Buitenspel staan met de Participatiewet

In January this year, a new law was introduced in the Netherlands aimed at improving opportunities for people who cannot find work, among them young people with impairments who still have - limited - ability to work. This law, the Participation Act, is executed by municipalities. All young people with the ability to work despite their impairments are entitled to support from the municipalities in finding a job. At present, only a small percentage of these young people are in paid employment. Bureaucracy threatens the proper implementation of the Participation Act and young people with impairments are particularly affected. Integrated action by municipalities and employers, and patience, are important for the promotion of work participation by young workers. The only way to accomplish the objective of the Participation Act is to make the participation in work of the youngster with impairments a central issue