Queste persone stanno mettendo il governo al freddo

>One of them is Peter Verleysen. He has already received the letter informing him that he will lose his benefits starting in the new year. Peter is 52 years old and lives with his parents. Because he has autism and needs a low-stimulus environment, a regular job or living alone is not an option for him. Volunteering, however, provided him with meaningful work.

>Until now, Viviane (60) was able to combine her limited income from neighborhood work in before- and after-school childcare with her unemployment benefits. But because her neighborhood work status depends on her benefits status, she is in danger of losing both her benefits and her neighborhood work in one fell swoop.

>For Solange Peirsegaele (59), the near future is a big question mark. “I have no perspective on how much longer I’ll have to work for a full pension,” she tells Visie.

>For thirty years, she’s combined her work with caring for her two children with disabilities. She never worked less than part-time, and more when possible. “I did my best to keep working,” she says. “Although the combination was often very difficult. But of course, working full-time wasn’t possible anymore.”

>Nancy Wittevrongel (54), a domestic worker at Trixxo, has similar fears about her retirement. She’s currently home for a few months after major knee surgery. “A new knee,” she says cheerfully. But the physical toll of her work also regularly manifests itself in lower back pain. “When the children were younger, I took a total of five years of parental leave. Will I be penalized for that? Nothing is certain.” Nancy currently works 30 hours a week. “According to mypension, I can take early retirement when I’m 61, but it’s questionable whether that will work out. Cleaning until I’m 67 is absolutely not an option for me.”

Moeten we nu echt compassie hebben met mensen die gedurende meer dan 20 jaar niet gewerkt hebben en een net ontvanger zijn, ook al zijn ze in staat? Zal de rest wel nog wat meer van hun loon aan belastingen hiervoor afstaan. Misschien kan Visie of de rest van de solidariteitskliek hen van een job voorzien en of opvangen? Dan heeft men iets voor de mensen en moet de rest die dat niet wilt er niet meer voor opdraaien.