social assistance

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A street in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
PoliticsBusiness
Utrecht turns experiment with relaxed welfare rules for young people into policy
11 April 2023 - 10:01
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The UWV building on Cascadeplein in Groningen
Business
Social benefits will cost considerably more due to minimum wage increase
5 February 2023 - 07:15
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Teenagers using their smartphones on a bench in Amsterdam
Business
Money worries increasingly affecting young people in Netherlands
14 November 2022 - 19:00
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The UWV building on Cascadeplein in Groningen
HealthBusiness
Welfare recipients back to pre-Covid levels
30 November 2021 - 08:53
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Supermarket
PoliticsBusiness
Welfare fine partly scrapped for woman who received groceries from mother
23 August 2021 - 13:20
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The UWV building on Cascadeplein in Groningen
Business
Some 170,000 NL households not claiming welfare they're entitled to
17 June 2021 - 11:20
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Food bank
PoliticsBusiness
Sharp increase in people using food bank last year
10 March 2021 - 15:10
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Social housing in Hoofddorp
PoliticsBusiness
Social housing not affordable for some low-income tenants
4 March 2021 - 12:00
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People in society, social network
Business
Number of welfare beneficiaries increases for the first time since 2016
1 March 2021 - 16:50
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Person saving money in piggy bank
PoliticsBusiness
More people on benefits due to crisis
14 January 2021 - 17:10
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Belastingdienst tax blue envelope
Business
Unemployed young people pushed first social assistance increase in 2.5 years
31 August 2020 - 07:52
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Mark Rutte speaking at a press conference on August 18, 2020
Business
Dutch gov't borrowed €66 billion for Covid support
27 August 2020 - 07:57
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Wouter Koolmees
BusinessPolitics
Dutch gov't to focus on retraining in next phase of coronavirus support
26 June 2020 - 18:10
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Empty wallet
BusinessPolitics
Dutch government's current policy will increase poverty: Planning offices
18 June 2020 - 08:35
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Packed up terrace
Business
Increase in welfare benefits; bad quarter for hospitality sector
29 May 2020 - 09:19
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A man sitting on an Amsterdam street with a dog on top of their sleeping bag
Business
Dutch gov't, municipalities must do more to fight homelessness: Advisory council
21 April 2020 - 18:00
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Dutch flag on a business card
BusinessPolitics
Non-EU residents can take self-employed benefit without hurting legal status, gov't confirms
19 April 2020 - 11:57
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Waiting for a job interview
BusinessPolitics
Gov't expands support package to also cover flexible workers, temps
14 April 2020 - 08:57