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School Bonus Abolition Squeezes Single Mothers in Belgium
Single mother Evy (47) loses her 40.38 euro school bonus, highlighting financial strain on working families as the benefit is cut for 1.1 million children.
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Single mother Evy (47) loses her 40.38 euro school bonus, highlighting financial strain on working families as the benefit is cut for 1.1 million children.
Flanders ends the school bonus for 1.1 million children, leaving only low-income families eligible. The cut saves 50 million euros annually.
Belgium's Vooruit party proposes allowing fathers and co-parents up to 16 extra weeks of leave when a newborn is hospitalized.