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Policy Document

Amendment to the General Family Allowances Act

Year

2010

Country

Netherlands

Topic

Family & Children

Subtopic

Family Allowances

Keywords

Childbirth Children Family allowances Family benefits Family budget Family policy Social protection

Main implications

With this amendment, the right to receive family allowances for children 16 or 17 years of age became dependent upon the child's pursuit of an education aimed at obtaining a basic qualification (vmbo, havo / vwo); if children are not in such a programme, their parents will not receive the family allowance.

Benefits & Requirements

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

Parents of children 16 or 17 years of age.

Target group

Family

Read the Law

Original full text source in native language

Staatsblad 2010, 74

Original full text web source in native language

https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stb-2010-74.html

Secondary Literature & Sources

Secondary literature

Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal. "Recht op kinderbijslag voor 16- en 17 jarigen". Available at: http://www.eerstekamer.nl/wetsvoorstel/31890_recht_op_kinderbijslag_voor

Author

Wieke Selten
Nederlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (at the time of this project)

Anne H. Gauthier
Nederlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute

Data collected in the framework of the Population Europe Research Finder and Archive (PERFAR)

Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2014): Policy: "Amendment to the General Family Allowances Act" (Information provided by Wieke Selten & Anne H. Gauthier). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].