Of the over 99,000 individuals who had their unemployment benefits revoked this year, 53 per cent applied for a social assistance allowance at their local Public Centre for Social Welfare (OCMW). The De Wever government had only anticipated about a third at the time it abolished the right to receive unemployment benefits for more than 2 years, according to De Tijd on Thursday.

Of the over 99,000 individuals who had their unemployment benefits revoked this year, 53 per cent applied for a social assistance allowance at their local Public Centre for Social Welfare (OCMW). The De Wever government had only anticipated about a third at the time it abolished the right to receive unemployment benefits for more than 2 years, according to De Tijd on Thursday.