By Horst Bruns and Tanja Klenk
AT A GLANCE
- Automated income verification can reduce bureaucratic burdens for both citizens and administrations, while facilitating access to the welfare state.
- Examples such as the basic pension supplement demonstrate that automated income assessment is feasible in practice.
- Broader transferability is conceivable but requires reforms, including the harmonization of income definitions, improved data availability, and coordinated register and responsibility structures.
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