“More than half of the long-term ill people we examined can actually work.” That is the astonishing conclusion of a government report that remained hidden for years. Inspectors found in a sample that health insurance funds were too generous with benefits. “Billions may have been wasted, but no one was allowed to know.” The HLN research unit obtained the report through whistleblowers and discovered that even Minister of Social Affairs Frank Vandenbroucke (Vooruit) did not know it existed for a long time.
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EXCLUSIVE. The government kept this report on long-term illness hidden for years: “More than half can work”
Bytaketonews
Apr 13, 2026