existing regional minimum income schemes, in terms of their coverage and adequacy, is of the essence. We assess the budgetary … coverage rates and adequacy levels. Using the European microsimulation model EUROMOD together with microdata from the European … combinations of coverage and adequacy levels using national and regional poverty lines as references. Our results suggest that …

their degree of coverage and adequacy, their poverty-alleviating effects and their overall cost. Finally, we explore the … effects of possible (theoretical) reforms, implementing sequential changes to the levels of coverage and adequacy, towards … still rather limited in some EU countries and that action could be taken to increase coverage and adequacy at a relatively …