The government has also seen this trend and has indicated that the income test will be reintroduced for domestic help from 2026. Councilor Streefland recognized the pattern. However, in Utrecht the increase in the number of people who rely on the scheme is less significant, Streefland argues. Since 2019, there has been an average increase in the demand for assistance of 27 percent, in Utrecht the increase is 16 percent. The fact that richer Utrecht residents more often rely on the scheme is correct, according to the alderman.
‘Rich Utrecht residents’ do not want to voluntarily give up free domestic help
