Minimum incomes set by Member States need to be adapted to keep up with the rising cost of living and reduce the number of working poor. However, they should not discourage recipients of these minimum incomes from returning to work.
This is the message the Commission delivered on Wednesday 28 September when it presented to the Member States an EU Council Recommendation on ‘Adequate Minimum Income: Ensuring Active Inclusion’, accompanied by a Communication on ‘The distributional impact...