International Ombudsman Institute news
Date of article: 13/09/2019
Daily News of: 13/09/2019
Country: WORLD
Author: International Ombudsman Institute
Article language: en
THE NETHERLANDS | Ombudsman requests poverty policy for elderly in the Caribbean Netherlands to be a priority
Elderly who live on or below the poverty threshold in the Caribbean Netherlands face several problems. They hardly have money to cover their basic needs, there are too few (care) facilities and they don’t know which benefits they might be entitled to.