Designing and Implementing Social Protection Systems

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The Danish Welfare Model

A course for policy-makers, government officials and practitioners around the world

The Danish Welfare Model

A Universal Model

• Values: equity and solidarity

• Solidarity revolves around the nation

• Benefits are administered by the government

• Benefits are financed primarily through taxes

Briefly on the institutional framework

• Government and parliament responsible for policy and legislation;

• Regions and municipalities responsible for delivery;

• “Udbetaling Danmark” is the authority responsible for the collection, disbursement and control of a number of public benefits.

• Single registry

All pregnant women can seea doctor and midwife free of charge during pregnancy

Pregnancy leave

• Visit by health visitor after 4-5 days at home

• Baby examined by doctor 5 weeks after birth

• Mother examined by doctor 8 weeks after birth

• Child vaccinations programme

• Maternity leave (14 weeks)

• Parent leave (32 weeks)

• Paternity leave (2 weeks)

• Child / youth grant (0-18 year)

• Right to care

• Child / youth grant (0-18 years)

• Right to school

• Free university

• The Danish students' Grants and Loans Scheme

• Subsidised housing for renters

• Unemployment insurance fund

• Unemployment benefits

• Subsidised housing for renters

• National Pension scheme

• Housing support

• Subsidised heating

• Subsidised medicine

• Funeral support