News - The disabled and chronically ill

1. Incapacity benefit warnings not picked up

   Tens of thousands of incapacity (WIA) benefit payments were probably miscalculated between 2020 and 2024 but the Employee ...

   News item | 09-04-2025 | 16:15

2. Decision to audit system of personal care budgets postponed

   The Netherlands Court of Audit has decided to postpone a decision to audit the new system of personal care budgets (the PGB 2.0 ...

   News item | 10-12-2019 | 00:00

3. Early application for long-term care does not increase likelihood of access

   The likelihood of someone receiving care under the Long-Term Care Act (WLZ) is not affected by the municipality in which he or ...

   News item | 06-06-2018 | 00:00

4. Regional differences in long-term health care use difficult to explain

   Government’s planned saving of €500 million uncertain

   News item | 09-06-2015 | 14:40

5. Ministries reduce uncertainty about the budget for the Youth Act and the Social Support Act

   Still uncertainty about the timely transfer of €90 million to the municipalities for youth care

   News item | 13-05-2014 | 10:07

6. Consequences of reforming long-term care for clients

   Simulation to inform parliament’s debate of the reform of the Exceptional Medical Expenses Insurance scheme

   News item | 22-04-2014 | 10:11