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AT LEAST 4,791 CHILDREN FROM 2,888 FAMILIES PLACED OUT OF HOME - MOST DID NOT RETURN
"The accumulation of government interventions—first through unjustified recovery demands and subsequently through out-of-home placements—has caused additional suffering for young people. Conversations with these young people have made it clear that the consequences are still felt on a daily basis." This is stated in the parliamentary letter sent to the House of Representatives on September 25, 2026, by State Secretary for Justice and Security Claudia van Bruggen, State Secretary for Benefits Restoration Sandra Palmen, and State Secretary for Long-term Care, Youth and Sport Mirjam Sterk.
Opinion: National government must stop distrust and listen better to allowance parents
OPINION Opinion: The national government must stop distrust and listen better to the allowance parents The State must deal radically differently with those affected by the benefits scandal in order to regain trust. Assume justice...
Allowance mother has farewell message for Rutte
Benefits mother has a farewell message for Rutte NEWS JULY 8, 2024 2 MINUTES EDITOR ANP Mark Rutte officially resigned as prime minister last week. Before the fall of Rutte IV, the Rutte III cabinet fell due to the benefits affair. The new...
The cabinet doubles the waiting time for allowance parents
The cabinet is doubling the waiting time for allowance parents Parents in the stands in the House of Representatives for a debate about the benefits affair. ANP image The state is making allowance parents wait months longer for a decision...
Discriminatory algorithms are a major problem for authorities, watchdog warns
NOS News• Tuesday, July 2, 17:27 Discriminatory algorithms are a major problem among authorities, warns watchdog The use of discriminatory algorithms seems widespread among government agencies. Chairman Aleid warns against this...
Enschede city council unanimously wants solutions to the Ardesch case: 'I did not expect this'
Enschede city council unanimously wants solutions to the Ardesch case: 'I did not expect this' The Ardesch case has been keeping things busy in Enschede politics for years. Early this month, the panels started to shift, Monday took...
Human touch in review and recovery
Sam Blok Sam Blok • 2nd • 2nd Session Clerk Central Board of Appeals - Master Student in Constitutional and Administrative Law Session Clerk Central Board of Appeals - Master Student in Constitutional and Administrative Law 1 w • Edited • 1 week ago Follow...