Content by tag : youth
According to an estimate by the National Employment Office (RVA/ONEM), as of January 1, 2015, around 16,900 Belgian young people could lose their right to the integration allowance, reports De Sta
Youth football is experiencing an unprecedented influx of players across Belgium, resulting in a shortage of places in local clubs, reports De Persgroep on Thursday.
Youth unemployment in Brussels fell by 9% compared to one year ago, and is now at its lowest level in 20 years.
Currently in Belgium there are about 103,000 self-employed 20-somethings, an increase of 10% compared to last year, reports Het Nieuwsblad based on figures from the National Institute for
Young Europeans are increasingly uninterested in obtaining a driver’s license, according to Jeroen Smeesters of Federdrive, the umbrella organisation of Belgian driving schools.
In 2011, 51% of Belgians between 18 and 29 years old were still living with their parents. That is an increase of 8% on 2007, according to a poll conducted by Eurofound.
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Belgium’s unemployment figures rose in 2013, the first time in two years. The jobless figures had previously been dropping since the end of 2010.
Federal employment minister Monica De Coninck wants to introduce “work cheques” to help youths with few job skills to find work.
