Council Recommendation on adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion

Summary:

Recommendation adopted by the Council of the European Union on 30 January 2023, focusing on adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion.

Further information:

This Recommendation seeks to tackle poverty and social exclusion by promoting adequate income support, in particular by means of minimum income, effective access to enabling and essential services for persons lacking sufficient resources and fostering labour market integration of those who can work, in line with the active inclusion approach. This was first laid in the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR).

The draft Recommendation was adopted by the European Commission on 28 September 2022, alongside a Communication aimed at supporting the assessment of distributional impact of Member States' reforms. The Recommendation was adopted by the Council of the European Union on 30 January 2023. It was published in the Official Journal on 3 February 2023.

Official

EUR-LEX: COM(2022)490: Proposal for a Council Recommendation on adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2022:490:FIN

EUR-LEX: SWD(2022)313: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2022:313:FIN

European Commission: Press Release, 28/09/2022: Minimum income: more effective support needed to fight poverty and promote employment https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_5706

European Commission: Questions and answers: adequate minimum income (28 September 2022) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_22_5722

European Commission: Statement by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis and Commissioner Schmit on protecting people from asbestos and minimum income (28 September 2022) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_5844

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 30/01/2023: Council adopts recommendation on adequate minimum income https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/01/30/council-adopts-recommendation-on-adequate-minimum-income/

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News

EurActiv, 29/09/2022: Commission presents recommendation for adequate minimum income schemes https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/commission-presents-recommendation-for-adequate-minimum-income-schemes/

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