{"id":134772,"date":"2022-01-17T14:56:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T13:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=134772"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:04","slug":"students-to-protest-against-meagre-compensation-for-loan-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/01\/17\/students-to-protest-against-meagre-compensation-for-loan-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Students to protest against meagre compensation for loan system"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new government has earmarked one billion euros to compensate students who missed out on the basic student grant. Much too little, in the students\u2019 opinion. They will hold a demonstration in Amsterdam on 5 February.<\/p>\n

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Nathaniel leads the protest march on Coolsingel.<\/span><\/p>

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The coalition agreement of VVD, D66, CDA and ChristenUnie states that as basic student grants are returning, students who had to make use of the student loan system will get some compensation. One billion euros has been reserved for this.<\/p>\n

A large number of opposition parties wanted more information and asked questions<\/a> of the new education ministers. How much will former students get? Will it be the equivalent of around 1,500 euros per person?<\/p>\n

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The government is keeping its cards close to its chest. \u201cThe amount of compensation a student can receive depends on the size of the target group and how the scheme is set up\u201d, is the answer.<\/p>\n

In other words, it depends on political choices. Compensation sounds<\/a> easier than it actually is. For instance, do you compensate only students with a debt or also students without a debt who have lived frugally or have worked a lot?<\/p>\n

But the main thing is that the total amount is one billion euros. As the government writes: \u201cThe more students that are eligible for compensation, the lower the amount per student will be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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