{"id":148505,"date":"2022-12-23T12:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T11:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=148505"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:35","slug":"rotterdam-students-demand-energy-allowance-through-the-courts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/12\/23\/rotterdam-students-demand-energy-allowance-through-the-courts\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotterdam students demand energy allowance through the courts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rotterdam students who have missed out on the energy allowance are taking the matter to court. They are entitled to apply for individual special assistance, but this involves a lot of bureaucracy.<\/p>\n

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Students are affected by rising energy costs.<\/span><\/p>

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It has been a tough year for Rogier Fransen (21), who is studying Business Administration and Law. <\/span>His energy and rental costs shot up by 70\u00a0euros a month at the start of this year, even though as a student he was only in a position to do paid work one day a week. Nevertheless, he did not receive the energy allowance of 1,300\u00a0euros due to the fact that students are not eligible. \u201cI was just about able to manage\u201d, says Rogier, who has put his studies on hold for two months in order to be able to do more paid work. \u201cMany students are in the same situation as people on low incomes, but face more obstacles.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Five hundred objections<\/h2>

For this reason, Rogier decided in August to lodge an objection with the municipality of Rotterdam. Almost five hundred students have now done so too. Four months later, Rogier is still waiting for a response. If his objection is dismissed, he will take the matter to court. \u201cFrom my perspective, it\u2019s about securing a systematic solution for students. If we need judicial intervention, then so be it, however much of a hassle that is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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