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Spending on health care and welfare levels off
According to the most recent figures, the costs of health care and welfare amounted to 87.6 billion euro in 2010, a 3.6 percent increase relative to 2009. Over the period 2004-2008, the costs of care...
Dramatic employment growth in care sector
Over the past decade, the amount of jobs in the care sector increased by 385 thousand. Overall employment growth in the Netherlands was 515 thousand, so three quarters of new jobs in the past ten...
Nearly twice as many care farms as four years ago
In 2007, there were more than 600 farms in the Netherlands where people in need of help and care can find a suitable way to spend the day or participate in farming activities. The number of care...
Child care by neighbourhood in Schouwen-Duiveland, 2007-2009 (Dutch only)
Use of child care provisions by income and neighbourhood. Commissioned by: Buitenhek Management & Consult BV.
Sustained high growth health care expenditure
Last year, Dutch expenditure on health care and welfare amounted to 83.8 billion euro.
More than 100 thousand children in youth care
In 2012, 103 thousand young people (approximately 3 percent) received youth care. Amsterdam has the highest number of children in youth care, but the highest proportion of children in youth care was...
Working hours mothers crucial for hours their children spend in formal child care
Mothers working long hours, more often use formal child care facilities than mothers with small jobs.
Young people eligible for care under the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (AWBZ)
Compiling figures on young people eligible for care under the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (AWBZ). Additional information can be found here.
Child care by neighbourhood in Deventer and Nijmegen, 2009 (Dutch only)
Use of child care provisions broken down by, among others, income and district.Commissioned by: Municipality Deventer and Child Care Foundation Nijmegen
Health care consumption varies by education level
Generally, lower educated persons more often receive health care services than higher educated people. Factors like age, gender, state of health and income partially account for the differences...
Expenditure on care 6.2 percent up
Last year, national spending on health care and welfare totalled 79 billion euro, a 6.2 percent increase on 2007.
Substantially higher spending on care allowance in 2011
The Dutch government paid 4.7 billion euro in care allowances in 2011, nearly 0.9 billion more than one year previously. The increase is related to an increase in the standard premium for health care...
Care and rent allowances continue to rise, childcare allowance lower again
Dutch central government paid just over 10.4 billion euros in income-related allowances for housing, health care and children in 2013. Spending on care allowances, in particular, rose, to 5.1 billion...
Old people receiving more and more care
The volume of care provided to the elderly is growing faster than the number of patients. As a result, the volume of care per old person is increasing.
More turnover and more profit in Dutch health care institutions
The turnover of health care institutions increased greatly in 2009, as it had in 2008, despite the recession in the Netherlands. Profits also rose substantially.
growth care expenditure at lowest level in 15 years
Last year, total spending on care rose by 1.6 percent, i.e. less than in prior years. This is partly due to the fact that the growth in medicine consumption slowed down and the average price level of...
Child care by neighbourhood in Nijmegen, 2007 and 2008 (Dutch only)
The Centre for Policy Related Statistics has been commissioned by childcare foundation Nijmegen to compute results for the use of official child care provisions, broken down by various...
Average costs per capita covered by basic health care insurance 2,100 euro
The average costs per capita covered by the basic health care insurance policy were 2,100 euro in 2010. The average costs were higher for women than for men. More than half concerned costs for...
Shorter average distance to nearest after-school care facility
The average distance to the nearest after-school care facility was 900 metres in the Netherlands in 2010.
Care-providing institutions in the red after introduction Wmo
The introduction of the Social Support Act (Wmo) in 2007 has caused more institutions providing home and elderly care to sustain losses. This applies in particular to institutions providing home help.
Costs and revenues of care institutions no longer rising as fast
The revenues of Dutch care institutions did not grow as fast in 2010 and 2011 as in the previous three years. At the same time the care institutions were able to prevent costs from rising.
Strong increase in mental health care
More and more people in the Netherlands are making use of mental health care. The volume of mental health care rose by an average 6.4 percent per year from 2000 to 2007.
Allowances for health care and childcare increase further
The Dutch government spent nearly 10 billion euro on income-dependent allowances for housing, care and childcare in 2009. This is half a billion more than in 2008.
More elderly care provided in a more efficient manner
Between 2001 and 2007, labour productivity in the sector elderly care increased by an average of 1.4 percent annually. The labour productivity growth was entirely realised after 2004 when the...
Care education more popular than ever
In school year 2008/’09, the number of students in senior secondary vocational education (mbo) who successfully completed courses in nursing and care disciplines, and courses training for...