welfare

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Belastingdienst tax blue envelope
PoliticsBusiness
The benefits agency will reduce advance payments on a trial basis
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Over 2,000 kilograms of ketamine found at a home on Googweg in Muiderberg, 4 January 2024
Crime
26-year-old man arrested after dozens of kilograms of ketamine were found
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Partial view of woman holding 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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King's Day in Amsterdam, 27 April 2017
CultureLifestyle
Netherlands the sixth happiest country in the world; Down one spot
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Plant-based diet
HealthBusiness
Health Council urges easier shift to plant-based diets in the Netherlands
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The word "Healthcare" spelled out in tiles, near a green fern leaf
HealthPolitics
Increase in health care costs after coronavirus pandemic proves to be relatively small
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University lecture hall
Business
Dutch higher ed. told to relax binding student advice rules to improve welfare
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The Belastingdienst logo on a window
Politics
Social benefits system should be abolished, says tax inspector
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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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Food bank
Politics
Municipalities want Cabinet to raise minimum wage, welfare benefits
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Child playing with chalk
Health
Children growing up on welfare more at risk of developmental delays
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Winter day in Amsterdam
Business
Vast majority of Netherlands residents somber about future of the country
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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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Holland Casino in Eindhoven
PoliticsCultureEntertainment
Welfare recipients who gamble cannot be stripped of benefits automatically, court says
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Kid playing football
HealthPolitics
Exercise is a basic necessity in wake of pandemic: Dutch Sports Council
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Hands painted in the rainbow colors of the Pride flag, forming a heart
Health
LGBTQ+ teens less happy than heterosexual peers
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Dam Square in Amsterdam
HealthBusiness
NL residents less satisfied with their homes, neighborhoods
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The UWV building on Cascadeplein in Groningen
HealthBusiness
Welfare recipients back to pre-Covid levels