Gov't will only force recovery of unjustly paid benefits up to 5 years later, not 20
NL TimesThe Dutch government is becoming more lenient when recovering unjustly paid benefits like unemployment, state pension, or social assistance. Recovering benefits up to 20 years after they were unjustly paid places a massive burden on citizens’ shoulders, the Ministers said. If the offense is so serious that it is socially disruptive, it will be transferred to the Public Prosecution Service and further prosecuted and punished under criminal law.” The Ministers will also make it easier for the benefits agency UWV or the social security bank SVB to stop a benefit if the recipient can’t be reached. “This can lead to misuse of government money because someone is wrongly receiving benefits, and continuing to pay the benefit can lead to increasingly higher recoveries and fines.” They are also working on a new debtor policy in which the UWV and SVB can agree on a personal payment arrangement appropriate to the circumstances of the person who received too much.
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