Beschreibung

We match survey and administrative data and determine the extent of misreporting on welfare receipt. In our data, 10.5 percent of German welfare recipients underreport and 1 percent overreport benefit receipt. The analysis shows that particularly households who are close to the labor market, without children, and with relatively high household incomes and savings are prone to underreport their welfare receipt. This information is important for the study of transfer programs based on survey data.