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In Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, the Shortage of Social Lawyers Is Palpable: ‘A Vacancy Remained Open for Five Years. There Was Not a Single response.’

Summary by NRC Handelsblad
The place where you live determines how accessible legal aid is. In the Zeeuws-Vlaanderen region, for example, there are 26 social lawyers; in the Amsterdam region, there are more than a thousand. "People sometimes have to travel an hour to get here," says social lawyer Maikel Harte from Terneuzen.

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In Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, the Shortage of Social Lawyers Is Palpable: ‘A Vacancy Remained Open for Five Years. There Was Not a Single response.’

The place where you live determines how accessible legal aid is. In the Zeeuws-Vlaanderen region, for example, there are 26 social lawyers; in the Amsterdam region, there are more than a thousand. "People sometimes have to travel an hour to get here," says social lawyer Maikel Harte from Terneuzen.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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NRC Handelsblad broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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