Welfare fine partly scrapped for woman who received groceries from mother

A resident from Wijdemeren only has to partly repay a fine of over 7,000 euros that she received from the municipality of Wijdemeren, because she received social assistance and at the same time received structural groceries from her mother. The Central Appeals Court, the highest administrative court in social security and civil service cases, also ruled that Wijdemeren must pay the woman 200 euros in compensation for an illegal home visit. The resident received benefits from 2015 and was also entitled to allowances, according to the municipality. In February of this year, parliament supported a proposal from various parties stating that people on welfare may receive up to 1,200 euros in donations every year without being cut on their benefits.