Experiences of Receiving Welfare Benefits: Insights from Estonia, Hungary,Norway, Spain and the UK

This report is the first part of our effort to create an understanding of what ‘experiences’ of receiving benefits are, and which aspects of experiences matter for different people in and across 5 countries. It discusses findings from 28 discussions groups that took place as part of work package 1 of the Welfare Experiences project, with people receiving disability and/or unemployment or minimum income benefits in Estonia, Hungary, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom. Workshops were designed and led by co-production research partner organisations in each of the nations, supported by the national academic teams as and when needed.