Table 4. In-work poverty impact (variation in-work poverty rate)

Intervention 1 Intervention 2 Poverty impact (%) Author(s)
Tax credits Family-based in-work benefit in Greece –1.35 Figari (2010)1)
Family-based in-work benefit in Italy –1.48
Family-based in-work benefit in Portugal –1.09
Family-based in-work benefit in Spain –0.30
The work bonus (WB) –0.46 Marx et al. (2012)1)
The individual tax credit for low activity income (ITC) –0.09
The UK working Tax credit (WTC) –0.93
Average of poverty impact (poverty rate) for Tax credits –0.81
WTC & CTC for single parent 0.75 Hick & Lanau (2019)2)
WTC & CTC for couple with children 0.51
WTC & CTC for other family with children 0.36
WTC & CTC for number of children (none) 0.07
WTC & CTC for number of children (one) 0.48
WTC & CTC for number of children (two) 0.54
WTC & CTC for number of children (three or more) 0.68
Average of poverty (gap) reduction effectiveness for Tax credits 0.48
Wage subsidy Individual in-work benefit in Greece –0.71 Figari (2010)1)
Individual in-work benefit in Italy –0.78
Individual in-work benefit in Portugal –0.64
Individual in-work benefit in Spain –1.03
Average of poverty impact (poverty rate) for wage subsidy –0.79
Minimum wage Minimum wage –0.15 Marx et al. (2012)1)
Poverty impact (poverty rate).
Poverty (gap) reduction effectiveness.
ITC, low activity income; WTC, working tax credit; CTC, child tax credit.