Nibud

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A woman works on her bills, stressed about her finances.
Business
More Dutch households can't make ends meet; Over half of young adults struggling
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Pharmacy
HealthPolitics
Cabinet plans to cost people with disabilities up to €300 extra per month: Nibud
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BusinessCultureEntertainmentFood
Third of Netherlands residents plan to save annual holiday pay; 42% planning trips
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Businessmen talking.
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch business groups blast Cabinet’s energy relief package
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Shopping cart symbol on the keyboard
Business
Over half of young adults have normalized buy-now-pay-later
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Cooking on a gas hob
PoliticsBusiness
Growing pressure on Dutch gov't to provide energy bill, fuel price relief
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Back view of children in a primary school classroom raising their hands to answer the teacher's question
HealthBusiness
Some 200,000 children in poverty in the Netherlands; Thousands can’t afford eyeglasses
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The crowded Damrak shopping street in Amsterdam
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Purchasing power increase in Netherlands to rise less than expected in 2026
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Woman with financial problems
Business
Families struggle with sudden loss of income when children become adults, Nibud finds
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Piggy bank representing financial savings.
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Half of adults worry about financial security, with 18% holding less than €500
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Person saving money in piggy bank
Business
Some 3.7 million Dutch people can't afford to build up savings
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A man holding a smartphone
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Budget institute Nibud calls for single monthly payment day to help manage finances
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Automatic stair lift on staircase taking elderly people and disabled persons up and down in a house
HealthPoliticsBusiness
New law will increase own contribution for social assistance by hundreds of euros: Nibud
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Man wearing warm clothes indoors due to lack of heating.
Business
Dutch households pay 32 times more energy tax than big users per KWh; Call to lower VAT
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Debt and bankruptcy
Business
Almost two million Dutch people have unpaid bills from the government 
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Man wearing warm clothes indoors due to lack of heating.
Politics
Inequality worsened by shifting poverty measures from national gov't to local councils
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mortgage application form
Business
Wage increases will make higher mortgages possible next year: Nibud
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Homeless person sitting on a bench.
PoliticsBusiness
New government poverty calculation method criticized by food bank and poverty fund
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Food bank
Business
New definition has fewer Dutch living in poverty
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Trains at Rotterdam Central Station
Business
Public transport and cars too expensive for Dutch households with average income: Nibud
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Homes in The Hague
PoliticsBusiness
Most Dutch will see purchasing power bump of between €1 and €50 under new Cabinet plans
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Students in Amsterdam
Business
Student grant cuts next month may come as a surprise to many: Budget institute
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Bills
Business
Fewer Dutch in dire financial straits; One in eight still can't pay their bills
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Health insurance
HealthBusiness
More people struggling to pay health insurance premium for first time in 10 years