WWIK transitional regime until 1 July 2012: The grinding of De Kroms teeth echoes to the smallest municipality

The art sector's victory over government policy will last until 1 July 2012. Until then, a transitional scheme applies to artists who were eligible for WWIK benefits until 1 January 2012. This is because this highly successful scheme, which gives artists a chance to build a profitable professional practice at an amount of 70% of the social assistance level, had been abolished by the cabinet. Stupid of course, as it would have been more convenient to extend the scheme precisely to...