{"id":157212,"date":"2023-07-06T12:34:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=157212"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:52","slug":"some-students-will-get-small-energy-allowance-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2023\/07\/06\/some-students-will-get-small-energy-allowance-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Some students will get small energy allowance next year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Next academic year, some students will receive an energy allowance from the Cabinet after all. It will amount to 400 euros for students who live on their own and receive both a basic student grant and a supplementary grant. The Dutch Student Union says it\u2019s \u2018nothing more than crumbs to feed the starving\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Due to the high energy costs, families with a low income received a 1,300 euro energy allowance last year, but municipalities were said to have the right to exclude students. However, in various court cases<\/a> municipalities were sentenced to awarding the allowance to students after all.<\/p>\n

For the forthcoming energy allowance, Minister of Poverty Policy Carola Schouten came up with<\/a> a separate arrangement for students. Those who qualify will receive 400 euros through student financing body DUO.<\/p>\n

The Cabinet is awarding this one-off payment to students living on their own who are on a basic student grant and \u2013 crucially \u2013 a supplementary grant. The reasoning behind this is that these students are less able to rely on their parents if they have a problem paying their energy bill.<\/p>\n\n\t

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