More than half of those excluded from unemployment requested integration income

Just over 43.600 were accepted, or 83% of the total

Reliability 55 · moderateLIVE16 min agoAugust 6, 2026

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Summary

Just over 43.600 were accepted, or 83% of the total. Across the country, just over 44% of excluded people are now benefiting. A total of 52.600 applications were filed.

Furthermore, However, almost 9,000 were refused, especially when household incomes were considered too high. The proportion of people actually receiving integration income is significantly higher than the one-in-three-year assumption put forward by the government when it announced that unemployment benefits would be limited to a maximum of two years. End of unemployment benefits: the rush to CPAS is much more important than expected.

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Just over 43.600 were accepted, or 83% of the total.
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Across the country, just over 44% of excluded people are now benefiting.
reliability low1/2 sources
A total of 52.600 applications were filed.
reliability low1/2 sources
However, almost 9,000 were refused, especially when household incomes were considered too high.
reliability low1/2 sources
The proportion of people actually receiving integration income is significantly higher than the one-in-three-year assumption put forward by the government when it announced that unemployment benefits would be limited to a maximum of two years.
reliability low1/2 sources