When rights exist on paper but not in practice: how bureaucracy blocks access to welfare across Europe

By Andrei Quintiá Pastrana, Investigador Ramón y Cajal, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Alba Nogueira López, Catedrática de Derecho Administrativo, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

In Europe, national and regional parliaments widely recognise citizens’ entitlement to protection in areas like housing, fuel and access to health and social care. But across the continent, growing numbers of people entitled to social benefits never actually receive them.

Complex application processes, burdensome requirements,…

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