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KMID : 1001320200470010143
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Social Welfare Policy
2020 Volume.47 No. 1 p.143 ~ p.167
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A Qualitative Study on the Reasons for Non-take-up of the National Basic Livelihood Security Scheme -A Framework Analysis Adopting a Dynamic Model-
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Heo Yong-Chang
Han Kyoung-Hoon
Kim Dong-Jin
Moon Hye-Jin
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Abstract
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This study is a qualitative study to examine the reasons for non-take-up of the National Basic Livelihood Security Scheme by interviewing the non-take-up in Seoul and analyzing data with the framework analysis grounded on van Oorschot(1996)’s model. Key findings from the framework analysis are as follows. First, non-take-up occasionally takes places in the stage of threshold, because the poor lack of information and the understanding of the public assistance scheme. Even some applicants hardly understand why they are not eligible for the public assistance scheme. Second, several interviewees gave up the application to the scheme in the stage of trade-off, due to stigma to beneficiaries from the public assistance. Particularly, some working-age interviewees who suffer from a lack of self-esteem tend not to apply for the scheme. Third, some interviewees withdrew their applications in the stage of application, because of the complicated process. The complicated process concerns a number of issues faced by the applicants such as evidential documents, consent from parent or offspring for means test, and a long waiting period. Finally, some applicants stay at non-take-up in the stage of screening, because they fail to meet core criteria to be beneficiaries. This mainly stems from the complex policy design including complicated criteria, heavy evidential documents, strict means test. In summary, this study contributes to the understanding of the reasons for non-take-up in a comprehensive manner with a dynamic model of non-take-up. Key findings from the study indicate that the public scheme should be institutionally reformed to reduce current administrative inconveniences.
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KEYWORD
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National Basic Livelihood Security Scheme, Non-take-up, the Reasons for Non-take-up, Framework Analysis
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