Government takes on €887 million debts from parents with child benefit

The government has taken over or canceled 887 million euros in debts and payment arrears from parents, most of which is related to the debts incurred by the victims of the national government’s childcare benefits scandal. Some 160 million euros were paid to private creditors via Sociale Banken Nederland, reported outgoing State Secretary Aukje de Vries (Toeslagen) in the latest progress report on the compensation campaign for the victims.