Dutch childcare benefits scandal
SCANDAL IN THE NETHERLANDS
Toeslagenaffaire; Kindertoeslagaffaire; Project 1043; Netherlands child welfare fraud scandal; Childcare benefits scandal
The Dutch childcare benefits scandal ( or , ) is a political scandal in the Netherlands concerning false allegations of fraud made by the Tax and Customs Administration while attempting to regulate the distribution of childcare benefits. Between 2013 and 2019, authorities wrongly accused an estimated 26,000 parents of making fraudulent benefit claims, requiring them to pay back the allowances they had received in their entirety.