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Childcare benefits for over 1 million children
In 2021, childcare benefits were paid for over 1 million children. The number of children with parents receiving a childcare allowance has been rising since 2015, although growth has levelled off in...
How energy measures are incorporated into the CPI
In autumn 2022, the government announced two measures to reduce household energy costs: the temporary energy allowance and the price cap on energy. The allowance is classed as income support and...
Levy on wages, allowances and pensions
Income tax plus premiums for compulsory national insurances.
More parents receive childcare allowance
Last year, 462 thousand parents in the Netherlands received a childcare allowance, 77 thousand more than in 2007. Total costs of childcare amounted to 3.2 billion euro; parents received 2.6 billion...
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...
Government; expenditure on education and student grants, loans since 1900
Government expenditure on education Per education sector, on student grants, loans and allowance, % GDP
Half a million parents receive childcare allowances
The number of parents receiving childcare allowances is rising continually. In 2009, there were more than half a million recipients, an increase by 11 percent relative to one year previously.
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.
Households with children aged 0-12 by childcare allowance and gross household income (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables regarding the number and share of households with children aged 0-12 receiving childcare allowances broken down by type of household, number of parents in the household with a...
Households with children aged 0-12 by childcare allowance, full-time equivalent and gross household income (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables regarding the number and share of households with children aged 0-12 receiving childcare allowances broken down by type of household, number of parents in the household with a...
Surinamese and Antillean parents most frequent recipients of childcare allowances
Requests for childcare allowances were submitted for 30 percent of children under the age of twelve in 2008.
How many people are key workers in the Netherlands?
Schools and childcare centres in the Netherlands have been closed as a measure against the spread of coronavirus. Parents and guardians who work in crucial sectors can rely on arranged childcare so...
Dutch use childcare more than other EU countries
Three-quarters of Dutch children below the age of 3 was in childcare in 2014, the highest share of all EU countries.
Government; social benefits
Statutory social security benefits, Social Assistance Benefits
The importance of reliable data in times of crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has brought with it a great need for reliable data, and national statistical offices (NSOs) are playing an important role in this regard.
Government; Taxes and social contributions
Revenue collected from taxes and social contributions Types of taxes and social contributions
Fewer people do volunteer work
In 2021, the number of people engaging in volunteer work continued to decline.
Economy in Q1 2022 the same size as in the previous quarter
According to the first quarterly estimate , gross domestic product (GDP) remained virtually unchanged in Q1 2022 relative to the previous quarter.
Twice as many naturalisations in 2020
Last year, 49 thousand persons became naturalised citizens of the Netherlands, which is almost double the number in 2019.
Inflation rate 9.6 percent in December
The consumer price index (CPI) was 9.6 percent higher in December than in the same month last year.
Inflation rate down to 9.9 percent in November
The consumer price index (CPI) was 9.9 percent higher in November than in the same month last year.
Labour participation among young men restored
More young men have started working over the past two years. For a long time, net labour participation among young men lagged behind the female rate.
HICP up by 11.2 percent in November
The Dutch inflation rate according to the European Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) stood at 11.2 percent in November, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). It was 16.8 percent in...
Fewer parents receive allowance for care provided by childminders
The number of parents receiving an allowance for care provided by registered childminders was reduced considerably in 2010, but more parents received an allowance for other types of childcare.
Collective labour agreement (CAO) wage rates
The collective labour agreement (CAO in Dutch) wage rate including special payments contains the following elements: - Gross basic wage rates for hours normally worked by fulltime employees. - All...