8 years loan system: debts, stress and false promises

Today the House of Representatives is voting on a new basic grant, which will be reintroduced for students in higher education from next academic year. Now that the loan system is officially buried, education editor Patricia Veldhuis takes stock. She saw how the ‘unlucky generation’ went deep into debt, experienced stress, and saw government promises go up in smoke.

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Presentation:
Egbert Kalse
Guest:
Patricia Veldhuis
Editorial:
Liz Dautzenberg
Edit:
Jeroen Jaspers
coordination:
Henk Ruigrok van der Werven
Photo:
Sabine Joosten/ANP

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