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The Planning Bureau has raised its inflation forecasts to 3.7% for this year and next year, and expects that the next exceedances of the pivot index, which are decisive for the indexing of civil servant salaries and social benefits, will occur earlier than initially anticipated. #inflation #salaires #indexation (translated)

Widows of military personnel and civil servants who did not receive a full salary during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies can apply for a backpay grant of 25,000 euros starting from February next year, as recently decided in the council of ministers. #NederlandsIndië #Weduwen #JapanseBezetting (translated)

Geert Noels wrote that students who spoke in the newspaper said they needed a room because they sometimes had classes at 8 AM and otherwise had to travel 20 minutes by train. According to Noels, they therefore felt that they needed an additional allowance. He argued that the system was never meant for that. #studenten #onderwijs #uitkeringen (translated)

Sander Sassen asked who would pay for the housing for asylum seekers. He stated that about 40 percent of them were illiterate, had little chance of finding employment, and received welfare. According to Sassen, it could not be expected that working Dutch people would bear all the costs. https://t.co/OA722dvrLD https://t.co/ogjSfnoLyy #asielzoekers #woningmarkt #socialezorg (translated)

Almost 15,000 long-term sick individuals living abroad receive benefits in Belgium, which have increased by 86% over five years to 258 million euros, leading to concerns from the N-VA about insufficient control of their situation. #Belgique #IncapacitéDeTravail #PolitiqueBelge (translated)

Geert Noels wrote that more people needed to work in the private sector and that there was a need for more control over taxes and unjust benefits. According to him, new taxes were not necessary, but more courage was needed to tackle issues. #Werkgelegenheid #Belastingen #Uitkeringen (translated)

Employers, trade unions, and the cabinet are finally coming together to find solutions for the high number of people receiving benefits in the Netherlands, but due to the complex issues, no quick results are expected. #SociaalAkkoord #Arbeidsongeschiktheid #Arbeidsmarkt (translated)

"It is reprehensible that some employees within UWV still make discriminatory remarks among themselves. We apologize to everyone who feels discriminated against or has been subjected to racism." An external investigation into the benefits agency is currently underway, says Choho. #discriminatie #racisme #UWV (translated)

The alternative is to close the border for asylum seekers just like in Poland. That saves us shelter, benefits, CoA staff, and IND officials, plus millions in legal assistance. The total spending of the government on the asylum chain amounts to more than 9 billion euros per year according to the national budget. But that's the budget. Just assume it's double that. #asielbeleid #migratie #Nederland (translated)

De AIVD en de NCTV noemen 'remigratie' een extreemrechts frame dat je vooral niet mag normaliseren. Op https://t.co/nBFgnuFf2Z staat intussen gewoon de vraag: 'Hoe hoog is mijn remigratie-uitkering?' Rutger van den Noort legde de twee naast elkaar. Het woord is dus prima, zolang de overheid het zelf gebruikt. Clownwereld. https://t.co/2f9JkMatL2 #remigratie #AIVD #NCTV

Waarom zou je gaan werken als alleen je aanwezigheid hier al wordt beloond met een woning, uitkering, toeslagen, zorg, een complete inboedel en een gratis fatbike. Ik zeg het al jaren: wat voor ons een karig bestaan lijkt, betekent voor asielzoekers juist een enorme sprong in welvaart en luxe. In hun land van herkomst hebben velen geen degelijke woning met elektriciteit, gas, stromend water en riolering. Hier komen ze in een gespreid bedje terecht. Waarom zouden ze dan zelf nog iets doen, laat staan werken? #Welvaart #Asielzoekers #Werk