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In regions where the population has shrunk over the period 2005-2008, people’s socio-economic conditions have worsened.

Four in ten unemployed young people in the Netherlands in the age category 15-26 who are not attending education or training programmes, are not looking for work and are not immediately available for...

Happiness, satisfaction with life, Education level, socio-economic category, main source of income

the number of welfare benefits claims on 30 June 2004 was 339 thousand, the same as in March. It is the first time in 18 months that there was no increase in the number of welfare benefits claims.

Nearly one in six employees in the Netherlands who care for a relative suffering from a long-term illness or disability took leave to do so last year. Workers who care for a partner or child more...

Life expectancy without physical limitations and in good self-perceived health is projected to rise until 2040.

The number of pupils attending special needs schools in the Netherlands rose by 30 percent in the period 2003/’04 – 2011/’12. The increase mainly took place in secondary education.

According to the most recent figures, the costs of health care and welfare amounted to 87.6 billion euro in 2010, a 3.6 percent increase relative to 2009. Over the period 2004-2008, the costs of care...

Last year, total spending on care rose by 1.6 percent, i.e. less than in prior years. This is partly due to the fact that the growth in medicine consumption slowed down and the average price level of...

Number of households and average annual income by household characteristics and income level

The number of people in the Netherlands claiming income support rose substantially in the first quarter of 2005. The number of unemployment benefits rose slightly, and the number of disablement...

At the end of 2008, 1.2 million households in the Netherlands were claiming at least one social security benefit. This means that one in five households with at least one person aged 15-65 years...

The purchasing power of the Dutch population improved by 1.4 percent last year. The incomes of employers who kept their jobs improved above average, mainly due to wage increases.

Only 7 percent of unemployed chronic patients in 2008 had managed to find jobs one year later.

Over the past decade, the costs of the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (AWBZ) have risen by nearly 75 percent. Important factors are population ageing, less rigid access criteria to health...

The proportion of people in relatively poor mental health had dropped to 9 percent in 2008. The reduction was mainly recorded in the female population.

The Dutch population thinks the government should play a more active role in various areas of society. Especially when it comes to taking care of people who are not at all or to a lesser degree able...

Part of Dutch social benefits are paid to people living outside the Netherlands; 10 percent of all AOW benefits are paid to people living abroad.

Custom-made table with figures on claimants of a disability benefit for young people (Wajong), income support benefit (WWB) and people in working in a social employment scheme (WSW), in combination...

The turnover of health care institutions increased greatly in 2009, as it had in 2008, despite the recession in the Netherlands. Profits also rose substantially.

The share of unemployment (WW) and income support benefit recipients has grown during the past half decade. The number of WW recipients has risen by 77 percent. The increase was relatively large in...

Social protection benefits. Functions, criteria and execution.

For the first time in ten years, the number of people in the Netherlands claiming a social benefit has decreased across the board.

Last year, Dutch expenditure on health care and welfare amounted to 83.8 billion euro.