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Euros in a wallet
Politics
New Cabinet's plans will cost working Dutch nearly €500 per year, trade union says
8 April 2026 - 07:38
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
Politics
New Cabinet wants to drastically cut welfare benefits for high-income earners
6 February 2026 - 07:39
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
HealthBusiness
UWV extends assessment time for disability benefits as backlog grows
1 December 2025 - 22:00
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
Business
Benefits agency reserves €100 million for correcting mistakes with disability benefits
30 April 2025 - 09:07
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Bills
Business
Fewer Dutch in dire financial straits; One in eight still can't pay their bills
2 September 2024 - 11:10
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Euros in a wallet
PoliticsBusiness
Trade unions critical of new government's planned cuts to civil service, benefits
16 May 2024 - 12:54
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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
9 May 2024 - 15:20
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Empty wallet
Business
Sharp rise in people visiting financial aid site, mainly looking for energy bill help
7 February 2024 - 08:01
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The UWV building on Cascadeplein in Groningen. Oct. 3, 2004
Politics
Gov't will only force recovery of unjustly paid benefits up to 5 years later, not 20
20 July 2022 - 20:30
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Installing a smoke detector
Politics
Many new rules in effect from July 1 in the Netherlands
1 July 2022 - 13:50
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The UWV building on Cascadeplein in Groningen. Oct. 3, 2004
Business
Number of people on social benefits at lowest point since 2013
31 May 2022 - 09:29
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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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Packed up terrace
Business
Increase in welfare benefits; bad quarter for hospitality sector
29 May 2020 - 09:19
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The UWV building on Cascadeplein in Groningen. Oct. 3, 2004
Business
Fewer NL residents living on welfare
28 February 2020 - 09:18
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Woman with a wallet full of euros
Business
Fewer young Dutch on welfare
31 May 2018 - 10:30
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Woman wearing a Niqab
Business
Court: Utrecht rightly reduced woman's welfare after refusal to remove Niqab
9 May 2017 - 14:20

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