{"id":13241,"date":"2026-05-12T13:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/bestuur-organisatie\/college-van-b-en-w\/beleidsstukken-en-visies\/cultuur-politiek\/de-grondwet-voor-iedereen\/grondwet-artikel-20-genoeg-inkomen\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:16:53","slug":"grondwet-artikel-20-genoeg-inkomen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/college-van-b-en-w\/beleidsstukken-en-visies\/cultuur-politiek\/de-grondwet-voor-iedereen\/grondwet-artikel-20-genoeg-inkomen\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitution, Article 20 | Adequate income"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Quote\" class=\"section section--quote e-quote\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-9 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote__author\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"quote__quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\u201cIt really puts people\u2019s minds at ease when they get help with their financial problems\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div data-acfblock=\"Afbeeldingen-enkel\" class=\"section editor section--green-lighter\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center editor__wide-image elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 editor__image-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/laura-stegeman.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Stegeman\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\r\nLaura Stegeman, Debt Support Programme Coordinator. Photographer: Rob Voss\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div data-acfblock=\"Lijstblok-type-1\" class=\"section section--green-lighter\">\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n    <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\r\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-11 elementOnTop\">\r\n        <div class=\"editor__content-block editor_white-content-block\">\r\n<div class=\"editor\">\r\n<h2>\u2018The government is trying to ensure that everyone has enough money to live on\u2019<\/h2>\r\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cPeople can get into debt for all sorts of reasons. I recently spoke to a young mother who had been homeless and had got into trouble as a result. We helped her get her finances back on track. She was also given a place to live and was able to make a fresh start. I also supported a former business owner. An accident forced him to close his business. His income then fell so sharply that he ended up in debt.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love that I can really make a difference to these people. You sit down together and work through what\u2019s going on. I try to show them that we can take steps to find a way out of it. That often brings them a huge sense of relief: finally, something\u2019s happening! It\u2019s so important to these people that their problem is being tackled.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government tries to ensure that everyone has enough money, according to Article 20 of the Constitution. But sometimes people actually find themselves in financial difficulty because of the government. For example, they may have to pay back benefits. Or they may be fined for reporting something too late. Some rules are very complicated. Even for us, they\u2019re sometimes hard to understand. Fortunately, the government is trying to change that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it\u2019s not surprising that some people are a bit afraid to come to us for help. Many people also feel ashamed that they\u2019ve got into debt. They try to sort it out on their own for as long as possible. But it really does help if you seek help early on. The longer you wait, the bigger the problems become. Fortunately, we can still help people get out of debt even at that stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div data-acfblock=\"Tekst\" class=\"section a section--green-lighter e-tekst\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col article-content__content-custom-1220 editor elementOnTop\">\r\n<p><em>Worried about money? Why not have a chat about it? You\u2019re welcome to drop in at the walk-in consultation hour at <a class=\"external external link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samen055.nl\/\">Samen055.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Constitution sets out what all citizens are entitled to. It also sets out the rules for living together harmoniously. 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