welfare

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Taking out euros.
Business
Latest jump brings number of people on welfare in the Netherlands to 411,000
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Cropped shot of lawyer using laptop and lady justice statue on table.
Health
Dutch women launch mass lawsuit over cervical cancer screening data breach
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Richard de Mos
Politics
Richard de Mos denies hiring non-Dutch speakers for campaign work
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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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The Belastingdienst logo on a window
Politics
Dutch households with debts caused by repaying benefits tripled since pandemic
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Shopping in Covid-19 pandemic - Buying toilet paper, wearing a mask
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Netherlands woefully underprepared for a new pandemic, health services say
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A crowded shopping street in Amsterdam
Business
Largest purchasing power jump in 20 years; Workers benefited, welfare recipients didn't
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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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King's Day in Amsterdam Oost, 27 April 2023
Health
Netherlands the fifth happiest country in the world; Finland still in 1st place
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Edith Schippers
Politics
VVD Senator Edith Schippers will resign to become CEO at pharma firm Mosadex
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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 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