Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Labor Minister David Clarinval announced that the unemployment allowance system in the country will change.
In line with the federal government’s new plan, Clarinval said that those who have been unemployed for more than 2 years will lose their rights and that more than 100 thousand people have entered this scope and unemployment allowances will be terminated.
Clarinval pointed out that the 2 -year period limit will not be applied to people over 55 years of age.
In the last 3 years, employees at least one year will be the right to receive unemployment aid for 1 year Clarinval, an additional time for each 4 months will be won for an additional time and 2 years will be the upper limit, he said.
Belgium is currently not limiting the duration of unemployment aid. The unemployed person begins to receive a salary of 65 percent of his last salary. Unemployment allowance, which has a upper limit, is not completely cut off despite the decrease in time.
According to data, there are approximately 320 thousand unemployed in Belgium under the age of 55. More than 100 thousand of them have been receiving unemployment salary for more than 2 years.
In Belgium, a high public debt and budget deficit, the new government plans to reduce various social supports such as unemployment and disease aid.
