From 2025, the Dutch government plans to greatly increase the childcare allowance and make it independent of income: all parents will be reimbursed for 96% of the costs. Thomas van Huizen and Janneke Plantenga were invited to the round-table discussion to answer questions from members of the House of Representatives.
Joyce Sylvester is Academic Fellow of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance and chair of the State Commission against Discrimination and Racism.