allowance affair inflicted deep wounds on many families in the Netherlands. Parents not only got caught in debt, but were further devastated by the government's actions.
Safe Home and Child Protection raised questions about the welfare of these parents, after they had already been hit hard. Then their suffering was compounded: the heartbreaking result was that 1115 children were placed out of home, as their parents were first plunged into financial misfortune by government mistakes. This tragedy shows the devastating impact of the allowance affair on both parents and their children, and calls for reflection and justice.
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