The federal measure starts step by step. From January 1, 2026, the benefit for those who have been unemployed for more than 20 years. Two months later, people who have not had work for more than 8 years. Anyway, it will provide more work pressure with the OCMWs.
Ships of OCMW policy in Roeselare Bart Wenes: “Of course we hope that it will happen in phases today. But the demand for social workers, for social workers, will be particularly large here in Flanders. So I think the phased work will not be enough to force that big question. So it will bring little soilaas.”
A total of 180,000 Belgians would lose their benefits next year. The federal government is committed to that they mainly want to activate unemployed people with this measure, and not send it to an OCMW.
“I understand that people have approved that measure. But you do feel in Brussels that both the Minister of Social Integration and the Minister of Work do not prepare that for the mandruff, and that is our call from the cities.”