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Quarter of a million children depend on income support

More than 7 percent of children in the Netherlands under 18 years of age lived in a household that dependent on income support in 2007. This is a total of just over 250 thousand children.

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Relatively many income support claimants with children in re-integration programmes

Relatively more income support claimants with under-age children participated in re-integration programmes than households without children in 2007.

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Fewer long-term income support claimants in problem districts

The number of people in deprived dsitricts in the Netherlands claiming income support benefit for at least three years fell by relatively more in 2007 than average for the whole country.

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Number of social security benefits 20 thousand down in less than 1 year

In the second quarter of 2008, the number of social security benefits paid to under-65s was reduced by 2.6 thousand to 268 thousand.

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Decrease in welfare benefits tapering off

The number of welfare benefits paid to people under 65 fell to 271 thousand in the first quarter of 2008.

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Groningen has largest proportion of young social security claimants

By the end of 2007, the municipalities of Reiderland, Pekela and Veendam in the province of Groningen had the highest proportion of young social security claimants.

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Municipal spending on income support down to five billion euro

Municipal authorities estimate to spend five billion euro on income support benefits in 2008, the lowest amount since 1995.

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Shorter period on income support increases chance of coming off it

More than 300 thousand people in the Netherlands were claiming income support at the end of 2005. One in ten of them came off the benefit in the course of 2006.

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Number of long-term income support benefits down

In 2007, the number of income support benefits declined markedly for the third year running. At the end of December, 275 thousand benefits were received, 27 thousand fewer than one year previously.

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Sustained reduction social security benefits

In the third quarter of 2007, the number of under-65s receiving income support continued to fall.

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Steady fall in income support benefits

The number of people aged under 65 claiming income support benefit fell by 7 thousand in the second quarter of 2007. 290 thousand people were claiming income support at the end of June 2007.

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Income support benefits drop below 300 thousand

The number of people younger than 65 years claiming income support fell to 297 thousand in the first quarter of 2007.

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Income support at lowest level for 25 years

The number of income support claimants under 65 years of age fell by 27 thousand to 302 thousand last year. This is the lowest level for 25 years.

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Biggest fall in income support for years

The number of people aged under 65 years claiming income support fell by nearly 11 thousand in the third quarter of 2006. This is the largest quarterly decrease since 1999.

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Number of welfare benefits continues to fall

The number of welfare benefits paid to people aged under 65 in the second quarter of 2006 was down by nearly 5 thousand.

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