Poverty in Estonia is higher than the OECD average
Economic crisis had a strong negative impact on the poor (graph)
Transfers (other than old-age pensions) are small and untargeted with limited impact on inequality
The poverty among unemployed is among the highest in the EU
There is scope to simultaneously lower poverty and increase employment
Ratio between spending on disability and unemployment is high
The size of spending on income-tested programmes is the lowest in the OECD
Disability is the only large transfer program that redistributes to the poor
The number of permanent incapacity to work benefit recipients increased rapidly in the crisis (graph)
Disability system is not generous, but does not promote outflows
The disability system provides few integration measures: Integration policy dimension: country scores (0-5), around 2007
Employment rate among the disabled is high
Unemployment benefits coverage is low
Half of registered unemployed do not receive any benefits
Employment record requirements are relatively strict compared to job search obligations
Unemployment assistance benefit is very low
Subsistence benefits are low in international comparison
There is still much scope to increase both fertility and female employment rates
Maternity and paternity leaves are exceptionally generous in Estonia
Low spending on childcare might contribute to low enrolment rates
Health outcomes are weak: Life expectancy at birth, 2010
There is a large health gap due to income status
Access to adequate healthcare is an issue
High share of out-of-pockets spending on pharmaceuticals contributes to unequal access
Low-earners face high labour tax wedge that discourages employment: Average tax wedge on labour at 67% of average worker earnings, single person without children, % of compensation, 2010
Property taxation is the source of potentially large non-distortionary revenues