Social report of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
The Social Report of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is a report on the living conditions in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg . It was presented to the public at the end of January 2014. It was prepared on behalf of the Hamburg Senate by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), the Otto Blume Institute for Social Research and Social Policy (ISG) and the International Institute for Empirical Social Economy (INIFES).
subjects
The social report is divided into the following areas:
- Families and seniors in Hamburg
- Families and benefit communities receiving benefits from SGB II
- Employment participation and neediness of older economically active persons
- Senior citizens in Hamburg, developments in basic security in old age and help with care as well as other transfer payments to the elderly
- Social report Hamburg
Economic situation
The average net income of all Hamburg households in 2010 was 2960 euros. This is above the national average of 2760 euros. The mean net equivalent income in Hamburg in 2010 was 1333 euros. That is above the average in Germany, which is 1160 euros. The income distribution in Hamburg is more unequal than the income distribution in Germany . Inequality has increased since 2000. The risk of poverty has decreased.
Data basis
The social report has three data bases. First, the microcensus for the years 2000 to 2010, second, the administrative panel of the IAB, and third, the benefit systems of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg for the years 2004 to 2011.