“They think we're a cash machine”: David Weytsman, chairman of the Brussels City CPAS, hits out at “certain left-wing chairmen” On Bel RTL this Wednesday morning, David Weytsman recalled that the unemployment reform exists to encourage a return to work. That CPAS centres must not be reduced to cash dispensers. And that their p... Employment In the media Social security 17 Oct 2025
The MR wants to tackle abuse in the granting of the increased reimbursement status MR federal MP Daniel Bacquelaine is concerned about the explosive growth in the number of beneficiaries of the increased reimbursement status, which rose from 13% of the population in 2013 to almost 2... Press releases Social security 10 Oct 2025
The CPAS of the City of Brussels turns its property assets into a lever for social emancipation The CPAS of the City of Brussels, driven by its chairman David Weytsman, is putting its property assets at the service of workers and families. New schemes aim to support local employment, address soc... Housing and urban planning Press releases Social security 3 Oct 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez to Belgian insurers: “9% of jobseekers unemployed for over 20 years have already found work again” “The MR promised it and the MR delivered: unemployment benefit has now been scrapped for people who have remained inactive for more than two years,” said Georges-Louis Bouchez at the Royal Circle of B... Employment Social security 3 Oct 2025
A €500 gap between work and inactivity: promise kept! The MR has secured that the €500 gap between income from work and social benefits is indeed guaranteed in the Arizona agreement. Thanks to tax measures for workers and the capping of social benefits, ... In the media Social security Taxation and economy 3 Oct 2025
In video Stop the fake news: the Cold Weather Plan is maintained In recent days, inaccurate information has been circulating regarding the funding of the Cold Weather Plan, suggesting that the scheme might be scrapped. The Mouvement Réformateur wishes to set the re... In the media Institutional On video Social security 22 Sept 2025
Mathieu Bihet on QR le Débat: "We were the only state in the world with unlimited unemployment benefits" This Wednesday 27 August, Minister Mathieu Bihet was a guest on the QR programme to address an issue at the heart of our society: unlimited unemployment benefits, an aberration unique to Belgium. Well... Employment Social security 28 Aug 2025
In video A register of social benefits to combat abuse and put an end to the left's business model Cases of social fraud continue to damage trust in our system of solidarity. Recently, the example of a person on incapacity benefit who was working as a lawyer abroad illustrated the excesses of a sys... On video Social security 22 Jul 2025
In video Lawyer in Morocco and social benefit claimant in Belgium...: "our social system is a sieve" How can someone be declared invalid in Belgium… while practising as a lawyer in Morocco? This is the shocking case revealed by La Dernière Heure. A woman, allegedly domiciled in Brussels and unfit for... On video Social security 17 Jul 2025
In video Georges-Louis Bouchez on LN24: "You should never apologise for telling the truth!" As a guest on Wednesday on "Bonsoir le Débat" on LN24, Georges-Louis Bouchez revisited the "controversy" surrounding his comments on social benefit recipients in Belgium who own houses in Morocco. Tru... In the media On video Social security 25 Apr 2025
Fraud at Anderlecht's CPAS: the majority tables a series of recommendations to restore trust and improve the functioning of CPAS centres After a long process in committee, MPs from the Arizona majority reached an agreement on a set of recommendations to strengthen the functioning, transparency and effectiveness of the Public Social Wel... Press releases Social security 21 Apr 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez on Bel RTL: "Some people receive income support here but own a house abroad, this has to stop!" The MR is clear: no question of funding Defence through new taxes. Our pledge has been kept: 5 billion in tax cuts on labour and 1.7 billion on social contributions have been confirmed under this gove... Employment In the media Social security 16 Apr 2025
