“…Stereotypes about the power and deservingness of target groups explain inequalities in both the distribution and allocation of benefits (Ingram, Schneider, & DeLeon, 2007;Nicholson-Crotty & Nicholson-Crotty, 2004;Pierce et al, 2014;Schneider & Ingram, 1997;Schneider & Sidney, 2009). Particularly in the context of the United States, racial bias in policy delivery is amply documented (DiAlto, 2005;Einstein & Glick, 2017;Epp, Maynard-Moody, & Haider-Markel, 2017;Frederickson, 1990;Gooden, 2006;Johnson, 2012;Liang, 2016;Maynard-Moody & Musheno, 2012;Monnat, 2010;Moynihan & Herd, 2010;Piatak, 2015;Schram, Soss, & Fording, 2010;Yoo, 2008). In contrast, much less is known about the role of nationality and race in welfare delivery in the European context.…”