Linking information on unemployment benefit sanctions from different datasets about welfare receipt: proceedings and research potential

Journal for Labour Market Research

Table 10 Sanction amount per month if basic cash benefits equal basic cash benefits claim (in euros)

	Mean	Min	25. Percentile	Median	75. Percentile	Max	N
All	108.73	24.93	40.90	80.80	122.70	977.98	221,769
Female	96.62	25.90	40.90	73.60	121.20	977.98	65,814
Male	113.85	24.93	40.90	80.80	122.70	866.56	155,955
< 25 Years	154.14	25.90	40.90	80.80	164.30	875.76	27,753
≥ 25 Years	102.24	24.93	40.90	80.80	122.70	977.98	194,016
Single	111.11	24.96	40.90	80.80	122.70	948.15	153,945
Single parent	95.36	25.90	40.90	66.40	121.20	977.98	24,748
Couple without children	107.72	26.69	36.80	73.60	112.20	796.30	10,801
Couple with child(ren)	103.34	24.93	36.80	73.60	110.40	803.98	24,194
No occupational degree	112.45	24.96	40.90	80.80	122.70	948.15	106,710
With occupational degree	105.29	24.93	40.90	80.80	122.70	977.98	115,059

The table displays the sanction amounts for all individuals included in dataset 4 (see Appendix 2) and across subgroups. Individuals are only included if their basic cash benefit is equal to their basic cash benefit claim
Source: IEB V14.00.00—190,927, LHG V10.00.00—201,904, LST-S V10.00.00—201,904, data from the data warehouse (DWH) of the FEA January 2020. Own calculations