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A situation where the welfare system discourages people who receive government public assistance payments from entering low-paid work because such work does not produce a significant income increase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
arbejdsløshedsfælde
— situation
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Dutch:
werkloosheidsval
— situation
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Finnish:
kannustinloukku
— situation
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French:
trappe à inactivité
— situation
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German:
Arbeitslosigkeitsfalle
— situation
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Hebrew:
מלכודת הרווחה
— situation
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Italian:
trappola della disoccupazione
— situation
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Portuguese:
armadilha do desemprego
— situation
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Spanish:
trampa del desempleo
— situation
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Swedish:
arbetslöshetsfälla
— situation