Poverty rises again in the Netherlands after five-year decline - DutchNews.nl

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Poverty in the Netherlands increased last year, according to figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS). This was partly due to the elimination of the energy allowance for low-income earners in 2024. This scheme had actually led to a decrease in poverty in the previous two years.

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Poverty in the Netherlands rose for the first time last year after a five-year decline. A total of 551,000 people lived below the poverty line...

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Due to the loss of the energy allowance, poverty in the Netherlands has increased again.

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For the first time in years, the number of people living in poverty rose due to the elimination of a €1,300 "energy allowance." Rutte IV had tried to prevent this increase.

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It was an ingenious idea, that new calculation method from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) to eliminate poverty. However, even that wasn't enough to make the 2024 poverty figures look even remotely positive. The number of people living in poverty actually RISE last year for the first time in five years. While there were 540,000 in 2024, we now have 551,000 people in poverty. The more people living in poverty, the more stupid everyone thinks everyth…