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Bijstand in The Netherlands : - 467k on a ~ 17M population - € 1000 - € 1200 a month - all adults with no income and too little assets can apply - you will
by the-dude 9y ago
Bijstand in The Netherlands :
- 467k on a ~ 17M population
- € 1000 - € 1200 a month
- all adults with no income and too little assets can apply
- you will be forced to find work or income, but this is trivial to sabotage
When you are in the 'bijstand' income-bracket you are also eligble for rent assist and health insurance assist, netting another couple of hundreds.
edit: introduced in 1965.
edit2: population 20-65 yrs is actually ~10M, so 1 in 20.
- madeofpalk 9y agoWait, this is what we're calling 'UBI' now? Many countries have had this for ages. Australia calls it colloquially "The Dole" and its nothing like UBI. It's like saying a disability pension is 'limited UBI'.
- imtringued 9y agoDo you lose it if you earn more than a certain amount? If yes then it is not universal.