‘Unlucky students’ to receive slightly more money thanks to inflation

‘Unlucky students’ to receive slightly more money thanks to inflation

The level of compensation for ‘unlucky students’ will be slightly higher than expected. The cabinet wants to bring forward the date on which inflation will be taken into account, which will see former students receive an extra 200 euros.

For those who missed out on four years of the basic student grant, this technical change is expected to add around 200 euros to the current 1,436 euros. The exact amount will, of course, depend on inflation and the number of months the student missed out on receiving the basic student grant.

The House of Representatives still has to approve the inflation adjustment. The proposal is linked to another bill so that it does not require a separate and time-consuming process. 

This other bill relates to the return of the basic student grant. The higher education sector received extra funding as a result of cutting the basic student grant, but it had to prove that the money was contributing to the quality of education. This money will continue to be allocated to higher education institutions, but now without any additional conditions.

HOP, Bas Belleman | Translation: Taalcentrum-VU