The Dutch child benefit scandal involved the government pursuing 30,000-40,000 parents for suspected benefit fraud, disproportionately targeting immigrants, driving many families into hardship and contributing to suicides

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Alastair Campbell

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the Dutch government seems to have gone very very hard on parents claiming Child Benefits suggested that they were fraudulent demanded that they paid back a lot of money particularly targeted immigrants ended up driving a lot of families into hardship

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Populism's Growth In Europe | Question TimeThe Rest Is Politics
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:54:05 AM

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