Nearly one in three (former) students with a study debt paid off extra in 2023, on average over three thousand euros per person. This is partly due to rising interest rates, DUO thinks. Especially at the end of the year, DUO suddenly received a lot of extra money, the service announced on Thursday. It is
(Foto: Parya Lotfi) The Delft mural 'Mirá Mi' has been nominated by StreetArtCities.com for the title ‘best mural in the world 2023’. Then TU Delft master student Parya Lotfi was involved in the realisation of the mural. Mirá Mi is an ode to parenthood, says Lotfi. “The image is about the love and sorrow experienced
128 thousand students will receive a supplementary grant or a higher supplementary grant amount for the first time starting Wednesday. This is because the income limit of their parents has been raised as of January 1, 2024, reports study financer DUO. Students will now receive the supplementary grant if their parents' income is less than
A petition by trade union FNV Young & United to pay 18-year-olds the normal minimum wage gets support from student organisations ISO and LSVb. The youth departments of some political parties are also backing the initiative. With the slogan 'youth wage is half wage', the youth union has been campaigning for several months against the
Several dozen students are filing a lawsuit against student finance provider DUO over rising interest rates on study debts. The service allegedly did not provide enough information. The interest rate on study debts will go to 2.56 percent next year. For years, the interest rate was zero percent and some students thought it would always
All parties except the VVD supported an amendment by Pieter Omtzigt in October to lower the interest rate for students under the loan system, the so-called 'pechstudenten' (unlucky students). He wanted to pay for this by reducing the tax benefit for expats, which should raise 183 million euros. But how do you allocate that money
Invite a student over for Christmas Do you have room to spare at the table at Christmas? Then sign up for the Christmas Lunch. On Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 December, students who otherwise do not celebrate Christmas can visit the homes of their fellow students or Delft families. This way, they will…
Senate rejects motion for lower student debt Indebted students protested against their study debt in Amsterdam on 5 February 2022. (Photo: Impix) The Dutch Senate has rejected a PvdD motion calling on the government to reduce the study debts of unlucky students and – as cover – accelerate the reduction of fossil…
Doubling of total student debt The total study debt of (former) students has risen to €28.2 billion. That is 1.7 billion more than last year and more than twice as much as before the introduction of the loan system in 2015. Study debts have increased substantially in recent years, reports Dutch statistics…
Interest on student loans will be five times higher next year, according to calculations by newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad. The rate will increase from 0.46 to 2.55 percent. Student organisations demand an interest cap.
