From strict and economical assistance rules to a more personal and flexible approach. In politics, the call for the return of ‘the human dimension’ is loud. Reporter Christiaan Pelgrim went to Enschede to see where they have already made the switch in recent years. ‘The human dimension’ sounds nice, but in practice it is not that simple.
Also read Christiaan Pelgrim’s piece: Enschede has become less strict with benefits. What does that yield?
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- Guest:
- Christian Pilgrim
- Presentation:
- Egbert Kalse
- Editorial:
- Ignace Schoot & Claire Verplanke
- Edit:
- Bass van Win
- coordination:
- Henk Ruigrok van der Werven
- Photo:
- Linda Bouritius/ANP