social assistance

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King Willem-Alexander with the Ministers of the Jetten I Cabinet on the stairs of Huis ten Bosch palace after swearing in the new Cabinet, 23 February 2026
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73% of Dutch entrepreneurs dissatisfied with Jetten Cabinet's first three months
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Thierry Aartsen
Politics
Gov't wants municipalities to better enforce language requirement for welfare benefits
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King Willem-Alexander with the Jetten I Cabinet after swearing in the new Ministers and State Secretaries on 23 February 2026
Politics
Lack of results sends confidence in Jetten I Cabinet plummeting after 100 days in office
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A labor action by trade union CNV
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Strikes are coming: Trade unions after meeting with gov't on social assistance cuts
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Euros in a wallet
Politics
New Cabinet's plans will cost working Dutch nearly €500 per year, trade union says
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Hand Over Social Security Benefits Form
Business
Employment rates drop for social assistance recipients amid growing complex needs
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Man using a laptop on the couch
HealthBusiness
Young people on welfare often have complex mental health problems
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
Business
Number of people on social assistance rises again, Statistics Netherlands reports
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The Belastingdienst logo on a window
Politics
Dutch households with debts caused by repaying benefits tripled since pandemic
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
Business
Increase in people receiving welfare benefits continues, especially among young people
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Cropped shot of lawyer using laptop and lady justice statue on table.
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Severe shortage of public assistance lawyers leaves many Dutch without legal aid
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Cropped shot of lawyer using laptop and lady justice statue on table.
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Shortage of social lawyers looms in Netherlands due to aging workforce
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The UWV building on Cascadeplein in Groningen. Oct. 3, 2004
Business
More people on welfare, especially young people
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The UWV building on Cascadeplein in Groningen. Oct. 3, 2004
PoliticsBusiness
More people receiving social assistance benefits, especially young people affected
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Partial view of birthday cake with candles on blue background with confetti
Business
Tilburg woman has to repay 5 years' welfare benefits for baking hundreds of cakes
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Undated photo of the emergency asylum center on Baanstee-Noord in Purmerend
PoliticsBusiness
Letting asylum seekers work uninhibited could add billions to Dutch economy
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A street in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
PoliticsBusiness
Utrecht turns experiment with relaxed welfare rules for young people into policy
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The UWV building on Cascadeplein in Groningen. Oct. 3, 2004
Business
Social benefits will cost considerably more due to minimum wage increase
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Teenagers using their smartphones on a bench in Amsterdam
Business
Money worries increasingly affecting young people in Netherlands
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The UWV building on Cascadeplein in Groningen. Oct. 3, 2004
HealthBusiness
Welfare recipients back to pre-Covid levels
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Supermarket
PoliticsBusiness
Welfare fine partly scrapped for woman who received groceries from mother
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The UWV building on Cascadeplein in Groningen. Oct. 3, 2004
Business
Some 170,000 NL households not claiming welfare they're entitled to
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Food bank
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Sharp increase in people using food bank last year
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Social housing in Hoofddorp
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Social housing not affordable for some low-income tenants