{"id":144268,"date":"2023-01-25T11:39:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T10:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=144268"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:26","slug":"opposition-wants-energy-relief-for-students-coalition-refuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2023\/01\/25\/opposition-wants-energy-relief-for-students-coalition-refuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition wants energy relief for students, coalition refuses"},"content":{"rendered":"

For two days, the House of Representatives debated the State Budget for 2023. The rising energy costs were an especially hot topic, as the Cabinet is set to introduce price caps for gas and electricity, in addition to other measures<\/a> to shore up purchasing power.<\/p>\n

According to the Cabinet, students don\u2019t need a 1,300 euro energy allowance, given the effect of the support measures. The opposition finds this incomprehensible.<\/p>\n

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The Lower House<\/span><\/p>

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Unfathomable<\/h2>

So what about the lawsuit brought against the City of Nijmegen by a student this summer, in which the court ruled in favour of the student? Party for the Animals leader Ester Ouwehand called it \u201cunfathomable\u201d that the Cabinet would stick to its policy given this verdict.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Mark Rutte saw things differently. He pointed to the 35 million euros the government has allocated for extreme cases, which municipalities can use to offer students \u2018individual special assistance\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\t

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