Dutch tax office profiled parents by nationality; 4,350 still wait for damages years later
The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined the Tax and Customs Administration 2.75 million euros in December 2021 after finding it had processed the dual nationality of childcare-benefit applicants in an unlawful and discriminatory way, including in a fraud-risk system; 1.4 million people with dual nationality were still registered in its systems in May 2018. The government's restoration office (UHT) has since assessed about 69,400 of 69,700 registered parents, but its 23rd progress report shows courts upheld 21,597 appeals over its failure to decide in time, and on 30 June 2026 4,350 parents were still in the queue of the Actual Damage Commission (CWS), which stopped taking most new cases in February 2026. In June 2026 the Council of State ruled the benefits service need not pay penalty payments for late damage decisions until 3 June 2027, because its decision-making had 'completely stalled' and capacity fell far short, according to a summary by SRA. The cabinet's stated aim is to compensate all parents financially by 2027.
de dubbele nationaliteit van ouders die kinderopvangtoeslag hadden aangevraagd op onrechtmatige, discriminerende en daarmee onbehoorlijke wijze verwerkt
De besluitvorming van de Dienst Toeslagen hierover is namelijk volledig vastgelopen en de capaciteit om dit te veranderen schiet enorm tekort
Op 30 juni stonden er 5.111 ouders aangemeld bij CWS, waarvan 761 ouders in behandeling en 4.350 ouders in de wachtrij.
Its progress report says parents name waiting times as a bottleneck in almost every part of the restoration process.
Did not object to the fine; the state secretary called the findings very serious and apologised again.
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