Government benefits errors put 5,000 families under poverty line
1 year, 9 months ago

Government benefits errors put 5,000 families under poverty line

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At least five thousand Dutch families have been living below the poverty line due to the government incorrectly reclaiming benefits, report Dutch media. The problem is related to families receiving extra cash to top up their salary or long-term unemployment or sickness benefits to a ‘living’ level. In September, the Centrale Raad van Beroep ruled that Arnhem council needed to compensate a couple who had benefits clawed back, bringing them below the official minimum income needed to ‘subsist’. In 2016, the National Ombudsman wrote to the government saying that the rules were giving rise to ‘undesired or unreasonable consequences’ and increasing the risk of poverty and debt for ‘financially vulnerable families’.

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The Dutch Poverty Puzzle: A Deep Dive into the Numbers and the People
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Dutch Poverty Puzzle: A Deep Dive into the Numbers and the People

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The Netherlands is one of the most prosperous countries in the world, but some 3.1% of the population, or 540,000 people, are still classified as poor. The new definition of poverty in the Netherlands takes into account savings and other immediately usable assets, which has led to a significant decrease in the number of people classified as poor. However, many …

The Dutch Poverty Puzzle: A Deep Dive into the Numbers and the People
Trending News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Dutch Poverty Puzzle: A Deep Dive into the Numbers and the People

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is one of the most prosperous countries in the world, but some 3.1% of the population, or 540,000 people, are still classified as poor. The new definition of poverty in the Netherlands takes into account savings and other immediately usable assets, which has led to a significant decrease in the number of people classified as poor. However, many …

Government benefits errors put 5,000 families under poverty line
1 year, 9 months ago

Government benefits errors put 5,000 families under poverty line

Dutch News  

At least five thousand Dutch families have been living below the poverty line due to the government incorrectly reclaiming benefits, report Dutch media. The problem is related to families receiving extra cash to top up their salary or long-term unemployment or sickness benefits to a ‘living’ level. In September, the Centrale Raad van Beroep ruled that Arnhem council needed to …

Nearly 7 percent of kids in Netherlands living at risk of poverty
2 years ago

Nearly 7 percent of kids in Netherlands living at risk of poverty

NL Times  

Last year, 891,000 people in the Netherlands lived in households with an income below the low-income threshold. That means that 6.6 percent of children in the Netherlands are growing up at risk of poverty, Statistics Netherlands reported. That percentage is slightly lower than in 2020 when 6.8 percent of children lived at risk of poverty. The long-term poverty risk, when …

Gov't will only force recovery of unjustly paid benefits up to 5 years later, not 20
2 years, 5 months ago

Gov't will only force recovery of unjustly paid benefits up to 5 years later, not 20

NL Times  

The 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 …

Welfare claims continue to fall, reach a 8.5 year low: CBS
2 years, 6 months ago

Welfare claims continue to fall, reach a 8.5 year low: CBS

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The number of people claiming welfare benefits in the Netherlands reached the lowest level since September 2013 in the first quarter of 2022, national statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. Earlier this month, the CBS said the number of people in work in the Netherlands had passed the nine million mark for the first time. Some people have two jobs,’ …

Welfare claims continue to fall, reach a 8.5 year low: CBS
2 years, 6 months ago

Welfare claims continue to fall, reach a 8.5 year low: CBS

Dutch News  

The number of people claiming welfare benefits in the Netherlands reached the lowest level since September 2013 in the first quarter of 2022, national statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. Earlier this month, the CBS said the number of people in work in the Netherlands had passed the nine million mark for the first time. Some people have two jobs,’ …

Richest 1% of the Dutch pay just 21% of their income in tax: CPB
2 years, 8 months ago

Richest 1% of the Dutch pay just 21% of their income in tax: CPB

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While the very richest of the Dutch are losing 21% of their income to tax, people on average incomes are handing over 40% to the tax office, according to new research by the government’s centre for policy analysis CPB. The CPB found that people on the lowest incomes were spending 55% of their income on tax, although this was largely …

Richest 1% of the Dutch pay just 21% of their income in tax: CPB
2 years, 8 months ago

Richest 1% of the Dutch pay just 21% of their income in tax: CPB

Dutch News  

While the very richest of the Dutch are losing 21% of their income to tax, people on average incomes are handing over 40% to the tax office, according to new research by the government’s centre for policy analysis CPB. The CPB found that people on the lowest incomes were spending 55% of their income on tax, although this was largely …

Some 170,000 NL households not claiming welfare they're entitled to
3 years, 6 months ago

Some 170,000 NL households not claiming welfare they're entitled to

NL Times  

About 170 thousand households in the Netherlands are entitled to social assistance, but do not make use of it. The focus on legality could put people off," the Social Affairs and Employment Inspectorate said in a report that will be presented to parliament this week, Trouw reports. Young people and migrants may not know they're entitled to social assistance or …

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