Social Support Act

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Aerial view of Venlo city center, historic town hall, and the Meuse River, Netherlands.
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Dutch municipalities plan 6% higher spending in 2026 despite looming funding shortfall
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Automatic stair lift on staircase taking elderly people and disabled persons up and down in a house
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New law will increase own contribution for social assistance by hundreds of euros: Nibud
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Depiction of two entrepreneurs staring at a tax assessment with euro banknotes and coins
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Government will collect more income tax in 2026; Deficit not as bad as anticipated
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Aerial view of The Hague at twilight
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Many Dutch municipalities not preparing for looming budget cuts in 2026
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King Willem-Alexander with the Rutte IV Cabinet when it took office on 10 January 2022
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Gov't to cut €2.5 billion from budget; Free childcare plan delayed for 2 years, STAP slashed
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Medical masks
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Minister promises protective gear for aid workers, household help
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Garbage strike 2014 no.2
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Waste tax pushing 5% increase in municipal housing costs: Homeowners Association
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The main debate hall of the Eerste Kamer, the Dutch Senate, in 2015
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Liberal Senator voted on bill her company advised on: report
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Pension
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Today's senior citizens less lonely than 20 years ago
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Third of Dutch patients dissatisfied with home care
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Court: Cities not allowed to simply cut domestic aid
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Judge gives family domestic help at city's expense
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A gavel rests on the desktop of a judge's bench.
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Elderly couple to keep home care despite new law
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A gavel rests on the desktop of a judge's bench.
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Elderly couple suing over home care cuts; ruling due in December