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Minister Leers wants to be tough on crim…
Minister Gerd Leers (Immigration, Integration and Asylum) wants to make it easier to deport immigrants in the first year who are convicted of a crime and sentenced to detention, even...
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Read moreJournalist of the Year: Brenno de Winter
The Journalist magazine Villamedia has named Brenno de Winter as the journalist of the year 2011. De Winter received the award because of his report over the abuses about the...
Read morePoverty in the Netherlands is increasing
Next year, the poverty in the Netherlands is expected to rise. Especially children, single parents, single people and people on welfare will have a difficult time.
Read morePoverty in the Netherlands is increasing
Next year, the poverty in the Netherlands is expected to rise. Especially children, single parents, single people and people on welfare will have a difficult time.
Self-employed people will also be more frequently in financial distress, according to the joint report by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and the Social and Cultural Planning Office (SCP).
Over 2011 and 2012, there are altogether estimated 60,000 households with low income. According to calculations, the number of households with low income grows from 529,000 to 561,000 in 2011, which is 8.1 percent of the total. In 2012, CBS and SCP expect an increase up to 588,000 poor households (8.5 percent).
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