Dutch people with low incomes are too dependent on temporary allowances. "A single welfare recipient could get by this year with all the temporary measures and no setbacks, but if that person has 72 euros less available next year, he or she will be short of money every month," says director Arjan Vliegenthart. Nibud, the National Institute for Budgetary Information, …
The sky-high prices have put the Netherlands in a crisis of making ends meet with many people struggling to get through the month, said Arjan Vliegenthart of the budged institute Nibud. “Many people are currently trying to save the day with a great deal of effort, drawing on their own reserves.” According to him, these are “actually excellent budget makers” …
Households will have an average of €40 less to spend a month this year, national budget institute Nibud has calculated. ‘It will be noticeable not so much on people’s payslips but at the supermarket, the petrol pump and on their energy bill.’ Household bills could increase by between €10 and over €100 a month, the agency’s calculations show, depending on …