Help from the government

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Member since 22 October 2010

levalenciaActive member26 June 2011 11:28:38

I have read that in Belgium there are lots of kinds of help to the people, for example when they have kids the government gives them an ammount of money until they are 18.

Is it true? Where can I find out about other kinds of "help"?

bigtdevon Member

Member since 07 February 2009

bigtdevonMember26 June 2011 11:37:51

only if you are a citizen its called family allowance here in uk and if you are not working you can claim social security welfare states look after its citizens

Melby Serial expat

Member since 29 March 2010

MelbySerial expat26 June 2011 13:15:41

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^ What they said. You can't just come into the country and take money. It's there/available due to all the high taxes people pay here. If you're not a citizen, paying into all those taxes, you can't just go collect from it.

levalencia Active member

Member since 22 October 2010

levalenciaActive member26 June 2011 13:37:38

I am not a citizen but I am worker and I pay taxes!! but I have been here only 6 months and I cant be citizen until I have 5 years living here.

I just want to be well informed about this matter for the future. Not only if I have kids, but other kinds of helps as well.

hannahhadman Serial expat

Member since 30 December 2010

hannahhadmanSerial expat27 June 2011 10:33:56

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If you go to the town hall they should be able to give you information for the future

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