From each according to means, to each according to needs? Distributional effects of abolishing asset-based payments for residential care in Austria

Table 1 Distribution of OPPs in absolute value by income quintiles and home ownership status, 2015

Quintiles and types of OPPs	Mean absolute values (EUR)^a, residential care users	AP (percentage), residential care users	Share of OPPs paid (percentage), residential care users
Income quintiles
Total OPPs
1^st quintile	13,325	156.1	18.0
2^nd quintile	20,379	145.7	16.9
3^rd quintile	24,329	138.9	19.2
4^th quintile	27,843	131.6	23.7
5^th quintile	37,430	113.4	22.3
Income-based OPPs
1^st quintile	4,213	49.4	11.4
2^nd quintile	10,684	76.4	17.8
3^rd quintile	11,038	63.0	17.5
4^th quintile	16,441	77.7	28.1
5^th quintile	21,012	63.7	25.2
Asset-based OPPs (Pflegeregress)
1^st quintile	9,112	106.8	24.4
2^nd quintile	9,695	69.3	16.0
3^rd quintile	13,291	75.9	20.8
4^th quintile	11,401	53.9	19.3
5^th quintile	16,418	49.7	19.5
Home-ownership
Total OPPs
Non-homeowner	17,350	96.7	34.2
Homeowner	41,408	206.7	65.8
Income-based OPPs
Non-homeowner	10,661	59.4	52.8
Homeowner	11,787	58.8	47.2
Asset-based OPPs (Pflegeregress)
Non-homeowner	6,688	37.3	21.8
Homeowner	29,621	147.9	78.2

Own calculations from the simulation model applied to 65 + Austrian sample of SHARE (2015). N = 2221. Ability to pay (AP) represents the average payment made as % of the group’s average income. Share of OPPs paid refers to the proportion of total revenue for that OPP type paid by the group. Notes:^aYearly values for 2015

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