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‘Chaos.’ ‘A scandal’. “A cover-up.” “A deep crisis.” In Tuesday’s parliamentary debate, much was said about the errors of the UWV, the implementing organization that for years may have incorrectly calculated the amount of tens of thousands of benefits for disabled people.
However, in the end uncertainty prevailed: Exactly how big the problem is and how can a recovery operation be prevented from leading to new problems, as happened previously in the Groningen gas file and in the case of overcharging?
The Minister responsible for Social Affairs, Eddy van Hijum, who faced problems shortly after taking office, repeatedly called for more patience on Tuesday. He has commissioned several studies: not only the size…
