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…
(Photo: SoSalsa) TU Delft does not have to grant extra board months to student dance association SoSalsa. The Council of State gave this ruling on Wednesday 8 November. The board now receives 22 board months from TU Delft, a financial compensation for study delays due to board work. The SoSalso board members believe they are…
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.
Students: ‘We can’t make ends meet like this’ Student organisations are critical of the Budget Memorandum that the Dutch government published on Budgey Day, 19 September. The government has forgotten about students, the National Students’ Union (LSVb) believes. The poverty measures announced would hardly help them. The LSVb considers the energy allowance of…
Energy allowance for some students Some students will receive an energy allowance from the government next academic year after all. The amount involved is 400 euros for students living away from home with a basic grant as well as a supplementary grant. Because of the high energy costs, low-income families received an…
