Due to the economic crisis it has been getting more difficult for people with disabilities to find jobs. Young people with a physical or psychological disability (known as "wajongers " in Dutch) receive a special kind of social security benefit.
Social Affairs Minister Piet Hein Donner recently presented plans to help disabled young people find employment. One of the reasons is that their numbers are increasing at an explosive rate. At the moment 170,000 young people receive the allowance. The cabinet expects that next year the number could rise to 200,000.
Jeroen Kieboom, who is 20 years of age, is a so-called wajonger. When he attempted to find a job three years ago he did not succeed because he had problems concentrating. A reintegration firm then found him a job at a screen printing company in Dordrecht. One of the reintegration firm’s employment coaches gave Kieboom advice. After three years he is doing so well that the screen printing company has given him a contract.
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