability, old age, survivors, family/children, unemployment, housing and social exclusion. Receipts of social protection schemes comprise social contributions, general government contributions and other receipts.