Platform Debt Assistance regularly provides new insights
Together with banco, Bank is the initiator of Platform Schuldhulpverlening, an expert group for municipalities in the field of debt assistance, early signaling and debt prevention. Delft is one of the municipalities affiliated to the expert group. Mieke Robben, consultant work and income in Delft, is enthusiastic: ‘In the Expert Group we broaden our knowledge …. Read More
Sick of debts
Social Work Netherlands organized a meeting this year in Utrecht for P & O employees in the care and welfare sector (OPOF). Martine Broere, business developer training at Bank, spoke about poverty and debts with employees in the Netherlands. Because how many organizations actually have employees with financial problems? Martine asked this question to …. Read More
Overarching view on the size and prevention of debts in the Netherlands
Society can save millions by paying more attention to the financial behavior of consumers. This is what Bank says in the report ‘Overarching view on the size and prevention of debts in the Netherlands’ that Bank publishes in the context of its 35-year existence. Bank states in the report that the debtor and the relief …. Read More
Debt prevention
Debts lead to personal problems and social costs. Prevention is therefore important for all parties who come into contact with payment arrears. What is debt prevention? Prevention is preventing problems (in this case financial) from arising in advance. Prevention can also be used to prevent greater financial problems or repetition. The definition of debt prevention …. Read More
Is a debt balance insurance compulsory?
Large loans often have a long repayment period. In most cases, such a loan can simply be repaid. However, it can sometimes happen that the insured person is seriously ill and dies, or that the insured person gets a fatal accident. The loan still runs. In that case the monthly repayments for the longest living …. Read More