welfare
Number of people on Danish welfare benefits increases, reversing trend
After several years of decreases, the number of people whose income is supported by the state has gone up in 2019.
Cut foreigners' dental treatment, study grants and bus passes: DF
Denmark’s populist Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti, DF) is calling for new requirements to be placed on a range welfare support payments available to foreign citizens.
Number of poor people in Denmark 'doubled' since 2002: report
More and more people are living in poverty in Denmark, according to a new report.
Danes define their national values in online vote
Yet another long-running debate on what exactly constitutes ‘Danishness’ has culminated in the definition of the Danes' ten most important values.
CNN tries to 'feel the Bern' in Denmark
Media outlet CNN was recently in Copenhagen to see why American presidential candidates keep making a big deal out of a tiny Nordic country.
The Danish Model: Don't try this at home
Otto Brøns-Petersen, the head of analysis at the think-tank CEPOS and a former executive at the Tax Ministry, says it's a myth that the welfare state is what made Denmark rich.
Danish PM in US: Denmark is not socialist
After seeing his country held up as an example in the US presidential debate, Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen used an address at Harvard to explain the Nordic model to a US audience suddenly very interested in Denmark.
Denmark centre stage in US presidential debate
As Democratic candidates squared off for their first debate of the US presidential campaign, Denmark took a central role in the opening minutes.
Denmark eyes cash bonuses for the jobless
The Danish government wants to entice the long-time unemployed back into the workplace with cold hard cash.
Number of EU students on state support way up
The number of European citizens receiving the Danish student stipend known as SU has increased sevenfold since a EU court ruled in 2013 that foreign students have the right to benefit from the system.