Share of people that thought it was right for the government to step down after the child benefits scandal in the Netherlands in January 2021, by political party
Characteristic
Share of respondents
50+
60%
Denk
60%
CU
45%
PvdA
41%
D66
39%
SGP
38%
PVV
36%
SP
36%
CDA
34%
Don't know
34%
Overall
33%
PvDD
32%
VVD
28%
GL
28%
FvD
22%
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Two months prior to the Dutch General election of 2021, the Dutch government resigned over a scandal involving child benefits, in which several thousand parents were wrongly accused of committing fraud and made to pay back thousands of Euros in legitimate benefits. According to a survey conducted around the time of the government's resignation, 33 percent of Dutch voters thought that this was the correct thing to do.
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. (January 24, 2021). Share of people that thought it was right for the government to step down after the child benefits scandal in the Netherlands in January 2021, by political party [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1221778/child-benefits-scandal-netherlands/
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. "Share of people that thought it was right for the government to step down after the child benefits scandal in the Netherlands in January 2021, by political party." Chart. January 24, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/1221778/child-benefits-scandal-netherlands/
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. (2021). Share of people that thought it was right for the government to step down after the child benefits scandal in the Netherlands in January 2021, by political party. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/1221778/child-benefits-scandal-netherlands/
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. "Share of People That Thought It Was Right for The Government to Step down after The Child Benefits Scandal in The Netherlands in January 2021, by Political Party." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Jan 2021, /statistics/1221778/child-benefits-scandal-netherlands/
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Share of people that thought it was right for the government to step down after the child benefits scandal in the Netherlands in January 2021, by political party ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1221778/child-benefits-scandal-netherlands/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Share of people that thought it was right for the government to step down after the child benefits scandal in the Netherlands in January 2021, by political party [Graph], Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, January 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1221778/child-benefits-scandal-netherlands/
