RT Article
T1 "You have to talk with us, not about us": exploring the harms of wrongful accusation on those affected in the case of the Dutch ‘childcare-benefit scandal’
JF Revista de victimología
IS 16
SP 139
OP 164
A1 Konaté, Salama
A1 Pali, Brunilda
A2 Pali, Brunilda
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1876281529
AB This article explores the consequences of the so-called ‘childcare-benefit scandal’ that has taken place in the Netherlands where approximately 26.000 parents have been wrongfully accused of fraud by the Dutch tax-authorities, largely as a result of discriminative algorithms and tight policies and attitudes towards welfare benefits. The parents affected were accused of fraud for more than a decade, going through a profound disempowerment, silencing and humiliation. Our research explored the consequences of the ‘childcare-benefit scandal’ with narrative interviews with wrongfully accused mothers by centring their stories and voices. The main consequences that transpired from the interviews have been organised in five themes: 1) consequences on their wellbeing (mental, emotional, physical and material), 2) consequences on their children’s wellbeing, 3) impact on their relationships with others, 4) impact on their attitudes towards state institutions, and 5) impact on their hopes and needs for the future.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 160-164
K1 ‘childcare-benefit scandal’
K1 wrongful accusation
K1 state-caused harm
DO 10.12827/RVJV.16.06